Here you will find information about upcoming wine tours and about tours that have been. We talk about plans for future trips and tell stories about what’s happened when we travel in wine regions. Sometimes we have articles about wine tourism in general and also posts with lovely pictures from wine regions and wine countries that we have visited.
Brows the different posts and find what might be your dream wine tour destination.
There is something very special about traveling to the other side of the globe. There is no need to change the clock, there is a twelve hour time difference from Europe. The journey to get
Black Barn is one of the smaller wineries in Hawke’s Bay on New Zealand’s North Island. It celebrated its twentieth-anniversary last year and has developed a strong and interesting portfolio of wines. Dave McKee is
It is quite an adventure to go to the wine regions of Argentina and Chile. Everything is so different from Europe, the scale of the estates, the dry and mighty landscape. Long lunches with grilled
South Africa offers much for a wine lover: interesting wines, stunning scenery, good food and ambitious and passionate winemakers. Most South African wines are made in the southernmost part of the country, in the Western
Bordeaux is the name of both a beautiful city on the Garonne River in southwestern France and one of the world’s most well-known wine regions. There are prestigious chateaux here, but not only that. Bordeaux
Combining Champagne and Bordeaux is a good idea. The regions are of course very different but they have some things in common. In Bordeaux they like to serve champagne as an aperitif and the red
“Pinot noir is not just Burgundy and Champagne. The grape is the ninth most cultivated variety in the world. It is planted on 115,000 hectares, of which roughly 30,000 hectares are in France. In other
The mighty Andes Mountain range plays an important role on our wine tour to South America’s two most important wine countries. We spend the first half of the tour in Argentina. Then we cross the
I was once asked if it is really possible to taste champagne for three days as we are doing on this exciting tour in Champagne. The answer is that of course it is. There is
Our tour to New Zealand is an unforgettable experience that not only offers good wines and exciting wine visits but also gives an insight into the country’s culture. In addition, we can enjoy the fantastic
Stark-Condé Wines is only a stone’s throw from the town centre of Stellenbosch, but when you arrive there, you feel like you’re in another world. Remote, quiet, calm. In the Jonkershoek Valley. Well, it’s not
On the tour to South Africa, you will experience the beautiful and diverse wine landscape up close. We go from Cape Town to Elgin and Hermanus down on the South Coast and from there over
Argentina and Chile conquered the world when their wines appeared 30-35 years ago. Since then, a lot has happened. The wines are still popular but have become more interesting and exciting as producers have learned
The Steytler family has owned Kaapzicht Wine Estate for four generations. Today, it is run by Dani Steytler Jr and his wife Carin. They make a wide range of wines from 21 different grape varieties.
The city of Bordeaux on the Garonne River is one of the most beautiful in France. Here we stay for four nights while exploring the different parts of the Bordeaux wine region. The tour offers
Sometimes the best vineyards are hidden away on the smallest roads. That’s certainly the case for Oldenburg Vineyards. I can’t claim to be competent to pronounce it THE best, but it is certainly up there
On this 9-day tour we combine the two prestigious regions Champagne and Bordeaux. We spend 4 nights in each region and you will taste some of the best sparkling and best red wines in France.
When we started traveling to South Africa on the wine tours we organize , we also started reading South African detective stories (our pastime when we’re not working with wine). It turns out that South
The world is drinking sparkling wines like never before. This means that Champagne is getting more and more competitors. Will Champagne retain its special position as the world’s premier bubbly? We think so. With the
South Africa is an amazingly beautiful country. Almost all the wineries have spectacular locations. But the most important thing is, after all, that the wines are getting more and more exciting, both the whites and
Springfontein Wines is, in some ways, very similar to many other small wineries in South Africa, and in other ways, it is very different. What it shares with many other small entrepreneurial wineries in the
We hear daily about Bordeaux blends from other regions and other countries. Bordeaux grapes have become incredibly popular almost worldwide, but of course, you must go to Bordeaux to see where it all started. And
There are many excellent wine regions in France, of course, but combining Champagne and Bordeaux will give you something extra. That’s what this wine tour is all about. Something extra. Wines with history, prestige, and
Champagne is a success story. Since the Second World War, production, sales, and vineyard area have increased exponentially. The world loves champagne. Of course, there is competition. But the Champagne brand is strong. During this
In New Zealand, people like to dress according to the layer-on-layer principle. The weather can change quickly and unexpectedly in this country, which is influenced almost everywhere by the sea and the mountains. Our wine
