Luxury Wine Tasting Tours


Chauffeured luxury tours with a food and wine focus

Thu, Aug 13, 2009

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Chauffeured luxury tours with a food and wine focusCustom tours offer food and wine lovers exciting choices in historic settings; Private tastings of “Super Tuscan Wines”, truffle hunting and sleeping in castles. If you haven’t looked at Tuscany recently, look again. The most expensive wines at a recent auction were Tuscan ones and even Sting is looking to produce wine here. This hot wine tour destination is dripping with luxury, the best wine and gastronomic delights.

Custom wine tours in Tuscany allow one to taste some of Italy’s finest wines, including: the Brunello wines of Montalcino, Chianti, the “noble” wines of Montepulciano and of course the Super Tuscans of Bolgheri and Maremma. Six bottles of 2001 Masseto Tenuta dell’ Ornellaia recently sold at auction for €3.953,40, putting Tuscany on the map again for wine aficionados.

Tuscany also offers something mouthwatering sensations for Foodies on private, chauffeured culinary tours. Fresh Pecorino and Ricotta cheese, extra Virgin Olive Oil, Wild Boar sausage and Tiramisu tickle the taste buds. Cooking classes, chocolate tasting and cheese making define “La Dolce Vita”. Continue reading…


Luxury wine tour company French Wine Explorers

Wed, Aug 12, 2009

Luxury wine tour company French Wine ExplorersBon Appétit Selects French Wine Explorers To Join Travel Board of Culinary Experts. Luxury wine tour company French Wine Explorers is the newest addition to Bon Appétit magazine’s Travel Board, an elite group that represents all major luxury culinary travel specialties.

2Travel Board members are experts in the area of culinary travel, work with high-end clientele that demands the best from them, and have a client base that is hungry for once-in-a-lifetime high-end epicurean experiences across the globe.”

I’m looking forward to serving on the Bon Appétit Travel Board with such a prestigious group of peers who represent the finest epicurean travel experts in the world.
French Wine Explorers specializes in exclusive tours of Europe’s top wineries, with itineraries that include a focus on sampling gourmet meals paired with the finest wines. The firm’s epicurean expertise made it a top choice for Bon Appétit’s year-old Travel Board. Continue reading…


Weekend getaways in Italy from IF Lifestyle Management

Tue, Jul 07, 2009

Weekend getaways in Italy from IF Lifestyle ManagementDream vacations can be as long or as short as you like. Sometimes you may not have time for a full two-week holiday, but there’s plenty you can pack in for a wonderful weekend getaway. IF Lifestyle Management has created a selection of weekend trips in Italy for all vacation tastes: culinary adventures, wine tasting tours, truffle hunts, boat tours in the Mediterranean, golf weekends and more.

IF Lifestyle Management provides twelve weekend programs for the perfect two-day break between those busy work weeks. IF Lifestyle Management crafts unique travel experiences to local getaways and destinations throughout Italy. Guests are treated to concierge services that guarantee only the highest quality travel options available.

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Extreme Wine Experience in Provence with Chêne Bleu

Wed, May 20, 2009

Extreme Wine Experience in Provence with Chêne BleuYou may have been to a few wine courses and maybe remember a fact or two and a couple of names. You may have been to a private villa or two and soaked up the Provençal countryside. But you’ve never done anything like the Chêne Bleu Extreme Wine Experience at La Verrière in Provence.

Proprietor and Host Nicole Rolet had worked in the investment banking world, coordinating high-profile banquets and accommodating very demanding clientele. With a profound understanding of the business world and its high standards for quality, exclusive services, Rolet hit the books to research and develop a new kind of luxury vacation experience.

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Bardessono is the newest eco-luxury hotel in Napa Valley

Fri, Apr 10, 2009

Bardessono is the newest eco-luxury hotel in Napa Valley“Everything at Bardessono, from the building materials to the foods we serve, will create a connection between our guests and the earth.”

Eco pioneer Phil Sherburne kept this mantra in mind when he designed the newest and vividly “green” luxury resort in Napa Valley. With General Manager Roger Young at the helm, the Bardessono team provides high quality service that further enhances Sherburne’s vision for California’s newest resort and spa in the Napa Valley.

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Canada’s first Private Residence Club debut in Okanagan wine country

Tue, Sep 23, 2008

Canadas first Private Residence Club debut in Okanagan wine countryThe Reserve Collection, an exclusive private residence club with a lavish collection of handpicked vineyard residences around the world, has just been revealed as the product of a recent partnership between Bellstar Hotels & Resorts and Olympus Resorts. The first carefully crafted vineyard residences will debut in the Okanagan Valley, a famous wine region in British Columbia.

Vineyard properties must provide exceptional views and the wineries must be premium brands. The residences will be sold as fractional ownership. Ownership will include Vintners Club privileges as well as exchange benefits through the Elite Alliance, a globally expanding array of luxury ski, golf and beach destinations. The Club invites exclusive participation in wining and dining events like winemaker dinners, private label wines, members-only tastings, viticulture activities and culinary programs.

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