The Most Beautiful Wine Regions You Can Visit With Culture Trip

Is the holiday of your dreams dominated by soft scents of earthiness and fruitiness, and the rich flavours of a full-bodied glass of the good stuff. Take wine travel to the next level with these Culture Trips that take you to the best vineyards and wine regions in the world.

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Douro Valley – Complete Portugal by Train

The people of Portugal know how to enjoy the finer things in life. That includes sweet pastries, fresh seafood dishes and wine, which is grown all over the country, and features prominently in the first few days of our eight-day Portuguese Rail Trip. We start in gorgeous Porto, a city quite literally built by the wine industry, with direct river access to the Douro Valley. As far back as the 13th century barrels have been transported down the Douro via rabelo boats that you can still see in the city today. As exports to Northern Europe began, a happy accident came about when, in an attempt to better preserve the wine, the people of Porto stumbled upon the recipe for Port, a sweet fortified wine now synonymous with the city. You’ll get to learn all about this digestive treat as we go for a Port tasting in one of old cellars found along the riverfront. After that, we’ll head to the point of origin with a day trip to the splendid Douro Valley, perhaps Europe’s most spectacularly scenic wine region. We’ll stop at multiple viewpoints to enjoy vistas of rolling hills lined with vineyards, before hopping on a boat tour down the Douro and stopping for lunch at a local winery, where you can also sample the local tipples.

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STARTS AT

Porto, Portugal

ENDS AT

Lisbon, Portugal

DURATION

8

GROUP SIZE

16

PHYSICAL RATING

Light

STYLE

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Cape Winelands – Splendid South Africa

South Africa is notable for many things – Big Five safari, anyone? – but its most picturesque landscapes can be found in the Cape Winelands of the southwest. The grapes grown here are among the most prestigious in the world, and the setting is perfect for an indulgent wine tasting or two. Our comprehensive Garden Route tour heads to the Winelands after spending a few days in Cape Town. We’ll be staying the night at a glorious country lodge, nestled amid vineyards and the majestic Stellenbosch mountains. It’s a cosy place to end up after our full day dedicated to the various vineyards of the region. We’ll be heading to Franschhoek, home of the adorable hop-on, hop-off wine tram, which is entirely dedicated to taking wine drinkers from vineyard to vineyard. You’ll be hopping off at three different farms for a series of tours and tastings that your tastebuds won’t be forgetting in a hurry.

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STARTS AT

Cape Town, South Africa

ENDS AT

Cape Town, South Africa

DURATION

11

GROUP SIZE

16

PHYSICAL RATING

Moderate

STYLE

Discovery

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Photo taken in the village of Shakriani, Kakheti, Georgia.

Kakheti – Georgia and the Caucasus

You might not guess it, but Georgia is actually the oldest wine producing region on the planet. People have been growing grapes high above sea level here, in the shadow of the Caucasus Mountains, for around 8,000 years. Much of the process historically relied on underground fermentation, storage and ageing in traditional clay vessels called Kvevri. You’ll learn all about this ancient technique on day four of our Georgia trip, when you’ll head to Kakheti, where you’ll watch a master craftsmen who still used the old ways today. You’ll follow that with lunch and wine accompanied by a traditional toastmaster, while on day five you’ll visit another local winery, where you’ll sample some of the country’s finest wines which, in some cases, are made in limited quantities by very small-scale producers. Expect Rkatsiteli and Saperavi grape varieties to feature heavily.

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STARTS AT

Tbilisi, Georgia

ENDS AT

Tbilisi, Georgia

DURATION

9

GROUP SIZE

16

PHYSICAL RATING

Moderate

STYLE

Discovery

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