It was a treat to take 10 tourists away to Bordeaux for 3 days of wine tasting at some of the most iconic Chateaux in the world. If you had to make a hit list of where you would like to visit in Bordeaux, I think we certainly gave it a good crack at fitting…
Dear Jeremy and Ed, Thank you for organising such a wonderful wine tour of Tuscany. I have done a few visits to the great vineyards of Europe but you took it to a new level by some way. A quite brilliant selection of notable vineyards, all without exception, welcoming us with typical Italian hospitality. It…
Day 1 Our inaugural day of the Tuscany wine tour was nothing short of exceptional. We began with a delightful lunch at Il Quartino, Frescobaldi Restaurant, nestled amidst the breathtaking vineyards of Nipozzano. The scenic views set the perfect mood for the trip. After savouring a delicious lunch, we boarded the fun buses and headed…
I cannot believe that this was our 19th official tour – and our third visit back to the Loire Valley in France for the Loire Tour du Vin 2023. We had a brilliant party of fifteen tourists on this trip on our driving tour from the UK to Loire Valley – spending three days wine…
Wine Trips are one of the great pleasures in life. Whether you are away on holiday and want to find a new activity for the day – or maybe you decide to go on a 3 or 4 day wine trip, it is certainly a pastime that ticks a lot of boxes. As well as…
A driving and wine tasting tour to the Rhône valley is one of the treats in French touring, indeed this tour is a tour that the Waud Wine Club has organised and enjoyed previously in both 2015 and 2011. This time we took 7 cars and 14 tourists after Nick and Tom Budge sadly had…
Our first Tour du Vin of 2022 was to Galicia in North West Spain – and what a fabulous trip it was. We had a party of seasoned Waud Wine Club tourists on the trip – as we embarked on a 3 day trip across the appellations of Bierzo, Valdeorras, Ribeiro and Rias Baixas. After…
We have returned from a fabulous 4 days in Italy with 16 Waud Wine Club tourists for our Sicily Tour du Vin. Following a successful English Wine Tour in July, it was great to return to business as usual with an overseas tour to Italy. We flew into Catania Airport on Wednesday, picked up the…
At the end of September, we took 18 members and guests to Spain for surprisingly our first ever tour to wine mecca – Rioja. We were booked in for an action packed 3 days and 3 nights – taking in 6 vineyards in Rioja and Navarra. Our first tasting on the Wednesday afternoon was to…
14 tourists took part in our latest Tour du Vin visit to Languedoc and Rhone last week. We were pleased to welcome four first time tourists – who got into the swing of things straight away. The group assembled at Domaine de Trevallon just after lunch on Wednesday for a tour of the estate and cellars…
We have 4 remaining places on our tour to Southern Rhone Tour du Vin in May. The tour will include tastings in Languedoc and Southern Rhone. (photo above is Chateau de la Gardine in Chaeauneuf-du-Pape_ For the 3 day and 3 night trip, we have finalised a very exciting schedule that will include the Domaine…
21 tourists joined us for the September Tour du Vin in Champagne and Alsace. The tour began in Reims as we met for a fabulous lunch at the newly refurbished Continental Restaurant before we head for a champagne tasting at Champagne Castelnau. After a fun evening at Hotel Le Chateau Fort de Sedan, we had…