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3 Day Grape Escape Wine Tour to the Southern Rhone

Saturday, September 12th, 2009

Dates 5th to 8th JUNE (3 nights)

795€ per person (mid Season)

Places are limited to EIGHT (plus your Guides and Hosts, Helen & Nigel)

What’s included?

Travel in an air-conditioned Mini Bus (pick up and drop off)
Accommodation in a luxury “The Winemaker’s House” Gîte with Pool on a Wine Estate.
Accommodation includes all linen, towels, heating, Wi-Fi, TV etc. 5 x Bedrooms – 3 x Large Double and 2 x Twin. 3 x Bathrooms (one with bath, two with shower)
FWW will provide all Tea, Coffee, Water & Soft Drinks during the stay at the Gîte
http://www.domainedemourchon.com (for pictures and more info on the estate)
All meals (including Continental Breakfast each day) and wines (except where specified)
In order to fit all 8 guests comfortably, we will be taking a car as well as the Mini Bus – this should leave space for some wine purchases along the way!
A full itinerary of tastings, winery visits, vineyard explorations and guided tours, a wine themed dinner and much more…… (more…)

Riesling Reminiscences

Monday, September 7th, 2009

A very happy Loosen lady!

A very happy Loosen lady!

I have finally topped up the dangerously low Riesling levels in my body with a long overdue Wine Tour of Germany. Part work, part pleasure we had an exhilarating time trotting round Weingut’s and Estates in the Pfalz, the Nahe and the Mosel, picking up samples to use for our Wine Courses and Wine Tastings.
For those of you who think German wine is all sugary sweet and vapid medium wines such as Liebfraumilch, Blue Nun and Black Tower, it is time to rethink and revisit.
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