Road Trips for Wine (2024)

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27/11/2012

Artisanal Cheese (and Wine)

At one of BC’s newest wineries, it’s not all about fruits from the vine. On the contrary; at Upper Bench Estate Winery in the Naramata Bench region of British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley, creamy bries and ...

25/11/2012

Nouveau for the Holidays

Take heart, Road Trips Foodies: nouveau wine celebrations are held in the Western Hemisphere as well as in France!
The nine wineries on the Indiana Uplands Wine Trail will be releasing some new vintages starting November ...

01/10/2012

Hops, Shops and Chardonnay

Here’s a nice walk on a fall evening: Hops, Shops and Chardonnay.
From 6 to 9 p.m. October 21, 2012, you can stroll the shops of Jeffersonville, Indiana (just across the Ohio River from Louisville, Kentucky), ...

02/07/2012

Mason-Dixon Wine Trail

Driving in the mid-Atlantic this summer?
Sip, savor and explore the Mason-Dixon Wine Trail. Yes: you guessed it. The trail is concentrated within a short drive of the Mason-Dixon Line separating southern Pennsylvania from northern Maryland ...

12/06/2012

Verde Valley Wine Trail Benefits Yavapai College

Special to Road Trips for Wine
The Verde Valley Wine Trail was created by the Cottonwood Chamber of Commerce to promote the wineries, tasting rooms, and tourism experiences in the Verde Valley. Last year ...

05/06/2012

Art & Wine with Kathryn Hall

“Art and Wine with Kathryn Hall,” an intimate winery tour to be presented three times this summer at HALL Rutherford Winery, 56 Auberge Road, Rutherford, California (map).
The tours showcase the 14,000 square feet of caves ...

29/05/2012

Vintage Indiana

Sample from among more than 200 award-winning wines during Vintage Indiana, to be held from 11 a.m. ti 7 p.m. June 2, 2012, in Military Park, New York and Ohio Streets, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Enjoy food from ...

21/05/2012

Wine Regions of France

France Guide, the official website of the French Government Tourist Office, has a handy map of wine regions — plus all the contact information you will need to plan your own excursion.
From Alsace and Armagnac, ...

09/05/2012

Memorial Day Weekend in Oregon Wine Country

Venture to Oregon’s Wine Country this Memorial Day weekend where hundreds of Oregon wineries are opening their tasting room doors (even some that aren’t usually open to the public!). Enjoy a gorgeous drive and special ...

02/05/2012

Les Amorioles de Maury

If you’re going to be in the south of France on May 27, 2012, consider joining a gourmet walk in six stages designed by Chef Pascal Borell.
The third edition of Les Amorioles de Maury is ...

27/04/2012

Best Vineyard Inns & Hotels Around the World Slideshow

Building a bucket list now...

There's no need to stop wine tasting by day's end. Here's where to stay on or near vineyards in the world's best wine regions.

24/04/2012

Nantucket Wine Festival

More than 200 wineries will converge upon Nantucket, Massachusetts, from May 17 to 20, 2012, for the annual Nantucket Wine Festival.
Marquee event is a May 19, 2012, dinner at the White Elephant Hotel (map), followed ...

20/04/2012

Indiana Wine Fair

For each of the past ten years, Indiana’s vintners have descended upon the little town of Story, Indiana, on the last Saturday of April to dole out one-ounce pours of their finest reislings, malbecs and ...

17/04/2012

Five Senses Walk

The fourth annual Five Senses Walk takes place April 29, 2012, in the Languedoc-Roussillon region of southern France.
This wine tasting and gastronomic walk journeys between the villages of Bages and Peyriac de Mer, not far ...

16/04/2012

Avina Wine Company

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15/04/2012

Toast to Spring Wine & Cheese

Driving through southern Indiana next weekend? Enjoy the “Toast to Spring” weekend on the Indiana Uplands Wine Trail April 21 and 22, 2012.
Each winery on the trail will offer suggested pairings of Uplands ...

13/04/2012

New Orleans Food & Wine Experience

What began as a small, intimate, one-day gathering of wineries and chefs 20 years ago has grown into a grand celebration of wine and food attracting more than 10,000 people each year over a five-day ...

10/04/2012

UnWine’d

More than 100 Oregon wineries will be featured at Unwine’d from 3 to 6 p.m. April 29, 2012, in the Left Bank Annex, 101 North Weidler Street, Portland, Oregon (map).
Participants (holding their very own souvenir ...

08/04/2012

Terre de Vins et Art de Vivre

Spring in Languedoc-Roussillon region in the South of France is a special time, but wine aficionados should plan their journeys there to coincide with the Terre de Vins et Art de Vivre Fair. It takes ...

05/04/2012

Dundee Hills Passport Tour

The seventh annual Dundee Hills Passport Tour is in place for the entire month of April.
More than 30 wine tasting rooms are participating this year. For $20, passport holders can get from 50 to 100% ...

02/04/2012

Cooperative Wine Cellars of Languedoc-Roussillon

Studies by researchers from the General Heritage Inventory in France suggest that with 582 winemaking cooperatives in Languedoc-Roussillon and 109 distilleries in the Hérault, the region is becoming the symbol of the French cooperative winemaking ...

01/04/2012

Food & Wine Classic in Aspen

The 30th Food & Wine Classic is set for June 15 through 17, 2012, in Aspen, Colorado.
Such culinary luminaries as Mario Batali, Giada DeLaurentiis, Bobby Flay, Emeril Lagasse, Tom Colicchio, Danny Meyer, Jacques Pépin, Michael ...

30/03/2012

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15/03/2012

Arvinis International Wine Fair

The wines of Switzerland are featured at the 17th annual Arvinis Wine Fair, set for April 18 through 23, 2012, in Morges, Switzerland. It’ll be held in the Halle CFF, across the tracks at the ...

05/03/2012

Spring Wine Dinners

Traveling to Washington, D.C., this spring? Consider timing your stop to take advantage of one of the dinners in the Wine Cellar or Plume Restaurant of the Jefferson Hotel, 1200 16th Street, NW, Washington, D.C.
Each ...

03/03/2012

Cincinnati International Wine Festival

Winery dinners, tastings and a luncheon all are part of the Cincinnati International Wine Festival, set for March 8 through 10, 2012.
The Grand Tastings are March 9 and 10 in the Grand Ballrooms of ...

01/03/2012

Bordeaux in Québec

Québec City (capital of Canada’s Québec province) will celebrate Bordeaux wines from September 6 to 9, 2012. (For the geographically challenged among us, Bordeaux is both a region and a city; Québec is both a ...

25/02/2012

Food & Wine Festival in Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo

Consider culinary indulgence from a Mexican point of view at the Food & Wine Festival in Ixtapa Zihuatanej March 22 through 24, 2012.
Celebrity chefs Michael Symon and Marcus Samuelsson plus wine expert Mark Oldman be ...

17/02/2012

Punta Gorda Wine & Jazz Festival

The seventh annual Wine & Jazz Festival takes place this weekend in Laishley Park, Punta Gorda, Florida.
It runs tomorrow (February 17, 2012) through Sunday (February 19, 2012).
The admission price includes entertainment, a welcome bag ...