Luxury food and wine vacations are perfect for the budding gourmets or the professional chef and are a wonderful way to learn about a new culture. These culinary vacations offer an entertaining mix local chefs and wine tasting with artesian winemakers. Discover the gourmet traditions and sample wines from each region. TravelWizard.com, has an outstanding collection of culinary vacations including wine tasting and tours, cooking classes, fine dining tours or we can create a custom culinary to tickles your palate. For more information call 800-330-8820 and ask to speak to one of our Virtuoso Vacation Specialists.
France Champagne, Wine & Chateaux
8-Day Tour
Promo Code:V-98246
If you love fine food, bubbles, grapes and luxury, this is the trip for you. After a wine tasting with one of the best known experts in Paris, you’ll travel to the Champagne region to visit France’s most beautiful champagne house. Learn about all facets of champagne production in a haut couture boutique house and sample award-winning millésimés. Stay in what many experts regularly rank as the world’s best small leading hotel and dine in a Michelin two-star restaurant. Travel by helicopter over the fabled châteaux in the Loire Valley. Visit magnificent vineyards and wine domains. Sojourn in amazing private castles, dine like a true queen and learn about France’s rich royal history. Return home with memories of a lifetime.
South Africa Wine, Wildlife, and Culinary Impressions
12-day Tour
Promo Code: V-95205
Explore the viticulture of South Africa and step back in time as you taste wine born of vine cuttings smuggled over by the French in the 1600s. Savor award-winning vintages as you marvel at the beauty of Cape Dutch architecture. The epicurean delights to be discovered include the ultimate mix of exotic spices, game meats and fresh seafood complemented by the dramatic sights of Africa. The recipe for this perfect adventure starts in Cape Town at a luxury boutique oceanfront property, then continues with stays at a beach estate and an exclusive auberge tucked away in the Franschhoek Valley winelands. Enjoy the veritable feast for the eyes, before the program concludes at a dream game lodge. Take your pleasure in a cooking demonstration, gourmet starlit dinners, and abundant wildlife viewing with skilled rangers and a master tracker. The flavors of Africa will remain on your palate for years to come.
Canada Royal Culinary, Wine & Music Experience
6-Day Tour
Promo Code:V-97051
The Royal Culinary, Wine and Music Experience is the ultimate feast for the eyes, the body and the spirit in the heart of Canadian wine country. Imagine embarking upon a journey of epicurean delights, where you treat your palate to the most exquisite food and wine in the land. Your journey will begin with a reception and a live classical performance at the Canadian Pacific Railway Pavilion in the heart of Calgary, Alberta. Once onboard the train you will see live culinary demonstrations by expert chefs and informative wine pairing sessions by a wine sommalier in the vintage carriages of the Royal Canadian Pacific.
Northern California Wine Country Insider
6-Day Tour
Promo Code:V-95946
Northern California Wine Country offers the ultimate feast for the senses. Just an hour’s drive north of San Francisco, this stretch of vine-covered valleys, fertile farmland and majestic redwoods offers a world of pampering few destinations can match. While the vineyards have long been a favorite destination of wine connoisseurs, luxury spas and gourmet restaurants now vie for attention as the area’s top attractions. This Insider Trip unlocks Napa and Sonoma’s secrets, with winery visits, olive oil tastings, acclaimed restaurants and insights from our local experts – punctuated by casual scenic walks, spa treatments and shopping opportunities. Experience the wine country exclusively: the good life doesn’t get any better than this.
