Milan Wine & Opera - Small Group Tour |
Milan Wine & Opera - Small Group Tour
Milan, Italy
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4 Days from £1,199* per person
Provider: Arblaster & Clarke Wine Tours Arblaster & Clarke Wine Tours have been arranging Wine & Opera trips for around 17 years now, and since the reopening after major renovation of La Scala in 2004 , have offered a series of independent opera breaks to the city. We have chosen this date due to the cast appearing in Romeo & Juliette, which includes rising star tenor Vittorio Grigolo and soprano Nino Machaidze.La Scala was inaugurated in 1778 and was built on the site of a previous… more |
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Verona Opera & Wine |
Verona Opera & Wine
Airport near Verona, Italy
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5 Days from £1,450* per person
Provider: Arblaster & Clarke Wine Tours Journey through the wine villages of Valpolicella and on the shores of Lake Garda by day, and experience the glamour of world-class Opera performed in a magical setting by night. You will be tasting the smooth, cherry like Valpolicella, powerful Amarone and be introduced to the “ultimate meditation wine”, Recioto! In Soave, we will be tasting how the Garganega grape can produce world class whites, rather than the flabby wine previously found on supermarket shelves.We stay in the centre of… more |
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The Port Harvest |
The Port Harvest
Oporto, Portugal
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4 Days from £560* per person
Provider: Arblaster & Clarke Wine Tours This tour is a great Arblaster & Clarke original. Witness and take part in the Port harvest with the unique opportunity to experience treading the grapes! Treading the Port grapes is not a thing that is done for tourists, it is how the greatest Ports are made. We will meet in Oporto, and on the first evening we will visit Andresen to taste their old Tawnies and Colheitas. There will be a non-included dinner. We stay in a comfortable 3… more |
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Puccini Festival & Tuscan Wine |
Puccini Festival & Tuscan Wine
Lucca, Italy
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5 Days from £1,599* per person
Provider: Arblaster & Clarke Wine Tours A fabulous Opera and Wine combination, this tour includes one first category ticket to La Bohème, with the option to attend Turandot on the following evening. Our wine visits will show the best now coming from the Lucchesi Hills, which have improved incredibly over the last few years. There will be tastings and lunches at several wine estates including the trail blazing estate of Tenuta di Capezzana, in Carmignano DOCG, north-west of Florence. The family here have been instrumental in… more |
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Late Autumn Champagne |
Late Autumn Champagne
Folkestone, United Kingdom
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3 Days from £469* per person
Provider: Arblaster & Clarke Wine Tours Champagne is fun to drink and a fascinating wine to see being made and being easy to get to makes for a great weekend. Our base for the weekend is a comfortable 3* hotel in the centre of the lively attractive city of Reims.Our aim is to taste a wide spectrum of Champagnes, to visit a good cross section of Houses, from those that forged Champagne’s reputation such as Taittinger, Pol Roger and Veuve Clicquot as well as to search… more |
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The Rhône by Train |
The Rhône by Train
Valence, France
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6 Days from £1,450* per person
Provider: Arblaster & Clarke Wine Tours The Rhône was once the most important economic and political route in the development of Western Europe. Its numerous beautiful towns are steeped in history. The Phoenicians, the Greeks and the Romans all used the river as their route into the country and beyond, preferring to navigate the river (as far as Lyons) then continue across Gaul by horse and cart or on foot rather than face the sea beyond the Straits of Gibraltar. The long succession of conquerors and… more |
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Douro Vineyard Walk |
Douro Vineyard Walk
Airport near Porto, Portugal
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7 Days from £1,799* per person
Provider: Arblaster & Clarke Wine Tours The Douro remains as one of Europe’s unspoilt paradise and is classified as a World Heritage Site. On this stunning walking tour, we’ll explore the vineyards, quintas, villages and towns of the dramatic Douro valley; mostly on foot, but also by support vehicle and train.The Port industry is famous for its hospitality, its lunches at the Factory House in Oporto, and its house parties at the remote Quintas of the Douro. A Quinta is a working farm complete with winery… more |
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Bugundy Hospices de Beaune Auction & Wine Buying Syndicate Tour |
Bugundy Hospices de Beaune Auction & Wine Buying Syndicate Tour
Champagne Airport, France
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5 Days from £1,999* per person
Provider: Arblaster & Clarke Wine Tours For at least the past 16 years, every November, A&C clients have been travelling to France to participate in the Trois Glorieuses festivities set around the famous Hospices Vente des Vins auction in Beaune. It is not however the ideal time to taste these wines as they are very young at that time. This tour, being in the following June is a much better time to taste the wines and also to enjoy this beautiful region. The tour will be… more |
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New Wines of Greece |
New Wines of Greece
London Heathrow Airport, UK
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8 Days from £1,899* per person
Provider: Arblaster & Clarke Wine Tours Greek wine has changed beyond recognition over the past 25 years. The changes have been at least as profound as say New Zealand or Austria. The generation of pioneers has been followed by a new generation sporting their degrees in Oenology and experience working at Bordeaux chateaux and in the New World. They are determined to exploit Greece’s secret weapon, its huge number, (at least 600), of native grape varieties. These ‘autochthonous’ varieties have been in place for hundreds or… more |
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