Food & Wine Trails has announced its Fourth Annual Wine Voyages, with 11 Mediterranean cruises on board Azamara Journey and Oceania ships. The Wine cruises will be accompanied by top California winemakers and one of Italy’s most famous wineries Tenuta dell’ Ornellaia.
Tenuta dell’ Ornellaia is one of the few wineries in the world to receive a perfect 100/100 score from Wine Spectator.
Mediterranean wine cruises will set sail between April and October. On board activities will include wine lectures, food and wine pairing and tasting some of the world top wines. Shore excursions will offer special wine tours in the old world regions such as France, Italy, Greece and Spain.
The 2013 winery hosts include Ramey Wine Cellars, V.Sattui Winery, Domaine Chandon, Duckhorn Vineyards, Tablas Creek Vineyard, Sojourn Cellars, Cameron Hughes Wine, Martinelli Vineyards & Winery and Foxen Winery, Grigch Hills Estate and Mira Winery and Ideology Cellars.
Mediterranean wine cruises for 2013 include:
V. Sattui Winery Cruise
7-night Mediterranean Wine Cruise
April 21-28, 2013
From Barcelona to Rome
Onboard Oceania Cruises' RIVIERA
This cruise include tours to the Spanish wine regions of Priorat and Penedés, onboard, hosting of private events just for guests of the winery including welcome and farewell parties, wine seminar and tasting, and winemaker dinner in one of the ship's specialty restaurants. Plus in two ports, you can book exclusive shore tours in two of the world's premier wine regions - France's Châteauneuf-du-Pape and Italy's Tuscany.
Two Pillar Pinot Producers
12-night wine cruise through the Greek Isles
May 25 - June 6, 2013
From Istanbul to Rome
Onboard Oceania Cruises' newest ship, the RIVIERA
This cruise offers private group winery tours to such famous wineries as Ornellaia, a super Tuscan winery that received a Perfect 100-score from Wine Spectator, a winery located on a Greek island that boasts some of the most famous views in the world, and to small family owned winery on the slopes of Sicily's volcanic Mt. Etna.
MIRA WINERY & IDEOLOGY CELLARS
10-Night Wine Cruise
June 6 - June 16, 2013
From Rome to Barcelona
Onboard Oceania Cruises' RIVIERA
On this cruise you will join Gustavo and “Armando” on their Excellent Wine Adventure for what is sure to be an experience of a lifetime. Teaming up with Gustavo is sure to make this a fun and memorable experience. There will be educational wine seminars, as well as a private winemaker’s dinner showcasing great Napa Valley wines paired with some of the finest cuisine at sea, overseen by Master Chef Jacques Pépin.
Ramey Wine Cellars 2013 Cruise
7-Night "Iberian Interlude"
June 13 - June 20, 2013
From Lisbon to London
Onboard Oceania Cruises' Nautica
This cruise will host an opening wine reception and a dinner and hosting a comparative Bordeaux varietal tasting so you can experience Californian wines compared to those from France.
Duckhorn Vineyards on a Mediterranean wine cruise
June 26 - July 3, 2013
Onboard Azamara Club Cruises' Journey
This experience is centered on the rich food and wine traditions that Italy offers and also adding the Napa Valley flair.There will be on-board wine program, including a welcome reception and in-depth tastings along the way – including vertical and appellation-focused tastings. This cruise offers multi-course winemaker dinner to top it off, featuring the Duckhorn Vineyards The Discussion, Goldeneye Ten Degrees and Paraduxx Winemaker Series. It’s surely going to be a memorable experience.
Domaine Chandon 2013 Wine Cruise
10-Night Wine Cruise
July 3 - July 13, 2013
From Rome to Venice
Onboard Oceania Cruises' RIVIERA
This European-rooted sparkling wine producer from California will host a ten day cruise from Rome to Venice in July 2013. Join Domaine Chandon Winemaker Tom Tiburzi as he visits Italy, the country of his heritage. Explore the incredible wine regions on the western coast of Italy with port stops in Rome, Tuscany, Sorrento, Amalfi, and Sicily. Delight in breathtaking views from Greece, Montenegro, and Croatia before cruising up the Adratic Sea to the north-eastern edge of Italy and the incredible city of Venice. This once-in-a-life-time opportunity includes a robust onboard wine education program along with optional shore tours to outstanding wineries and historical landmarks along the way.
Tablas Creek Vineyard's
Rhone Roots 2013 Wine Cruise
From Monte Carlo to Barcelona
July 3 - 11, 2013
Onboard Azamara Club Cruises' Journey
This cruise will be organized by the experts at Food & Wine Trails - rated for three consecutive years as the "World's Best Wine Travel Specialist" by the editors of Conde Nast Traveler. Tablas Creek’s Executive Winemaker Neil Collins will lead the expedition.
Neil will be hosting an onboard wine program, including a welcome reception, a multi-course winemaker dinner, and a seminar in which we will delve into the blending of our flagship Esprit de Beaucastel and Esprit de Beaucastel Blanc wines, and even get the opportunity to taste the individual varieties as components.
The cruise highlight will be a visit to Château de Beaucastel in Châteauneuf-du-Pape, where Neil and members of the Perrin Family will welcome the group and show you through the vineyards and cellar of our wonderful sister estate.
Sorce: www.foodandwinetrails.com
