For thousands of years, wine has been one of the world's most popular drinks. For those that love wine and want to know about its history and how it is produced you can now go on wine tours around the vineyards in the best wine producing regions on earth. Discover more about New World wines around Chile and Australia or visit the more traditional wine producing regions on package holidays in France and Spain.
It's not difficult to see why Bordeaux wines are so popular amongst the British - they are incredibly deep and delicious. Most of the wine produced in this area is red, but there are some brilliant sparkling white wines produced around here including Cremant de Bordeaux. It's worth exploring around this area to discover some beautiful towns and villages that are the perfect place to come to enjoy a big glass of Bordeaux's finest wines alongside some rustic food.
You'll find so many different wineries around here, which are the perfect place to discover more about the process of making wine as well as hopefully sampling some! You'll find so many different hotels around here, which are well situated for visiting the vineyards on your cheap holidays. The Chateau Haut Brion is a fantastic place to stay if you want to explore the main wine region of Bordeaux.
Australian wine has become one of the most popular wines in the New World category. After previously being thought of as tasting over-ripe, years of practice have meant that these wines have now been perfected. The grapes for wines such as Pinot Noir are now grown in the warmer climes of Tasmania. Whilst on package holidays around here, be sure to visit the Hunter Valley region, which has more vineyards than anywhere else in Australia.
Going on a wine tour around Napa Valley in California is something everyone should do at least once in their lives. Not only is the location incredible, with its lush surroundings, there is amazing warm weather throughout the year. Wine has been produced in this area for over 200 years, and after tasting a few glasses you'll see that they've definitely refined the process of wine producing! Here you can expect to try some dry and fruit Chardonnays and deep and smooth Merlots.
It's not difficult to see why Bordeaux wines are so popular amongst the British - they are incredibly deep and delicious. Most of the wine produced in this area is red, but there are some brilliant sparkling white wines produced around here including Cremant de Bordeaux. It's worth exploring around this area to discover some beautiful towns and villages that are the perfect place to come to enjoy a big glass of Bordeaux's finest wines alongside some rustic food.
You'll find so many different wineries around here, which are the perfect place to discover more about the process of making wine as well as hopefully sampling some! You'll find so many different hotels around here, which are well situated for visiting the vineyards on your cheap holidays. The Chateau Haut Brion is a fantastic place to stay if you want to explore the main wine region of Bordeaux.
Australian wine has become one of the most popular wines in the New World category. After previously being thought of as tasting over-ripe, years of practice have meant that these wines have now been perfected. The grapes for wines such as Pinot Noir are now grown in the warmer climes of Tasmania. Whilst on package holidays around here, be sure to visit the Hunter Valley region, which has more vineyards than anywhere else in Australia.
Going on a wine tour around Napa Valley in California is something everyone should do at least once in their lives. Not only is the location incredible, with its lush surroundings, there is amazing warm weather throughout the year. Wine has been produced in this area for over 200 years, and after tasting a few glasses you'll see that they've definitely refined the process of wine producing! Here you can expect to try some dry and fruit Chardonnays and deep and smooth Merlots.
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If you're looking for something different to do on your holidays, consider booking wine package holidays. Here the journalist Fleur Fisher explains that not only are these cheap holidays, they're also incredibly illuminating.
