Wine Tours

The Alsace, France 8 days

Whether the serious wine hunter or the accidental wine tourist Alsace is an absolute must with its plethora of wine styles and excellent cuisine. This eight day tour will encompass some of the very best known wineries coupled with some of France’s most eclectic food. Based in the ancient and beautiful town of Colmar it promises to be one of the highlights of 2008.

We set off on the first day to cross from Dover to Calais and then to Reims for overnight. Before checking into the Quality Inn we will have our first tasting of the local amber nectar.
Next day we continue our journey and cross France eastwards to Strasbourg and then south to Colmar where we check into the Hotel Amiral for the next five nights.
On the third day we start the serious business of tasting at the upmarket Josmeyer establishment at Wintzenheim. We now continue to Turckheim for lunch and afterwards we have a tasting at the Caves de Turckheim. Free evening in Colmar.
Our fourth day calls for an early start and we travel to the lovely town of Riquewihr and an appointment with Caves Hugel. Following this visit we have lunch near to the cellars then there will be a little time to sightsee. Our final visit of the day is to Jean Becker at Zellenberg after which we return to the hotel for a free evening.
We have a travel-less day on the fifth day and will be sightseeing in Colmar on an individual basis after a visit to a local cave. Dinner at the hotel this evening.
On the sixth day we will go to Eguisheim and EmileBeyer with a tour of the pretty little town before visiting the winery and enjoying their product. We now travel to Bollenberg amidst the vines for tasting and lunch at their restaurant. We’ll return to Colmar and have a final tasting just outside the town before a free evening there.
We leave the hotel on the seventh day and travel westwards back towards Reims. In the late afternoon we taste at Henri Beaufort and then overnight nearby at Ferme Auberge de Moissons at Matougues.
On the last day we head for Calais to catch an early afternoon ferry to England. On landing we return to the original pick up points.

Cost includes:
All travel by executive coach; cross Channel sailing; seven nights accommodation in 3* hotels with buffet breakfast; four dinners and three lunches; all excursions and visits; services of Stephen Barrett as Tour Escort.

Departure date

Single supplement £120

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Pick up points:
Bath-Bristol-Taunton-Exeter-Newton Abbot-Plymouth