Wine holidays
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Travel tips: savour Cognac, hike the Dales and escape to Berlin’s Hotel ZooJoanne O'Connor's great escapes Travel tips: savour Cognac, hike the Dales and escape to Berlin’s Hotel Zoo
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Margaret River wine route: top 10 guideWestern Australia’s reputation for wine is based mainly on the cabernet sauvignon and chardonnay grown in Margaret River region. Here’s how to taste the best of its vintages, plus where to stay and eat -
Let’s go to … WinchesterThe inaugural Winchester Wine Festival takes place this weekend – a great excuse to visit this pretty cathedral city
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The lure of the Loire: where to stay, eat, drink and moreIt’s the valley that’s stoked the world’s romantic imagination – a land of chateaux, fine wines and spectacular scenery. Alexander Lobrano chooses his highlights, from Nantes to Orléans
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Baxter Dury: my secret French wine caveA 12th-century cave beneath a Provence château is the perfect setting a for ‘hapless Englishman’ to sample the region’s wine
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How green was my vineyard: a tour of Wales’s wine regionWags might joke about turning rainwater into wine, but in south Wales Chris Moss finds young winemakers turning out quality vintages – and opening their doors to guests
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Piedmont wine route: top 10 guideTaste the best of Italy’s Piedmont region on this route through Langhe and Roero, enjoying its outstanding barolo and barbaresco wines, staying at vineyard B&BS and eating at traditional osterie
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Camp in a vineyard
Cycle the beautiful South Downs by day, reward yourself with wine tastings by night, and head tipsily for your vineyard campsite
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Vintage Sicily: a wine tour of the island
Winemaking in Sicily is as old as the hills, but a new breed of producers is offering a fresh way of getting a taste for it, with great food and accommodation amid the vines, says Liz Boulter
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Wine hotels in Italy: sleep amid the vines
Chianti, prosecco or barolo - get to know your favourite Italian wine with a stay at one of a new wave of wine resorts
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Three days in Launceston, Tasmania – travel guideDrink fine wine, swing through the air and indulge in a little devil worship in and around the historic city in north-east Tasmania
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A foodie tour of Portugal's Alentejo
The Alentejo region is the breadbasket of Portugal, makes half its wine and is the largest producer of cork in the world. Adrian Mourby rounds up the best restaurants, vineyards and places to stay
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Provence wine route: top 10 guide
To taste the best of the Provence region follow this wine route from Toulon to the Massif des Maures, via Saint-Tropez, stopping at stunning vineyards, rural B&Bs and fantastic bistros, says John Brunton
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Languedoc wine route: top 10 guide
The wild Corbières region of the Languedoc, France, is now home to good-value quality wines, and some alluring places to eat and sleep, too, says John Brunton
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Mexico's exciting new wine trail: Valle de Guadalupe
Some call Mexico's Valle de Guadalupe, in Baja California, the new Napa – but Sarah Gilbert tours its wineries, hotels and restaurants and finds it very much its own place
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South Africa's Cape wine route: top 10 guide
The vineyards outside Cape Town offer superb value, with bottles for under £3 . John Brunton shares his tips on where to drink, eat and stay, including some of the area's most forward-thinking and experimental wineries
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Three days in Rye, Mornington peninsula – travel guideWhere to stay, eat and visit on a trip to Rye – a favourite with Melburnians with its small but pretty beach, and nearby world-class wineries
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Three days in Orange, NSW – travel guideWhere to stay, eat and visit on a visit to Orange: a long weekend spent visiting cellar doors, local producers and great restaurants. Find more images on Guardian Australia’s Instagram page
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Sancerre wine route: top 10 guide
Wine from the Sancerre region of France is beloved by many – especially sauvignon blanc – but local wineries also offer the chance to try pinot noir, rosé and organic wines. We pick the best winemakers, bistrots and B&Bs in the area
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Italy: food and fantasy on a road trip in Emilia-Romagna
A tour around Italy's famous food region, Emilia-Romagna, for Liz Boulter, takes in gourmet treats, the best lambrusco and stays in medieval castles and towers. What's not to fall in love with?
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Sardinia wine route: top 10 guide
Cannonau wine is little-known outside of Sardinia, making it a joy to discover – especially when combined with visits to friendly winemakers, homely restaurants and quiet beaches
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Beaujolais wine route: top 10 guide
Beaujolais is one of the most well-known wines in the world but there are a lot of surprises hidden away in the picturesque vineyards, says John Brunton
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Alicante wine tour: a vine romance
Alicante, one-time producer of the tipple of kings, is once again making great wines and shouldn't be overlooked, says Trevor Baker
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Drink up, it's good for you! A red wine detox holiday in France
You don't usually associate detoxing with fun – or booze. But there's plenty of both on a new red wine detox in the Madiran wine region in south-west France
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Tuscany's chianti classico wine route: top 10 guide
Between Florence and Siena, the Chianti region is Tuscany's wine-making powerhouseTouring the area provides a chance to visit wine-makers for free tastings, stay at gorgeous agriturismi and dine at authentic trattorias, writes John Brunton
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Croatia: a wine-tasting holiday by bike
Croatia's Istrian peninsula has a Tuscan feel, with small-scale wineries and a flourishing foodie scene. Jennifer Cox drinks in the region's charm while cycling around the wineries
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A wine tour of Corsica: top 10 guide
Corsica's quality wines (with no VAT) and great food make the island ideal for a gourmet break with a difference. Here are John Brunton's tips to the best winemakers, bistros and vineyard hotels
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California wine tour: more than just Napa Valley
For a spectacular but relaxing road trip, drive from Seattle into northern California, then hit the wineries between Healdsburg and San Francisco, says wine writer Joe Roberts
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Chinese move on from snapping up fine wines, to buying the whole vineyardsChristie's auction house sets up world's first estate agency for Chinese to buy wine estates
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Italy's Collio wine route: top 10 guide
Italy's north-eastern Collio region offers a startling array of little-known wines, with small, friendly vineyards to visit and a selection of cosy places to eat and stay between gulps, says John Brunton
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Italy's Valpolicella wine route: top 10 guide
April is the perfect time for a road trip around the vineyards just outside Verona, especially if timed to coincide with the Vini Italy fair, says <strong>John Brunton</strong>
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Montilla, Andalucía, is sherry's secret cousin
East of Andalucía's traditional sherry vineyards around Jerez is Montilla, where the finos and amontillados are possibly better than the better-known cousins, and hardly any tourists visit, says Fiona Dunlop
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Champagne wine route: top 10 guide
In the first of a new series on wine routes in Europe, John Brunton explores the Champagne region, skipping the famous vineyards in favour of small, independent cellars, staying at winemakers' B&Bs and dining at rural bistrots, tasting excellent champagnes at every stop
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In search of Catalonia's red wine secrets
El Penedès, Catalonia's cava country, is now also home to a range of award-winning red wines. Here's where to get a taste
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Top 10 guide to the Alsace wine route
Alsace marks the end of the grape harvest with a host of festivals in October, making it the perfect time to visit the vineyards and villages along France's famous wine route, says John Brunton
