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A&C in the press: Saturday Telegraph's selection for Wine and Food holidays — Posted on: 16/01/2010
2010 Activity Holiday Guide by Saturday Telegraph
“WINE AND FOOD
Our selection
The leading wine tours company Arblaster and Clarke (01730 263111; www.winetours.co.uk) offers just about every possible way to get acquainted with France’s main wine regions and their produce – from exclusive tours staying at private chateaux to vineyard walking breaks (there’s a new Burgundy trip this year) and keenly priced, semi-independent introductory wine weekends in Bordeaux and Lyons (around £500 for three nights, some meals and tastings, excluding travel).”
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Bordeaux Wine & City
13 - 15 April 2012, 16 - 18 November 2012
Our innovative programme of Wine & City breaks is aimed at the more independent traveller who would also like to spend a couple of days in a party being taken to wine visits in the company of an Arblaster & Clarke Wine Tours wi…
Burgundy Cote D'Or Vineyard Walk
20 - 26 May 2012
Walk the Grand Crus of Burgundy, from Gevrey-Chambertin to Meursault!
This is our original Vineyard Walk. The Burgundy Walk was first offered 19 years ago and it has continued to be one of our most enjoyable walking wine hol…
Burgundy Hospices de Beaune & Musique et Vin au Clos Vougeot
26 - 30 June 2012
In conjunction with Anthony Hanson M.W. of Christie’s Wine International
Our special Burgundy tour this June ‘Hospices de Beaune & Musique et Vin au Clos Vougeot’ brings together the brilliant events of wine and m…
Gourmet Istanbul
19 - 23 November 2012
With the recent rapid interest in the cuisine of Turkey, the huge improvement in the wines and the many lures of Istanbul, this is another A&C wine and gourmet first. We stay in a traditional boutique hotel in the heart of the …
Alsace Vineyard Walk
9 - 15 September 2012
Alsace must rank as one of the most beautiful and charming of all fine wine regions. It is perfect for a walking holiday with good paths through undulating vineyards that offer stunning views of the wine villages. All the time,…
Ay Champagne Festival
6 - 8 July 2012
The Grand Cru village of Aÿ, the greatest of all the champagne villages, is holding its bi-annual Ay champagne festival in July 2012. Aÿ is home to many of the most famous houses such as Bollinger, Deutz & Gelderman, Gosset a…
Bordeaux First Growths
11 - 15 March 2013
Join us on this memorable tour led by wine writer Stephen Brook, author of the definitive tome on the region ‘The Complete Bordeaux’. Stephen will lead us on a journey to visit the First Growths, as well as other specially …
Bordeaux Vineyard Walk
10 - 16 September 2012
Walk with us through the greatest vineyards in the world just as the exciting preparations for the harvest are underway. Our unique Bordeaux vineyard walk (which we first offered over 12 years ago) gives you a rare insight behi…
Jubilee Champagne Weekend
2 - 4 June 2012
This celebratory Champagne Weekend gives you the ideal opportunity to stock-up on your champagne drinking should you be planning a party for the Jubilee, or just the excuse to get away for the weekend (and stock up with great …
Opera at the Verona Festival
22 June - 2 September 2012
Arblaster & Clarke offer tailor-made, unescorted breaks with your choice of Opera tickets to the great Roman arena which houses the annual summer Opera festival in Verona. We arrange accommodation in a comfortable central Vero…
South Africa Wine Tour
14 - 21 February 2013
The Cape is one of the most spectacular vineyard regions in the world. Our wine holiday of South Africa covers the best of the wine and some of the most beautiful sites. On this winetour, unlike casual tourists in the wine land…
Ay Champagne Festival Self Drive
6 - 9 July 2012
The Grand Cru village of Aÿ, the greatest of all the champagne villages, is holding its bi-annual Ay champagne festival in July 2012. Aÿ is home to many of the most famous houses such as Bollinger, Deutz & Gelderman, Gosset a…
Arblaster & Clarke Wine Fair
4 March 2010
Wine Fair at the Vintner’s Hall
The Arblaster & Clarke Wine Fair was held in the prestigious setting of the Vintners Hall, Upper Thames Street, London EC4V 3BG. Some of the best wineries that we visit around the world …
New Year in Malta
30 December 2010 - 3 January 2011
For the past 18 years or more the Arblaster & Clarke Wine Tours team have escorted a party of clients to wonderful parts of the wine world for New Year. These tours are to relax after the hard work of Christmas, enjoy some goo…
Bordeaux (St Emilion) & Cognac by Train
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Arblaster & Clarke’s Classic Wine Tours by train are becoming an important part of our repertoire and we are pleased to include this special trip taking in the beautiful traditional wine town of St Emilion as well as the attrac…
Bordeaux Wine & City II
27 - 30 October 2011
Arblaster & Clarke Wine & City trips are aimed at the more independent traveller who wishes to spend the daytime enjoying wine visits accompanied by a wine expert, with the added advantage that someone else does the driving and…
Patagonia Extension for Vineyards of Chile
19 - 24 February 2013
Patagonia is one of the world’s unspoilt wildernesses, which is exactly why we recommend it as an extension to your Vineyards of Chile Tour. Although you will spend your time in great …
