Archived Tours
The wine tours below are those tours that we have offered in previous years and are here for your information. Where tours are featured below that are not on offer in the current year we may well be operating these at a future date. So if you are interested in any of these tours please click on them, read more information and click on the ‘Register Interest’ button at the bottom of the page!
Bordeaux ‘en Primeur’
11 - 15 June 2012
In the company of the multiple award winning wine writer Andrew Jefford one of the world’s most highly regarded wine experts, this is an unmissable chance to taste the 2011 vintage ‘En Primeur’ on a luxury wine tour stayi…
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 …
Bordeaux Jubilee Wine & City Weekend
2 - 4 June 2012
Over the Jubilee weekend, Monday 4th June is a Bank Holiday and Tuesday 5th June is the Diamond Jubilee, so this short wine tour gives you the flexibility to either arrive home in time for the celebrations or extend your stay a…
Puglia and Campania
9 - 15 April 2012
Our 2012 wine tour of Southern Italy explores the fascinating regions of Puglia and Campania. The Ancient Greeks called Southern Italy Oinotria, “the land of staked vines”, and they left behind a legacy of grape varieties t…
Champagne Extra Spring Weekend
24 - 26 March 2012
Our ‘Extra’ Champagne tours are luxury wine tours that are designed for those who are passionate about Champagne and require a higher standard of comfort and exclusivity on their wine holiday. These tours feature some of the hi…
Paris & Champagne for Valentine's
11 - 13 February 2012
For this Champagne holiday we stay in Paris and include a day out to the Champagne vineyards – which are just 45 minutes away by train! You’ll travel out to Paris on Saturday by Eurostar, just over 2 hours from London.
Our b…
New Year in Venice
29 December 2011 - 2 January 2012
The atmospheric venue for our 2011 / 2012 New Year’s party is the beautiful city of Venice. Apart from the stunning romantic setting itself, we have chosen Venice partly because of the fascinating revival of vineyards on thre…
Bordeaux: People, Power & Politics
6 - 10 November 2011
This top level Bordeaux tour is led by eminent wine writer Stephen Brook, author of “The Complete Bordeaux”, and takes its name from Stephen’s previous multi-award winning volume. Despite being written 10 years ago, the book i…
Chablis & Burgundy by Coach
1 - 5 November 2011
This excellent five day wine break takes in the whole gamut of great Burgundy wine starting with the ultimate great chardonnay based wines from Chablis in the North down to the vineyards south of Beaune. We’ll taste some ou…
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…
New Wines of Greece
23 - 30 October 2011
Greek wine has changed beyond recognition over the past 25 years. The changes have been at least as profound as say New Zealand or Austria. The generation of pioneers has been followed by a new generation sporting their degree…
The Great Wines & Food of Northern Italy
16 - 22 October 2011
On this gastronomic wine tour we’ll discover, at source, many of Italy’s famous delicacies in the culinary heartland of Italy, Emilia-Romagna and Piemonte. Explore the wonderful food markets and enjoy great wines along with the…
The Port Harvest, Wine & City
15 - 18 September 2011
Get a group of at least 8 people together at harvest time in 2012 and we will arrange this Port Harvest Wine tour just for you! This tour is a great Arblaster & Clarke original. Witness and take part in the Port harvest with th…
Switzerland, the Jura & Burgundy by Train
11 - 17 September 2011
This unique and innovative harvest time wine tour takes in two very different wine regions, Switzerland and Burgundy, and travels through the Jura region between them making the journey part of the holiday. We promise those …
Northern Rhone & Beaujolais Crus Vineyard Walk
4 - 10 September 2011
There is something iconic about a walking tour through the whole of the Beaujolais Cru; Brouilly, Côte de Brouilly, Régnié, Morgon, Chiroubles, Fleurie, Moulin-à-Vent, Chénas, Juliénas and St Amour, and tasting each of th…
Arblaster & Clarke's Le Ponant Wine Cruise
31 August - 7 September 2011
Western Mediterranean Wine Cruise on Le Ponant 2011
The 2011 small-ship luxury wine cruise was in late summer on the beautiful sailing ship, Le Ponant.
The itinerary took in superb wines from the classic wine regi…
Amaryllis Barge 'Grand Cru' Wine Cruise
24 - 30 July 2011
from St Leger to Dijon
This 6-night tour aboard The Amaryllis barge is an unmissable opportunity for the wine connoisseur to taste the 33 Grand Crus of Burgundy, including Bonne Mares, Montrachet and Romanée Conti.
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Amaryllis Barge 'Grand Cru' Wine Cruise
17 - 23 July 2011
from St Leger to Dijon
This 6-night tour aboard The Amaryllis barge is an unmissable opportunity for the wine connoisseur to taste the 33 Grand Crus of Burgundy, including Bonne Mares, Montrachet and Romanée Conti.
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Milan Wine & Opera - Small Group Tour
23 - 26 June 2011
Arblaster & Clarke Wine Tours have been arranging Wine & Opera trips for around 17 years now, and since the reopening after major renovation of La Scala in 2004 , have offered a series of independent opera breaks to the city. …
Friuli, Istria & Slovenia
13 - 19 June 2011
This fascinating tour takes in three beautiful countries: Italy, Croatia and Slovenia. It combines the undiscovered wines of Istria in the north-west of Croatia, the world class whites of Friuli in Italy and the increasingly im…
