New World Wine Tours

Constantia Vineyards

Chile, Argentina & Uruguay, South Africa, California, the USA’s Pacific North-West, New Zealand and Australia

The winemakers know you have come a long way to see them on a specialist wine tour, so the welcome is second to none.

Many people will have visited New World wineries whist on a general holiday (perhaps in South America or the Cape of South Africa). Whilst this can be enjoyable, these kind of visits are often not that wildly interesting, with perfunctory tastings and uniformed junior staff who know less about wine and winemaking than the visitors do.

Wine touring in the New World Vineyards is wonderful, long sunny days most of which will be spent in beautiful vineyards enjoying lazy lunches washed down with a generous quantity of very drinkable, fine wine. It may sound like a long way to go to taste wine but in fact a wine tour is a great way to explore any of these countries.

In 2013 we have escorted wine lovers to South Africa and Chile! We are also visiting California in November 2013. See Upcoming New World Tours

NEW for 2014 South Africa 15-23 February and Chile, Argentina & Uruguay, 17 February – 2 March (see below).
If you’re interested joining us in South Africa, please call. The 2014 itinerary will include the upcoming Swartland region – though our previous tour on ‘View Other Ideas & Past Tours’ below can be used to register your interest. The range of our New World Programme has been cut back a bit due to the strength of the currencies in some regions, however we intend to return to Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Northwest as soon as conditions permit. Please do “Register Interest” on the these if you are looking for a wine tour to those countries.

Our wine holiday itineraries are planned to take in the wine regions of each country but also to allow time for sightseeing. For instance, you stay as private guests on a wine Hacienda in Chile, and in South Africa we take time off to relax in Capetown and visit the dramatic Cape Point.

The winemakers or owners will always try to take time out of their day to meet us. It’s is interesting for them to meet real wine travellers on real wine tours. As intelligent, fun people they love to share their stories and their passion for their subject with us. This is inspiring for us the participants and if you add to it the other special ingredients of great food, a stunning location and a sense of discovery led by the Wine Guide you should be able to understand why these holidays are often described “as an experience of a lifetime”. The wine visits are to big names whose wines you may be familiar with, and to smaller producers who may be unknown to you but who we think are the names of the future.

Travel options aim to offer maximum flexibility; you can either book your own flights or we’ll be happy to book them for you.

Accommodation ranges from private wine estates to luxury city centre hotels, from comfortable motels (where these are the best option) to small family run or bijou vineyard hotels.

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Other Ideas and Past Tours

Easter Island Extension for Vineyards of Chile

20 - 25 February 2013

We offer this wonderful trip to Easter Island as an extension to our Vineyards of Chile Tour. Located 3,700 kilometers (2,237 miles) from the American continent, surrounded by the world�…

Atacama Extension for Vineyards of Chile

19 - 24 February 2013

We highly recommend you visit the Atacama Desert as an extension to our Vineyards of Chile Tour. The first humans arrived in this area over 10,000 years ago; giving rise to what later be…

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 …

The Vineyards of Chile

11 - 19 February 2013

This wonderful wine tasting holiday in Chile is dedicated to the fine wine regions of this fascinating and beautiful country. Our 2013 Vineyards of Chile Tour was a great success, with an amazing quality of wines tasted (see “W…

USA's Pacific Northwest and the International Pinot Noir Festival

21 - 27 July 2010

Washington State and Oregon on the USA’s Pacific Northwest coast are producing world class wines in a dynamic and innovative environment. However as production is limited, and much of it is taken up by demand within the USA, t…

New Zealand Wine Tour

New Zealand including the Art Deco Festival in Napier New Zealand is a country blessed with spectacular natural scenery, open space, quality wines in a wide variety of styles and a high standard of accommodation. Meetin…

South Australia

Our wonderful Southern Australia tour takes in the Clare, Barossa, Adelaide Hills and McClaren Vale. We meet in Adelaide and start with two nights in the small rural town of Clare, which wine-wise is renowned for Riesling a…

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Client Comments

"We were treated royally by each of the wineries that we visited. The wineries of Franschhoek and Stellenbosch are beautiful places to visit....Our accommodations and coach travel on both trips were excellent. When we didn't have "included meals", the A&C leaders would give us the freedom to either explore on our own or go to places that they would identify.Bottom line: I wholeheartedly recommend them to you for your wine tasting travel."

— BK,South Africa 2010

"The hotel in Seattle was excellent, excellent breakfasts and a great bar! Lunch at Chateau Ste Michelle was good, what stunning grounds. The lunch (my final beef burger in Washington State) was fantastic with talks from local winery and vineyard owners, one of the highlights of the tour."

— GC, Pacific North West 2007

What did you enjoy most about the tour?"Interesting, great wines & the company"

— E&A S, California 2009

"Our wine knowledge has been greatly extended and our appreciation of NZ wines increased. This was our second Arblaster & Clarke wine tour and the enjoyment of both just could not be bettered. The purpose of this letter is to congratulate you on the professionalism of all Arblaster & Clarke team members, but in particular Cindy-Marie Harvey. She was the Tour Manager on both our wine tours and without doubt lifted our enjoyment level to the highest possible!"

— G&P H New Zealand 2010

I've just returned from Chile, Argentina and Uruguay and wanted to pass on my heartfelt thanks to the team for such an absolutely FANTASTIC tour. Very, very impressed, fantastically organized. One very very happy client, looking forward to another trip with A&C in the future!

— AA, Chile, Argentina & Uruguay Feb 2011

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