Wine Appreciation Short Break

Wine Appreciation Short Breaks with Warner Leisure Hotels. Around the world of wine in three days

There are now so many wonderful wines available from all around the world, that selecting the best for quality and value - as well as the perfect wine for each occasion - seems harder each year. No longer! This wine appreciation experience will improve and develop your knowledge of grape varieties as well as regional (and even vineyard) variations from country to country.

Over three four-hour sessions, you'll start at the beginning - the history of wine - and go through to how modern wines are created. Along the way, of course, there will be ample opportunities to sample a wide variety of wines under the expert guidance of a sommelier.

The first day concludes with tasting New World wines. Opening with some examples of light, crisp white wines, we'll take you on a vinery tour through smooth, velvety Chilean varieties to powerful, vibrant Australian reds. The journey will encompass Argentina, America, Chile, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand.

Day Two starts with a history of French wines, covering the 'Granddaddies' of grapes (Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Chardonnay) before launching into a tasting of Old World wines including mellow, buttery and silky Sauvignon Blancs and the intense yet subtle St. Emillion Merlot grape. This day's journey includes Italy, France, Germany, Spain and Portugal.

No appreciation course would be complete without a close examination of champagnes, which we cover on day three, as well as some sumptuous dessert wines, intriguing wine varieties (e.g. white Chateauneuf-Du-Pape and Rioja) and wines from lesser-known regions.It's the wine journey of a lifetime!

Wine appreciation short Breaks are available at Thoresby Hall.

Visit the Warner Leisure Hotels website for more information

Wine Appreciation Break with Warner Hotels

Warner Leisure Hotels short breaks are exclusively for adults. At each of their hotels you can expect great activities, fine dinning and superb entertainment with breakfast a three course dinner and accommodation all included in the price.

Wine Appreciation - Around the world of wine in three days

There are now so many wonderful wines available from all around the world, that selecting the best for quality and value - as well as the perfect wine for each occasion - seems harder each year. No longer! This wine appreciation experience will improve and develop your knowledge of grape varieties as well as regional (and even vineyard) variations from country to country.

Over three four-hour sessions, you'll start at the beginning - the history of wine - and go through to how modern wines are created. Along the way, of course, there will be ample opportunities to sample a wide variety of wines under the expert guidance of a sommelier.

The first day concludes with tasting New World wines. Opening with some examples of light, crisp white wines, we'll take you on a vinery tour through smooth, velvety Chilean varieties to powerful, vibrant Australian reds. The journey will encompass Argentina, America, Chile, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand.

Day Two starts with a history of French wines, covering the 'Granddaddies' of grapes (Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Chardonnay) before launching into a tasting of Old World wines including mellow, buttery and silky Sauvignon Blancs and the intense yet subtle St. Emillion Merlot grape. This day's journey includes Italy, France, Germany, Spain and Portugal.

No appreciation course would be complete without a close examination of champagnes, which we cover on day three, as well as some sumptuous dessert wines, intriguing wine varieties (e.g. white Chateauneuf-Du-Pape and Rioja) and wines from lesser-known regions.

It's the wine journey of a lifetime!

Thoresby Hall Wine Appreciation - 22 June 2009, 23 November 2009, 24 May 2010, 18 October 2010

Visit the Warner Leisure Hotels Website to find out more

French Wine Trail Holiday - Late Availability

Specialist tour providers, Page & Moy, have a limited number of places available on their French Wine Trail Holiday (From Alsace to Burgundy).

If you'd like to take in some of France's finest wine-producing regions you'll need to move fast. The departure date is 21st August and prices start at £904.

Telephone now on 0845 358 2639

From the Vosges mountains of Alsace to the undulating countryside of Burgundy you'll discover historic cities, mediaeval villages, imposing abbeys and hillside fortresses. Staying in Strasbourg, Besancon and Beaune, you sample some of the regions’ finest wines along the way.

Highlights

• Travel by train
• Includes a visit to Mulhouse Car Museum
• Experience three French wine regions
• Comprehensive programme of included and optional excursions

Included excursions

• Guided tours of Strasbourg & Beaune
• Alsace Wine Road
• Cite de l’Automobile (Mulhouse Car Museum)
• Arbois & wine tasting

Optional excursions

• Boat trips in Strasbourg & Besancon
• Colmar & Kaysersberg
• Sightseeing tour of Besancon, Dijon & Fontenay Abbey

Meal arrangements

• 5 nights bed and breakfast and 3 nights half board

Also included

• The services of an experienced Page & Moy Tour Manager
• Hotel porterage

To find out more abut this holiday
Telephone now on 0845 358 2639 quoting holiday ref: EEFRWAB

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