We think most people will agree that wine regions offer up among the best views available anywhere in the world. While that claim isn’t very controversial, distilling those regions down to what we consider to be the 10 best, likely will be. Let us start by saying that we wanted to ensure our recommendations were based on personal experience to be as authentic as possible. We recognize that despite our varied travels, there are still many we have yet to visit so this list will remain a work in progress. Case in point, we have AdVINEtures lined up this year that include 3 regions we’ll be visiting for the first time: Fruili Venezia Giulia (Italy), Istria (Croatia), and Chablis (France). Click here for our latest Daily Hive article with our picks for the top 10 most beautiful wine regions to visit worldwide.
As we edge closer to the most celebrated night of the year (which also happens to be #internationalchampagneday ), we thought it particularly appropriate to revisit our trip to the home of the drink of special occasions, and in our opinion, one of the finest wines around. Our recent trip to Champagne included a combination of well known Champagne Houses and along with some lesser known gems including Champagne Taittinger, Champagne Alfred Gratien, Champagne AR Lenoble, Champagne Bollinger, Olivier Horiot. Click the link below for the video & visit advinetures.ca for individual write ups and recommendations. Cheers!
Living on the west coast provides relatively easy access to such acclaimed places as the Napa Valley, but some of the best wine-tasting experiences can be had in those that are lesser known. Your reward for heading off the beaten track? Plenty of rural beauty, no big tour buses, uncrowded tasting rooms, and some really good wine at very fair prices. Our latest article for the Daily Hive takes a look at 5 relatively hidden wine region gems that we definitely recommend. Click here for details!
Every time we go on an AdVINEture, particularly to a region we’ve never been to before, we discover an unexpected gem that provides a memorable experience that we’ll forever associate with that trip. In the case of our recent trip to Portugal, it was Quinta do Soito in the region of Dão that left a lasting impression.
Last November we took our first international trip almost 2 years to the day of our last. We chose Portugal for two main reasons: its world-leading vaccination rate at the time combined with the fact that it was very near the top of our wine region bucket list. For years we had heard of the Douro Valley with its steep, terraced vineyards that are so unique the entire region is a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site. But until you see it in person, no photo seems able to grasp its staggering beauty.
The very first winery we visited was Quinta do Noval, situated in the very heart of the Douro Valley, with the most breathtaking winery view we’ve witnessed yet.
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