In this report, Mary Gostelow takes us on a tour of HER choice of high-end wine tourism destinations.
Category: High-End Wine Tourism

WINE TOURISM – DEVELOPING A HOLISTIC APPROACH
UNWTO plots course for development of this fast- growing sector The recent 3rd edition of the UNWTO Global Conference on Wine Tourism focused on rural development, stressing the contribution of …

RELAIS & CHÂTEAUX RAMPS UP WINE TOURISM
UK-born Anthony Torkington, the new General Manager of Relais & Châteaux, says he wants to put more emphasis on showcasing properties within the network that produce wine. Little wonder as …

WINE TOURISM | IN VINO VERITAS
One of Europe’s first Virtuoso travel advisors, Guido Graf – Travel Designer – DeluxeTargets – Switzerland – reports for us in this issue on the current state of play when …

THE ORANGE REGION OF AUSTRALIA: THE NEW JEWEL IN THE CROWN OF THE NATION’S WINE INDUSTRY
Central Western New South Wales has not until been on the global wine lover’s bucket list, but that’s quickly changing. Nearby Bathurst is Australia’s oldest inland city, dating from the …
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PHILIP SHAW – A WINEMAKER OF INTERNATIONAL RENOWN
One of the stalwarts of the Orange wine trade is Philip Shaw, a winemaker with over five decades’ experience, formerly of Rosemount wines fame.
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A PRIVILEGED MOMENT
Château Pape Clément: the embodiment of fine French wine, history, culture and gastronomy

SMITH HAUT LAFITTE OPENS LAND ART WITH “FOREST OF THE FIVE SENSES”
Just days after the whirlwind of the Vinexpo trade show in Bordeaux, the world-renowned Smith Haut Lafitte château near Bordeaux is opening a “forest of the senses” as a way …
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HOW TO ORGANISE TRAVEL THAT DOESN’T LEAVE A BITTER AFTERTASTE!
In this feature, Evelyne Gaudin unveils the secrets to successful planning in the field of wine & gastronomy tourism.
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Bordeaux: Between Vineyards and Ocean
Bordeaux, capital of southwestern France, is distinguished by its exceptional eighteenth century architecture, earning it, 200 years ago already, the nickname of “little Paris” and, more recently, its inclusion on …