IRVC: Wine Tours & Tastings

Tuscany

Lauren Cicione’s Tuscan Auteur:

“Lauren shares her erudite sense of style and taste with her clients by opening the doors to an intimate and personal look at the people and wines of one of the most acclaimed growing regions in the world.”

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Umbria

Mark and Giselle Stafford’s Gusto Wine Tours:

“A wine tour with Gusto will take you off the beaten track, introduce you to the people behind the wines and let you experience their famous Italian hospitality. You will enjoy a traditional Umbrian lunch and, of course, sample some of the best wines in the world. All this in a relaxed, informal atmosphere.”

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Venice and the Veneto

Nan McElroy’s The Venetian Vine:

“The Venetian Vine is a different sort of wine tasting: informative yet unpretentious, it’s designed to introduce you to the regions, native varieties, and terriors that combine to produce some of the most varied, delightful, and interesting wines in Italy. The focus is on distinctive wines from small producers, chosen specifically for their quality and diversity. In fact, you’ll experience a much wider variety of wines during this tasting than you ever would visiting even three different area producers in a one-day wine tour. And as you taste, you’ll learn how to choose the best Italian wines both as you travel, and once you’re back home…whether you know them or not.”

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Robbin Gheesling’s Vineyard Adventures: “Vineyard Adventures is a wine & culinary tour company with the philosophy that small production wineries and food producers are best celebrated and supported through travel and personal experiences.”