Wine - Camps

Bordeaux Wine Country, Lourdes and Provence

Your culinary adventure begins in Paris, the “City of Light.” Here you’ll enjoy a welcome dinner with wine and guided sightseeing. Next, travel via high-speed TGV train to the famous Bordeaux wine region. Enjoy lunch and a wine tasting in St. Emilion, and a visit to the Bordeaux Wine School. Next, head south to Biarritz for a decadent tasting and visit at the Museum of Chocolate. Spend two nights in Lourdes of pilgrimage fame, stop for lunch and a pâté tasting in the medieval walled city of Carcassonne, and dinner at a local restaurant in Nî mes. An included excursion takes you to Pont du Gard, to Tavel for a tasting of its celebrated rosé wines, and to Avignon. Stops in Aix-en-Provence and Cannes before arriving in Monte Carlo in the Principality of Monaco for two overnights. Transfer to Nice for the conclusion of your delicious vacation.

$3029.00 plus airfare

September 4 and 18, 2009

Flavors of Italy
10 days from Rome to Venice

Discover Italia at its delicious best on this vacation to Italy! Begin in Rome with guided sightseeing, a Roman dinner party, and a hands-on Italian cooking lesson. Next, travel through the beautiful Apennines to Tuscany, with a stop in Pienza to sample its famed pecorino cheese, and in the Montalcino wine area for a winery tour, lunch, and to learn about the process involved with producing Brunello di Montalcino. See the sights in renaissance Florence and pause for an evening of dinner and regional wines at a local Tuscan restaurant. An excursion to Verrazzano Castle includes wine tasting and the chance to learn about the creation of the acclaimed Chianti Classico. On to Modena for a special balsamic vinegar tasting and enjoy an introduction to one of Italy’s best-known cheeses when you visit a parmesan factory. Conclude your vacation in breathtaking Venice with guided sightseeing of the highlights and a farewell dinner.

$3699.00 per person plus airfare

Gorge Wine Camp
Experience the Gorge thru Wine and Food

Getaway! 3 nite 3 day adventure, experience the Vineyards, Barrel Room, Tastings and excellent Meals. Local wines from the Hood River Valley and greater Columbia River Gorge area. Includes 3 nites accomodations, 3 breakfast, 2 Dinners, 12 Wine tastings, all transportation and tour guide

650.00 per person

Culinary New England
8 days Boston-Boston

Your culinary exploration begins in “Bean Town” with a guided sightseeing tour highlighting Boston’s historic sights and dinner at the country’s oldest restaurant—open to diners since 1826. An excursion to Gloucester features a dramatic harbor cruise and an authentic eat-in-the-rough lobster bake. In Boston’s North End, learn the history of Boston ’s Italian neighborhood and taste authentic local food. Travel to Rhode Island, enjoy dinner at a local restaurant in Newport, and stop at the Smith-Appleby House for a traditional Rhode Island May Breakfast featuring johnnycakes. Back in Massachusetts, visit the Norman Rockwell Studio & Museum in Stockbridge, then it’s into the heart of the Berkshires. Here you take in remarkable scenery at the Apple Barn & Country Bake Shop and pay a visit to the Shelburne Heritage Park, an outdoor museum depicting early New England life. Visit the New England Culinary Institute to see a cooking demonstration and relish in New England’s best cuisine. Enjoy a tour and tasting at Morse Farm Maple Sugarworks, Vermont’s oldest sugar house. Via Montpelier, travel to Cabot for a factory tour and tasting at Cabot Creamery, and take a gondola ride up beautiful Wildcat Mountain. Next up: a farewell dinner and an overnight in Kennebunkport. A picturesque coastal drive takes you back to Boston for the conclusion of your Culinary New England vacation.

Wine Cruise
Prague to Budapest

This special departure of our popular itinerary is a must for wine lovers! The Danube River down to Budapest is one of the most scenic in Europe and winds its way through one of Austria’s most important wine-growing regions. While still offering you all the important sights and highlights we have outlined in this vacation, we have also added a number of wine-related features, giving you the opportunity to learn more and become better acquainted with some of Europe’s best wines. Some are popular all over the world, some you may never have heard of. From Prague to Budapest, you’ll be accompanied by a distinguished wine authority who will enhance your vacation, introducing you to the wines of Europe and, specifically, to the wines of the region. Lectures will provide insight into local wine production and the correct art of wine tasting—how do you recognize the difference between a good and a great wine? Try a variety of Riesling wines in Germany, sail through the beautiful Wachau Valley in Austria where vineyards cling to the slopes, and pay a visit a local wine cellar. Our expert will introduce you to the basic rules of food and wine pairing, before you sit down to a special dinner for which the wines have been chosen with care to complement the dishes. Afterward, there’s time for a lively discussion. From Riesling in Germany and Grüner Veltliner in Austria to Tokai in Hungary, each port of call will bring memorable sights with wines that will awaken your senses.

Chilean Wine Tour
Experience Chilean Wines and Culture

Daily departues
DAY 1: Santiago de Chile.
Welcome to the international airport in Santiago. Transfer to the nice and charming hotel Torremayor in Santiago center. After a break we will enjoy our welcome drink in the hotel before we will head of to the typical Mercado Central to enjoy chilean cuisine and Chilean wine. In the afternoon a City tour with overlook point Cerro San Cristobal.

DAY 2: Maipo Valley
Our first destination is the Maipo Valley for tours and tasting today to the most important wineries with and exclusive lunch in one of the most important chilean estates. (Note: In all wineries the wine maker or export manager or owner will be part of our visit; all visits include professional wine tasting). Dinner tonight on your own, with our suggestions. (Overnight Hotel Torremayor)

Day 3: Colchagua Valley
We head south today, starting with a tasting of the exceptional wines at Viña Casa Silva. After our check-in in the new and modern four star hotel in Santa Cruz, which is situated in the heart of the Colchagua Valley. We'll end the day in Viña Casa Lapostolle, one of the most famous estates in Chile. Dinner tonight is in the exclusive restaurant at the hotel.

Day 4: Colchagua Valley
During this day we will visit three well selected wineries in the Colchagua area with an exclusive lunch at a winery. In the afternoon visit the historical museum of Santa Cruz (next to the hotel). Dinner tonight on your own, with our suggestions. (Overnight Hotel in Santa Cruz)

Day 5: Casablanca Valley
Early start to move via Viña del Mar on the pacific ocean. On our way we will have an "exotic chocolate tasting in harmony with wine". The afternoon is at leisure and our nice hotel Montecarlo is situated on the ocean and close to the beach. Dinner tonight is at a nearby restaurant on the ocean front.

Day 6: Valparaiso - Quilpue
Morning visit to Valparaiso including museum of Pablo Neruda (nobel prize winner 1972), trip by cable car; exclusive lunch with view to the ocean and port; in the afternoon visit to a typical chilean winery producing wines in old fashioned method. (Overnight Hotel Montecarlo)

Day 7: Casablanca Valley
After breakfast move on via Casablanca Valley and visit Viña Veramonte where we will have our final tasting of the tour. We'll celebrate that last night in a nearby restaurant with an fine dinner. (Overnight Hotel Torremayor in Santiago)

Day 8: Santiago - Transfer Airport

After breakfast today, Transfer to the international airport.

SERVICES FROM MONTAÑAMAR TOURS

- 7 nights in good quality 4 star hotels with breakfast included
- All Transfers in a modern and luxury bus with air-conditioning and chauffeur
- Welcome drink in Santiago
- The services of a sommelier (wine experts) throughout the tour
- 2 exclusive meals in wineries with fine wines
- 5 lunches/dinners in well selected restaurants (wines not included)
- City Tour of Valparaiso with a trip by cable car
- Museum Pablo Neruda
- City Tour of Santiago with overlook point "Cerro San Cristobal"
- Museum in Santa Cruz
- An Introduction to Wine Tasting taught at the level of the group
- Entrance fees and professional wine tasting in all wineries
- Price per person, double occupancy : Ask for current prices and travel dates
- Single Supplement : Ask for current prices and travel dates

Limit of 8 guests

Imperial Delights, Munich Salzburg and Vienna
8 days from Munich to Munich

Indulge yourself on this scrumptious vacation. Begin in Munich with guided sightseeing and a special dinner at a local beer garden. Next up: the Bavarian Alps and King Ludwig’s magnificent Neuschwanstein Castle, then Innsbruck in the Tyrolean Mountains, Sound of Music Salzburg, and a stop at the Dallman Confectionery Shop to help prepare the perfect apple strudel. In Vienna, see the sights and ride the giant Ferris wheel while savoring coffee and Sachertorte. Continue to Krems for a scenic Danube cruise and a stop in Melk before returning to Munich for the conclusion of your exciting vacation.

$1999.00 plus airfare