Wine & cider Taste Trails
Vineyard walks, harvest days and cider barns, hosted by the growers and makers themselves.
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Douro Harvest Day
Pick grapes with the crew at a family quinta, then take a rabelo boat from Pinhão.
Full day · from Porto · Harvest mid-September to early October; vineyard days April to November
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Pintxos & Txakoli: Basque Coast
Walk the Camino del Norte cliffs to Getaria, taste txakoli above the sea and eat turbot off the grill.
Full day · from San Sebastián · April to October
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Truffle Hunt & Chianti Lunch
Hunt with a truffle family and their dogs, then a long lunch on a Chianti farm.
Full day · from Florence · October to December (white truffle season)
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The Albariño Camino
Walk the Camino Portugués into Albariño country, cross the estuary by boat past the mussel rafts, and finish in Santiago.
9 days, 8 nights · Tui to Santiago de Compostela · April to June, September to October
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Armagh Orchard County
Walk the Bramley orchards, press apples and taste Armagh cider.
Full day · from Dublin · May (blossom), September to October (harvest)
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Porto Wine & Dine
Bolhão market tastings, then a port lodge cellar.
3.5 hours · from Porto · Year-round
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Vinho Verde Day
Walk granite-terraced Alvarinho vines, then lunch at a solar (manor house).
Full day · from Porto · May to October; harvest days early September
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Arrábida Cheese & Moscatel
An Azeitão cheese dairy, a Moscatel de Setúbal cellar and a coastal lunch.
Full day · from Lisbon · Year-round
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Lisbon Wine & Dine
A petiscos crawl through Alfama that ends with fado.
3.5 hours · from Lisbon · Year-round
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Rías Baixas Mussels & Albariño
Boat out to the mussel rafts, then an Albariño tasting in Cambados.
Full day · from Santiago de Compostela · May to October
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Santiago Food & Wine
Shop the Abastos market, then cook what you bought.
3 hours · from Santiago de Compostela · Year-round
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A Taste of Tuscany Walk
Walk the Via Francigena into San Gimignano, then a vineyard tasting.
Full day · from Florence · April to October
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Harvest & Grape Stomp, Provence
Pick grapes, stomp them barefoot, then lunch on an organic farm.
Half day · from Avignon · September to early October
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Route des Grands Crus by Bike
Cycle between Grand Cru villages, then a cellar tasting in Meursault.
Full day · from Beaune · April to October
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Normandy Cider Route
Pays d'Auge orchards, cider and Calvados cellars, and a Camembert farm.
Full day · from Caen · September to November (harvest), May (blossom)
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Herefordshire Cider Day
Perry pear orchards and a cider-maker's barn tasting.
Full day · from Hereford · September to October
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Surf & Turf Portugal
Surf lessons in the morning, vineyard evenings and a farm stay.
2 nights, 3 days · Porto · May to October
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Douro Valley Harvest Walk
Walk between quintas, join the harvest and stay among the terraces.
8 days, 7 nights · Porto and the Douro quintas · September to October (harvest), April to June
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Route des Grands Crus
E-bikes along the vineyard lanes, a grower's cellar each afternoon and a Hautes-Côtes blackcurrant farm.
7 days, 6 nights · Dijon to Santenay · May to October
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Stars, Sun & Shellfish: Costa Brava
Stargazing at Albanyà, Empordà wine, Llançà shellfish and the Cap de Creus path into Cadaqués.
7 days, 6 nights · Girona to Barcelona · May to June, September to October
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A Taste of Tuscany: Via Francigena
White truffle in San Miniato, Vernaccia in San Gimignano, Chianti farm stays and a pici class in Siena.
7 days, 6 nights · San Miniato to Siena · April to June, September to November
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