Cool, foggy, and quietly grand, the Russian River Valley is Sonoma’s Pinot and Chardonnay heartland — a rural, low-key region made for a relaxed self-guided day. KWWritten & edited by Ken Wytsma, Wine History ToursWillamette Valley wine-tour hosts The Russian River Valley, in Sonoma County north of San Francisco, is one of California’s premier cool-climate
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The most famous red-wine region on earth is best understood as two halves — and knowing which bank you’re on is the single most useful thing for planning a visit. KWWritten & edited by Ken Wytsma, Wine History ToursWillamette Valley wine-tour hosts Bordeaux, in southwest France, is the world’s most celebrated red-wine region — a
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Two grapes, a thousand tiny vineyards, and centuries of monks obsessing over which slope makes the best wine — Burgundy is the spiritual home of Pinot Noir, and worth every bit of the puzzle. KWWritten & edited by Ken Wytsma, Wine History ToursPinot Noir tour hosts, Oregon Burgundy, in eastern France, is holy ground for
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At the bottom of the world, ringed by mountains and glacial lakes, the planet’s southernmost vineyards make Pinot Noir of extraordinary intensity — in some of the most dramatic scenery in all of wine. KWWritten & edited by Ken Wytsma, Wine History ToursPinot Noir tour hosts, Oregon Central Otago, on New Zealand’s South Island, sits
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Cypress-lined roads, hilltop villages, and Sangiovese in every glass — the Chianti hills between Florence and Siena are the postcard image of Tuscany, and a joy to explore at your own pace. KWWritten & edited by Ken Wytsma, Wine History ToursWine & history tour hosts Chianti is the rolling heart of Tuscany, spread across the
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A ribbon of fairy-tale villages along the German border, Alsace is France’s great white-wine region — and the one place where the label actually tells you the grape. KWWritten & edited by Ken Wytsma, Wine History ToursWillamette Valley wine-tour hosts Alsace, in northeastern France against the German border, is like nowhere else in the country:
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One of the Pacific Northwest’s great red-wine regions has a quirk of geography: it sits in two states at once, and some of its finest Syrah is grown on the Oregon side. KWWritten & edited by Ken Wytsma, Wine History ToursOregon wine-tour hosts The Walla Walla Valley is a small but celebrated wine region in
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Compact, well-signposted, and packed with world-class Cabernet, Napa is one of the most rewarding regions to explore under your own steam — if you plan around its one quirk: appointments. KWWritten & edited by Ken Wytsma, Wine History ToursWillamette Valley wine-tour hosts Napa Valley, just north of San Francisco in California’s Napa County, is the
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Just twenty minutes from downtown Adelaide, the hills climb into a cool-climate world of crisp whites and elegant Pinot — a refreshing counterpoint to South Australia’s big, warm reds. KWWritten & edited by Ken Wytsma, Wine History ToursWillamette Valley wine-tour hosts The Adelaide Hills rise immediately east of the city of Adelaide in South Australia,
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A couple of hours north of Sydney lies the cradle of Australian wine — and the home of a white wine so distinctive it’s made almost nowhere else on earth. KWWritten & edited by Ken Wytsma, Wine History ToursWillamette Valley wine-tour hosts The Hunter Valley, in New South Wales about two hours north of Sydney,
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