I love food. I love travel. I love travel that revolves around food.
Oh, and I love the holidays.
Looking for the ultimate holiday gift for the food and wine lover who has everything? Food & Wine Trails, a 29-year-old culinary travel company based in Sonoma County, is offering 12 unique food- and wine-focused vacations as gift-giving ideas. Each of the "Twelve Trips of Christmas" include culinary activities or extra amenities such as a free wine tour, cash to spend on culinary shore tours, a private car and driver shore excursion, or even a free hotel night. Food & Wine Trails "Twelve Trips of Christmas" list features both cruise and land tours all over the world.
Here they are…
#1 Trip 12-Night New Zealand wine cruise hosted by three top Oregon wineries with airfare, complimentary gratuities, and a $100 shipboard credit.
#2 Trip 7-Night cruise on Portugal's Douro River with a $400 shipboard credit.
#3 Trip 9-Night "Flavors of Italy" land tour with first-class hotel accommodations.
#4 Trip 14-Night Trans-Atlantic "Golf, Wine & Food" theme cruise from London to Boston with $500 shore excursion credit.
#5 Trip 10-Night F&WT's President's cruise with winery host Rochioli Vineyards with up to $440 in free benefits.
#6 Trip 5-Night biking tour through Northern California wine country on custom titanium bikes.
#7 Trip 8-Night Southern Spain cruise with daily wine tastings and two free wine tours.
#8 Trip 6-Night land tour discovering the delicacies of the Spanish region of Andalusia that includes wine with meals and a hands-on cooking class.
#9 Trip 7-Night Bordeaux wine cruise hosted by a Napa Valley's Conn Valley Vineyards with up to $308 in free benefits.
#10 Trip Travel package to 2014 Hawaii Food & Wine Festival with free hotel nights.
#11 Trip 11-Night South African Winelands tour with special visits to former homes of Desmond Tutu and Nelson Mandela.
#12 Trip 10-Night "Pearls of China" wine-themed cruise with free private car and driver shore tour.
For more info on Food & Wine Trails, visit their website.
Happy travelling!
Bon Voyage,
Jenn
Jenn Cox is a Montreal-based freelance journalist. Visit her website or email her at info@wordaddict.ca.
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