My wife Kate and I enjoy escorting small groups for memorable, fun private tours of France, Italy, and California. Travel in comfort and enjoy private visits and tastings with top winemakers in their vineyards and cellars. Enjoy both casual and gastronomic meals with delicious wines. Discover the local markets, food purveyors and cultural sites. And enjoy time to stroll, explore and shop. We take care of all the details to create unique, memorable wine and food experiences at reasonable prices.

We sold out the next tour in May 2020 to BURGUNDY.
But reservations are available for trips in MAY, 2021 to NORTHERN PROVENCE in southern France and in SEPTEMBER, 2021 to PARMA, MODENA and ALBA in northern, Italy. Check out the exciting, tentative itineraries below. Please contact Dave if you are interested. Cheers!
NORTHERN PROVENCE, FRANCE from Sunday, May 16th through the Saturday, May 22nd, 2021:

Tour to Northern Provence in May, 2021 Summary:

• Arrival at Paris-Charles De Gaulle on Sunday, May 16th, 2021. Travel in high speed TGV to Avignon.
• Comfortable chauffeured coach for transportation.
• Six nights of hotel accommodations with full breakfast each morning.
• Seven visits to leading domaines with wine tastings and vineyard tours.
• Four lunches with wines including one lunch in the vineyard.
• Five dinners with wines including Chez Serge in Carpentras, La Bergerie du Ventoux in Mormoiron, La Petite Maison de Cucuron and a farewell dinner at Vantre in Paris.
• Guided tour of two Provencal gardens.
• Tour of the La Maison de la Truffe et du Vin in Ménerbes, one of Provence’s most dramatically beautiful hilltop villages
• Visit to Provence olive oil producer and distillery.
• Transport to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport on departure day.
  PRICE: TBD per person based on double occupancy (excludes airfare and extras.)

and to
PARMA, MODENA and ALBA, ITALY from September 26th through October 2nd 2021:

Tour to Parma, Modena and Alba in September 2021 Summary:

• Comfortable chauffeured coach for transportation beginning at Milano Airport..
• Six nights of hotel accommodations with full breakfast each morning.
• Visits to leading domaines with wine tastings including Barolo and Barberesco.
• Four lunches with wines including at Franceschetta 58, chef Massimo Bottura’s casual brasserie and wine bar.
• Four dinners with wines including farewell dinner in Milan.
• Meeting and wine tasting with Sommelier and Italian food expert Paolo Tegoni, a sommelier and instructor at the University of Parma.
• Visits to visit producers of Prosciutto di Parma ham, Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, balsamico vinegar.
• Transport to Milan Airport on departure day.
  PRICE: $TBD per person based on double occupancy (excludes airfare and extras.)

Please send me an email at dave@daveswinecellar.com for a detailed itinerary and reservations
or call 412-897-7497.

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>>Highlights of a Fabulous Wine and Gastronomic Adventure….to the Rhone Valley and Paris in May, 2017!
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The majestic Rhône River flows through France’s most alluring and dramatic vineyards. And May, 2017 offered a perfect time to visit with the vineyards with greening vines and fine weather. Below our Rhône Tour Group enjoyed a moment in the vineyards high above the river on a sunny afternoon.

After traveling from Paris on the high speed T.G.V. train, we stayed the heart of historic Vienne in the northern Rhône. Over the weekend our guide Veronique helped us explore Vienne’s historic Saturday market and incredible Roman sites including the amphitheater. We visited several casual wine bars and had a fabulous dinner with at the two Michelin start Restaurant La Pyramide. Then we traveled to Côte Rôtie, Condrieu, Crozes-Hermitage, Cornas, Lirac, Châteauneuf-du-Pape and Gigondas enjoying unique, private winery visits and tastings with top Rhône winemakers including Bernard Bergaud, Stephane Rousset, Matthieu Barret, and Delphine and Roselind Faraud at Domaine Cayron. The scenic vineyards were incredible!

 

 

 

 

We enjoyed traditional breakfasts each morning at our hotels and enjoyed a mix of traditional and gastronomic lunches and dinners, all with terrific wines. After visiting the spectacular Pont du Gard, we completed Friday in Paris with a a casual, delicious dinner at the acclaimed Chez Paul. It made for a memorable shared experience and lots of fun!

 

>>Highlights of a Fabulous Wine and Gastronomic Adventure….to the Burgundy and Paris in late April, 2017!
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We shared terrific wines and delicious meals including at Le Clos in Chablis, Ma Cuisine, La Dilettante and La Ciboulette in Beaune, Le Terroir in Santenay, Au Petite Bonheur in Curtil-Vergy and Chez Guy in Gevrey-Chambertin. We toured the Hospices de Beaune  with the grand hall of the Hôtel-Dieu de Beaune, and we also visited Moutards Fallot, the last family owned traditional mustard maker in Burgundy. Wine domaines visited included Arnoux- Lachaux, Méo-Camuzet, Philippe Gavinet, Y. Clerget in Pommard, Domaine Dujac, Bruno Clair, Guy Amiot, Comte Senard, Domaine Servelle-Amiot, Betrand

Machard de Gramont, Domaine Rougeot, Domaine Alain Gras, Samuel Billaud and Domaine David Renaud. We ended in Paris for a day and half and our last night enjoyed a memorable and delicious dinner at Les Temps des Cerises, a classic Parisian bistros in the Marais District near Place de Bastille.

We had a lot fun and cannot wait to do it again!

 

Highlights from our visit to Alsace, France and Paris on May 2016….