What is Crémant: Crémant is a sparkling wine made in the traditional “méthode Champenoise” (the method used to make Champagne) in other parts of France. Champagne, being a legally protected word, is not allowed to be used for any sparkling […]
Usually you’d pay over £1500 to stay at the top 5* Chateau in the Champagne region (check out our Exclusive Reims break!), but we’re offering a unique one-off package to experience the highest level of luxury, for just £975 per […]
With Father’s Day rapidly approaching, we have solved your gift dilemmas, by putting together a guide for the perfect drinking destinations for Dads! Our number one recommended region this June is Bordeaux! Our unique Bordeaux and Golf break combines two top […]
Grape Escapes is a tour operator based in Ware, Hertfordshire specialising in tours to the premium wine regions of France, Spain, Italy and Portugal. We are looking for an additional Specialist Sales and Marketing Executive to join our team. This […]
Hello! Gosh it’s the end of February already, and we’re blown away (no pun intended, Doris!) by the sheer volume of enquiries we have had this month… It continues to be a delight to arrange your wine tours, and we […]
A few weeks ago, my colleague and I decided to go on a road trip… to Champagne! We spent five days there, and we had a fabulous time… saying hi to everyone, and of course making sure that the Champagne […]
Hello! Well what a busy start to 2017 it’s been – and we wouldn’t have it any other way! We are so enjoying arranging your trips for this year… we’ve been planning multi-region ten night wine extravaganzas, last minute weekends […]
A few weeks ago, I took a quick two hours flight from London Stansted to Treviso Airport to discover the Veneto region, the “Prosecco area” of Italy. Before I even landed I could already see the beautiful sun shining over […]
After a leisurely departure by Eurostar from London and an onward TGV from Paris, we arrived into Lyon by mid-afternoon giving plenty of time to explore the historic quarters of Lyon. For our first dinner, it was obligatory to sample […]
Top Wine Tours for 2017 with Grape Escapes We are well and truly over January now, and ready to start looking ahead to the summer and planning our 2017 wine holidays! We’ve rounded up the best selection of newly released 2017 […]
