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We’re hiring! Join the Grape Escapes team

Luxury Travel Consultants This is an exciting opportunity for passionate, customer-centric, highly motivated individuals to join our small and friendly team. You will be planning, perfecting, selling and delivering bespoke wine holidays for your clients, being their main point of […]

Green means… Croatia! ✈🌴🍷

We are absolutely thrilled that Croatia has been added to the UK’s green travel list, and that holidays to this fabulous destination will now be possible without restrictions. The beautiful coastlines, crystal clear water and picturesque islands have made Croatia […]

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Discover the magical Lake Maggiore

Lake Maggiore stretches from the Ticino region in Switzerland to the north east of Piedmont and north west of Lombardy in Italy. Located on the southern side of the Alps, the Lake is surrounded by beautiful, preserved landscapes. Lake Maggiore […]

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Green is our new favourite colour… ✈

We hope you have been keeping well since we last wrote to you. First of all, we are so sorry for the recent radio silence. Given the UK government’s inability to provide any meaningful information and direction with regards to […]

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A little history of the oak barrel

Oak barrels have been at the heart of wine production for centuries. First used as a container to transport the wine, it has become a popular medium to ferment and age wine. Barrels have been used to transport wine and […]

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An Introduction to Organic Wine

As we are becoming more and more aware of the damages and negative impact of global warming, we are increasingly looking into ways of reducing our carbon footprint. We are becoming more mindful of what we buy and what is […]

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Who really invented Champagne? The grape debate!

Typically produced in the Champagne region of France, to have its characteristic bubbles and effervescence, Champagne must undergo a second fermentation process. The answer of who made this initial discovery of Champagne needing a second fermentation has never been certain […]

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Chateau de Mazan – Perfectly Provence

Nestled in the heart of Provence, you will find a true Hidden Gem – Château de Mazan. The former residence of the Marquis de Sade, an 18th Century French aristocrat, politician and writer who was infamous for his outrageous, libertine lifestyle, […]