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Mark Hallett

Mark Hallett Grape Escapes
  • Escaping since 2004
  • Favourite wine: Champagne (of course) – ideally a blanc de blancs. A bottle (or even better a magnum) of Dom Ruinart would go down nicely!
  • Best travel experience: Sitting down to dinner with strangers and finishing many hours (and bottles) later with friends
  • Pet peeve: Les grèves! the French tradition of striking at the drop of a hat
  • Best dining experience: Enjoying the 6 course tasting menu paired with 6 Champagnes at Chateau Les Crayères
  • Random fact: One day each year I dam up the stream through our village and arrange delivery of 60 tons of sand to create a temporary beach for our annual wheelbarrow race and fair!

Tour de France: Wine Edition

If you ask us, the ultimate Tour de France is one which involves wine. As the 112th Tour de France winds its way through some of France’s most iconic wine regions, there’s never been a better time to be inspired. […]

What To Expect From A Wine Tour In Tuscany

Join Hannah, from the Grape Escapes team, on a wine weekend in Tuscany… I began along winding roads up and down the Tuscan hills on my way to the stunning Castello di Fonterutoli. Described as a ‘wine resort’, I wasn’t […]