Nicola Downs

Nicola

Escaping since February 2019

Favourite wine : Rioja is my favourite red wine, although the white Rioja’s aren’t bad either 😊

Favourite Grape Escapes destination : Porto and the Douro Valley. The two complement each other so well, you get to experience a city and then finish up in the middle of nowhere – bliss! Although the windy roads to get to the Douro can be a little unsettling!

Strangest food ever eaten : Kumache in Venezuela which is a hot sauce containing red ants and termites!

The Sparkling To Suit You – And Where To Find It On A Grape Escape!

The wind has an icy chill, and the shelves are overloaded with gingerbread and bake at home camembert which can only mean one thing… we are nearing the festive season! The festive season for me means eating an extortionate amount of food and imbibing in a few rather nice tipples - and […]

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Some of my favourite travel experiences this year have been in Eastern Sicily – exploring the Etna wine region, wandering historic towns in the south, and tasting unforgettable wines straight from the source. It has completely stolen my heart! It […]

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If you were making a list of the world’s greatest wineries, and another of the finest wineries in Burgundy, you’d find a lot of overlap. This quaint corner of eastern France is synonymous with sublime wine, and rightfully so. The […]