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!

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 […]