Travels to exotic, historic and wine producing places around the globe with Wine Expert / Guitarist Joe Euro
Joe Euro has been hosting tours to France, Italy and beyond, (image to left is from a past barging trip. Here is a brief view a slide show of past trips.
2009 schedule
Argentina in Spring '09
Because of the slow economy, we will most likely move this trip to Fall '09 (unless at least 8 couples or 16 singles sign up with Earthobund in the next week or so) Our friends at Eathbound Expeditions, as well as a friend of mine who works for Rick Steves tour company have indicated that the travel biz is quite slow yet, and have recommended we take a bit more time to allow adventurous travellers to consider this fabulous small group journey, and get on board...hopefully when the economy and their portfolios recover a bit. Hopefully you are seriously considering joining us on this amazing journey!
Malbec, and Wonderful Winery visits, Tango, History and Architecture in Buenos
Aires and Mendoza. Plus some incredible edibles (some of the best beef in the
world they say). Here
is the Itinerary in PDF (requires adobe reader) and The
itinerary in Microsoft word
Dates are: November 8th to 18th, 2009
This should be a fabulous journey and a Good Value and Deluxe one too! (Our dollar is still relatively strong in Argentina!!)
Fall of 2008
I just returned from France where I led a small group, piloting the barge on the Canal du Nivernais and then rented a lovely 2 bedroom apartment in Paris for the remainder of our journey, and booking the musem and monument passes, as well as a 3 day open top bus and batobus river pass. We attended a wonderful Wine Festival in the town of Chablis, of course sampling many true Chablis wines from around 50 different producers. Nothing like a good Chablis for one of the world's great white wines. (It's why California tried to steal that name for many years, unfortuneatley only to cause confusion between the real McCoy stuff from the northern Burgundy region and the cheap blends California called "Chablis" for years...watering down the great name of this classic Chardonnay) Wine Not stop by and pick up a botlle or two from our wonderful selection of real French Chablis and see how crisp, bright, dry and wonderfully minerally/flinty a true French Chardonnay can be? (Of course we have lesser priced alternatives too from the "Macon" region of France).
Fall of 2007
Wines of the Adriatic. My 7th hosted journey to discover the sumptuous wines of the Adriatic Coast. From the vineyards of northern Italy to the sunny Dalmatian Islands of southern Croatia, we sampled mouth watering wines, delectable olive oils and explore colorful seaside villages. With our small group of fellow wine and food lovers we explored the culture, stunning landscapes and historic wine regions of Italy, Slovenia, Croatia & tiny Montenegro. Experienced the amazing scenery, grand capitals, towering castles, of wine regions that are just now, or at least in the not-too-distant future ...making it to our shores! Like all of our journeys, it' was not JUST about wines...there's always so much history everywhere one travels in Europe.
Spring of 2007 :
Spring France tour. Barging the Canals of Burgundy, Sipping Sancerre in the Loire, Magical Chateaux of the Loire and a bit of April in Paris" Great group of folks (20 including Susan and myself) incredible weather, warm and sunny every day!!! Like summer the whole time!!! Amazing sights, food and wine, Burgundy reds and whites, Sancerre, and a lovely stop in Chablis on the way...!) and as usual, a "no-brainer" trip, where all our details are taken care of, and we knew in advance what the trip cost in American dollars..(exept for a few meals..shopping, and our own airfare)
"A Sip Of Sicily and The Best of Southern Italy" October '06
Spring'06: April in Paris, Sipping our way through Champagne (region) on to Barging in Alsace-Lorraine, then "Sideways" to Beaune, the Historic Home of Burgundy and of course, Pinot Noir (made ever so much more popular by that silly movie.."Sideways")
"Bella Italia" (Beautiful Italy), Venice, Modena (for old Balsamic) Florence, Tuscany, Umbria, and Rome. October, '05
"April In Paris, Barging Burgundy, then on to Provence" (this time a river barge cruise on the Soane, and ending in Arles, with various side trips around Provence, Chateauneuf Du Pape, and the Pont du Garde) April, '05
"A Taste Of Tuscany" starting in Rome, travelling through gorgeous Umbria, Assissi, staying on the grounds of a 12th century castle in Tuscany, where we had a wine tasting - cooking class/ then a fabulous dinner. Next on through Modena for Balsamic, and ending at Lake Como, for a couple incredible days in Italy's lake country) October'04
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