Rebecca Gouttenoire
Port in Portugal - a short trip report
In these days when travel is restricted, I've looked back at past trips with profound fondness. So, for my own nostalgia and for your...
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Rebecca Gouttenoire
Nov 26, 20205 min read
A great Slovenian wine tour
In April 2019 I was so lucky to join Shannon, a fellow tour operator, on a weeklong wine adventure in Slovenia. It was so enjoyable to go...
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Rebecca Gouttenoire
Jun 27, 20202 min read
Carnivore or vegan wine?!
You would assume that because wine is made from grapes, it would by definition be a vegetarian or even a vegan beverage, right? We've all...
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Rebecca Gouttenoire
Jun 18, 20201 min read
EXTRA VIRGIN - the Olive Oil Webinar
Do you know how to distinguish good olive oil from the bad stuff? Do you know how great olive oil should taste? Do you know how it's made...
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Rebecca Gouttenoire
May 16, 20201 min read
Sip-along - join us on Saturdays to discover a new wine region or winery - Guaranteed fun and free
This year is nothing like any of us imagined. Getting into the 20'ies was supposed to be the most liberating ever, and then we found out...
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Rebecca Gouttenoire
May 8, 20201 min read
Sicily - around the island in 7 days
Sicily is an incredibly fascinating Mediterranean island dropped like a ball right in front of the boot of Italy. It's separated by the...
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Rebecca Gouttenoire
Feb 16, 20201 min read
Grape revolution in Bordeaux?
But due to global warming and limits in organic agriculture to control vine pests,
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Rebecca Gouttenoire
Jan 2, 20202 min read
Free the Grapes!
This year we decided to head over to France (from Florence, Italy) for the holidays. As some of you may know, Pierre is French from the...
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Rebecca Gouttenoire
Nov 8, 20191 min read
Extra Virgin
Tuscany is a fantastic place for growing olives for the production of high quality olive oil. The harvest of the local olive varietals...
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Rebecca Gouttenoire
Nov 8, 20193 min read
All About Pecorino - Italian Sheep Cheese
We really love the delicious cheeses made from sheep’s milk here in Italy. Cheeses made from sheep’s milk are called pecorino, coming...
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Rebecca Gouttenoire
Nov 8, 20192 min read
Coffee Killer!
Tuscan people are definitely wine drinkers. As in the rest of Italy, wine is part of the meal that is made of multiple courses (called...
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Rebecca Gouttenoire
Nov 8, 20192 min read
The 14 Most Important Italian Wine Words
The 14 most important Italian wine words by Grape Tours in Tuscany
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Rebecca Gouttenoire
Nov 8, 20191 min read
Grape Tours in Bordeaux
October is a fantastic month to visit Bordeaux. We hit the region on the last days of harvest, fermentation in the air every place we...
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Rebecca Gouttenoire
Nov 8, 20192 min read
3 Italian wine legends
Italian wine can seem pretty complex - so many wine regions and even more grapes - but in the midst of this Italian chaos there are some...
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Rebecca Gouttenoire
Nov 8, 20192 min read
Wines' dirty little secret?
Have you ever wondered about flavors and smell descriptors in wine? We will definitely get back to this interesting subject in future...
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Rebecca Gouttenoire
Nov 8, 20193 min read
Best ways of getting your bottles back home safely
Bringing home the delicious vino that you taste on your journey is often the most fastidious issue that we wine-loving travellers have to...
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Rebecca Gouttenoire
Nov 8, 20191 min read
Day Tours to Provence - the pink wine experience
Often people will take a preference to either white or red wine. But then there's pink wine, too. "Rosé all day" just goes to say how...
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