{"id":2509,"date":"2023-11-30T21:48:56","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T21:48:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/powertasting.com\/?p=2509"},"modified":"2023-11-30T22:57:28","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T22:57:28","slug":"wine-tasting-on-vacation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/powertasting.com\/?p=2509","title":{"rendered":"Wine Tasting on Vacation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With the Covid-19 pandemic fading away (but not gone) many of us are taking vacations again.\u00a0 There are some trips for the explicit purpose of wine tasting, in which days are spent visiting wineries, getting to know the different varietals produced and enjoying being around the vineyards.\u00a0 But sometimes vacationing is just to see friends and family and to take in the sights, in cities rather than in the country.<\/p>\n<p>If your travel plans are leading you to Antarctica or the Sahara, there\u2019s not much local wine to enjoy.\u00a0 But almost anywhere else in the world, in North America or overseas, there is wine made nearby wherever you go.\u00a0 You may not have the time to go to wineries, as we did not during our brief stay in Dubrovnik, but that doesn\u2019t mean you can\u2019t learn a lot about the wines they make wherever you are going.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some tips to add a wine tasting adventure to any vacation.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Do a little planning before you go.<\/strong> A simple Google search on \u201cBest wine bars in\u2026\u201d will give you a head start.\u00a0 So will a search on \u201cFavorite wines in\u2026\u201d\u00a0 In the latter case, you should refer to the region, not the specific destination to which you are headed.\u00a0 \u201cFavorite wines\u201d in France, for example, won\u2019t help.\u00a0 But if you\u2019re headed to Lyon, for example, a quick look at a map will tell you that Beaujolais and the Northern Rh\u00f4ne are close enough that you\u2019ll know what to look for on wine lists.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/powertasting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231019_122749.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2510 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/powertasting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231019_122749-300x139.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"423\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>A place to learn about Croatian wine.\u00a0 The Latin at the bottom of the sign means \u201cNot enough wine, not enough of anything\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Visit an enoteca.<\/strong> Which is just a wine shop that offers a degustation, which is a fancy word for a tasting.\u00a0 We found one in Dubrovnik, where the owner was pleased to introduce interested visitors to the history, geography and, of course, the taste of Croatian wines.\u00a0 Over the years, we\u2019ve done the same thing in Paris, Rome, Sydney, San Francisco and other places.\u00a0 There\u2019s bound to be a place to try wines anywhere you might go.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Take a food tour.<\/strong> This is also something we\u2019ve learned to love in our travels.\u00a0 A guide \u2013 hopefully, a knowledgeable guide \u2013 takes you around to places where they serve local food specialties and often the wines that pair well with them.\u00a0 We were once on such a tour and all that was offered was one small glass.\u00a0 On a\u00a0recent food tour in Rome, wine was served in carafes on the table, white and red,\u00a0for\u00a0everyone\u00a0to\u00a0help themselves.\u00a0 When we ordered another, our guide said that only the first glass was included.\u00a0 We assured her that we had bought ourselves some wine many times before and had no problem to do so again that day.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Take advantage of where you are.<\/strong> We don\u2019t suggest wine for breakfast, but a glass (maybe two) at lunch, aperitif, dinner and even for a nightcap isn\u2019t a bad idea.\u00a0 Hey, you\u2019re on vacation, so you\u2019ll probably want to indulge a bit anyway.\u00a0 We\u2019re just suggesting that focus on learning about the local wines.\u00a0 Never order the same wine twice, so that you get as broad an exposure to local wines as possible in a short time.\u00a0 If there are two of you, share tastes and double your learning.\u00a0 Of course, be careful about how much you drink if you\u2019re going to get behind the wheel of a car.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the Covid-19 pandemic fading away (but not gone) many of us are taking vacations again.\u00a0 There are some trips for the explicit purpose of wine tasting, in which days are spent visiting wineries, getting to know the different varietals produced and enjoying being around the vineyards.\u00a0 But sometimes vacationing is just to see friends &hellip; 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