It’s been a busy month for DuVine Adventures in Europe…here’s a brief glimpse at some of the highlights:

A little instruction in the vineyard

Bike Tour in Bordeaux: Defeating the weather is easy when you have a glass of Château Figeac 2000 in your hand. We’ve been visiting the lovely Bordeaux Chateaux, hosted by their charming owners as we discover all the nuances of the Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon blends and Sauvignon Blanc crispness from the Entre Deux Mers region. Fortunately, everyone graduated from Wine School and will now bring their new found knowledge to the Medoc when we visit Chateaux Beychevelle and Chateau Palmer. View photo album

Cartwheels in front of the Temple of San Biaggio

Bike Tour in Tuscany: Guide David checks in to say what a glorious sunny week they are having in Tuscany. Today guests visited The Temple of San Biaggio, which always invokes a sense of awe and joy, but Amy and Katie took it to a new level with their cartweels. We also visited with guest favorite Umberto who loves to share the secrets of life, food and wine. Speaking of wine we also sampled some of Vittorio Innocenti’s vin santo and the cart wheeling Amy and Katie considered joining a street side soccer game, it goes without saying this is a lively group! View photo album

Group shot along Sky Road

Bike Tour in Ireland: Irish Guide Padraic checked in to say that our recent bike tour to Connemara Ireland was filled with a fantastic group of guests. One morning they biked up Creggs Mountain (980 feet!) in Connemara before breakfast and were rewarded with spectacular views and saw a deer swimming from an island on a lake to the mainland! The early bird catches the worm! They also spent time biking along the Bog Road and the High Sky Road where they posed for a classic group photo and along the way they enjoyed a few pints of Guinness, a taste of apple cider and a bit of whiskey, but not all in the same day of course! View photo album

Climbing hills with a little help...

Bike Tour in Provence: Three days of riding are complete here in Provence, though maybe I should say 3.5, as yesterday morning 2 of our guests requested some additional miles so I took them on a 25-mile extra ride to Tavel before breakfast. (As you can see…I also managed to catch someone getting a helpful push up the big hills!) It’s been warm, but with the heat comes sunflower season and we rode past a few great fields of them yesterday on the way to Uzes. We topped off the evening with a wine-tasting/petanque game – the Tavel rose and Chateauneuf du Pape we drank were enjoyed by all. Of course, dinner with Mario at L’amphitryon was a big hit featuring slow-cooked pork lacquered with liquorice sauce and a goat-cheese lasagna. Everyone is now relaxing in DuVine style at Hameau de Baux. View photo album

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