Wine, Beer and Culinary Travel
Exceptional pairings, authentic flavors and unforgettable journeys.
Explore, Learn & Discover Your Taste
Choose the path that interests you most. Learn about wine, explore beer or discover how regional food traditions can shape an entire journey.
Your Wine Path
Begin with the guide, go directly to food pairings or use the quiz for several personalized wine-style suggestions.
Your Beer Path
Learn the major styles and their origins, discover food matches or use the quiz to find several beer styles worth trying.
Your Culinary Path
Follow regional food traditions, compare culinary travel styles or begin planning a journey around the tastes you would love to experience.
Explore at your own pace. These guides, quizzes and culinary pathways are designed to inspire curiosity and give us a helpful starting point for a more personal conversation.
Travel becomes even more memorable when you can taste the destination.
Food and drink have a remarkable way of bringing a journey to life. A market visit, a family recipe, a hands-on cooking class or a meal made from ingredients grown nearby can reveal as much about a place as its landmarks.
We help you choose the right balance. Some travelers want a departure built around wine. Others would rather follow brewing traditions and compare regional styles. Food-focused travelers may want to make pasta in Italy, shop with a chef in France, learn the spices of Morocco or explore the street-food traditions of Thailand and Vietnam.
Four Ways to Discover a Destination Through Flavor
The right choice depends on whether wine, beer or cuisine should lead the itinerary—or simply make an already wonderful trip even better.
Wine-Focused River Cruising
Sail directly through celebrated wine regions, then pair vineyard visits and expert-led tastings with the ease of unpacking once.
Best for immersive wine regionsBeer & Brewing Journeys
Discover historic breweries, hop-growing regions, beer halls and modern craft traditions with context that goes far beyond ordering a pint.
Best for culture with characterFood-Led Voyages by Sea
Combine beautiful ports with chef-led market visits, hands-on cooking, thoughtful wine programs and ships known for excellent dining.
Best for variety and easeCulinary Land Journeys
Stay closer to the farms, kitchens, pubs and producers that define a region, with private or guided travel built around your pace.
Best for deeper local accessWine, beer and culinary travel are not all designed the same way
These companies stand out for different reasons. We compare the actual departure, itinerary, inclusions and travel style before recommending one.
AmaWaterways
Select wine-focused departures add a wine host, tastings, pairings and destination experiences to itineraries that already sail through regions such as Bordeaux, Burgundy, the Rhône, Rhine, Moselle and Douro.
Avalon Waterways
A particularly good fit when you want a true themed departure. Select sailings feature certified sommeliers or beer experts, educational sessions, tastings and food pairings.
Uniworld
The Connoisseur Collection and wine-region itineraries blend polished, all-inclusive river cruising with French cuisine, regional wines and special culinary experiences.
Tauck
Thoughtful access and well-paced experiences can include food walks, celebrated vineyards, regional meals and hands-on moments such as a pastry class in Paris.
Oceania Cruises
Known for destination-focused dining, hands-on classes at The Culinary Center on select ships and chef-led Culinary Discovery Tours in port.
SeaDream Yacht Club
Select Wine Voyages pair intimate Mediterranean yachting with hosted tastings, a winemaker’s dinner and optional wine-focused adventures ashore.
CIE Tours
Guided Ireland and Scotland itineraries can feature brewery visits, craft-beer tastings, distilleries, pub culture and the stories that connect each taste to its place.
A themed departure is only worthwhile when the rest of the trip fits, too.
A wonderful tasting does not make up for the wrong pace, the wrong accommodations or too little time in the places you came to experience. We look at the complete journey—from how active each day feels to what is included and how much freedom you have.
Depth of the program
We distinguish between a truly food- or beverage-focused experience and an itinerary that simply passes through a famous region.
Included or optional
We clarify which tastings, classes, meals and excursions are included and what costs extra.
Your preferred pace
There should be enough time to taste, learn and enjoy—not merely move from one appointment to the next.
Everyone traveling
We consider dietary needs, non-drinkers and companions whose interests reach beyond food and beverages.
Eight regions where food tells the story
The best culinary experiences connect ingredients and recipes with the people, climate and traditions of a place. These are starting points—not a complete list of where flavor can lead.
Pasta, Markets & Regional Kitchens
Make pasta in Tuscany, taste olive oil and balsamic near their source, explore food markets and discover why the cooking changes from one region to the next.
Cheese, Pastry & Market Traditions
Compare the cooking of Provence, Normandy, Burgundy and Lyon through market walks, bakery visits, regional cheeses and hands-on culinary experiences.
Tapas, Seafood & Shared Plates
Follow pintxos counters, coastal seafood, rice dishes, petiscos, conservas and pastry traditions that invite conversation and lingering meals.
Mezze, Olive Oil & Coastal Tables
Learn how vegetables, herbs, seafood, cheese and olive oil come together in village tavernas, island kitchens and generous shared meals.
Seasonality, Craft & Care
Explore market culture, sushi, ramen, regional specialties and beautifully detailed meals that reflect technique, season and a strong sense of place.
Markets, Street Food & Bright Flavor
Discover herbs, noodles, broths, tropical produce and the balance of sweet, sour, salty and heat through market tours and cooking classes.
Moles, Maize & Regional Traditions
Go beyond familiar favorites through local markets, regional moles, handmade tortillas, coastal cooking and the stories behind foundational ingredients.
Spice Markets, Tagines & Shared Hospitality
Follow fragrant souks, learn the layers of a tagine, make bread or couscous and experience the generous rituals surrounding tea and the table.
We take the time to understand what is important to you, then match the experience that feels personal
You may already know the wine region you want to visit. You may be searching for a river cruise with a beer expert, a land journey through Ireland’s pub and brewery culture or a voyage known for remarkable dining. We will help you compare the choices and find the experience that feels right.
Susan Burzlaff
Travel Advisor612-200-3448Email SusanHeather Sano
Travel Advisor912-250-9703Email HeatherWhat would you love to taste, learn or discover next?
Bring us the destination, the bottle, the brewery, the dish—or simply the feeling you want from the trip. We will help bring the rest together.