6 European vineyards you can visit on a river cruise
Travelling through Europe on a river cruise to visit various vineyards would be quite a remarkable holiday. Here are six highly regarded vineyards that you can visit on a river cruise.
1. Chateau Portier, Beaujolais, France
This vineyard is located 18km from cruise port Macon and is in the village of Romaneche-Thorins. The vineyard produces Beajolais wines and a 15th century windmill overlooks the picturesque vineyard. The Chastel-Sauzet family have owned the windmill for over 150years and they took over the chateau roughly ten years ago. You can visit this vineyard with scenic.com.au.
2. Schloss Johannisberg, Rudesheim, Germany
This estate is well-known for its Riesling. The cellar’s underground library has the oldest bottle of Schloss Jonanisberger Riesling which dates back to 1748. Tours of the vineyard include tasting sessions.
3. Chateau de la Rivière, Fronsac, Bordeaux, France
Not only is this vineyard a stunning sight with a great red wine selection but it also has some interesting history attached to it. Chateau de la Rivière has eight hectares of underground quarries which were used in WWII to hide ammunitions.
4. Maison M Chapoutier, Tain L’Hermitage, France
This winery is run by the family motto “do or hope”. The wines produced at this estate include Hermitage, Côte Rôtie, Chateauneuf du Pape, Saint-Joseph, Crozes Hermitage and Luberon. You can visit this vineyard with Australian wine expert Bruce Tyrrell who will host a Wine Series cruise which includes this vineyard.
5. Chateau Lagrange, St Julien, Bordeaux, France
Chateau Lagrange has an impressive 110 hectares of vines which makes it the biggest estate in Medoc. You can do wine testings in the stunning 17th-century chateau. As well as the highly rated red wines, this estate also produces a white wine called Les Arums de Lagrange.
6. Quinta Da Aveleda, Penafiel, Portugal
This estate not only has 205 hectares of vines but it also has beautiful gardens. The Guedes family has run the vineyard for over three centuries. Quinta da Aveleda is in Portugal’s Vinho Verde Demarcated Region and Vinho Verde wines can be white, red or rosé. You can visit this vineyard with APT’s Duouro River cruises.
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