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Wine Travel

A glass of great wine can transport you with a simple whiff and a sip. But to be able to physically go where the grapes grow and to see how the wine is made — that can linger for a lifetime. Mix in a little bar hopping, wine shopping, cultural diversions and outdoor rec, and you have a complete context for what makes a certain wine region so special.

Below is our collection of wine travel stories.


Illustration by Margie McLain.

The vineyards near Wintzenheim, one of many idyllic Alsace towns. ©Kevin Day/Opening a Bottle

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Maybe you are like us: travel planning involves one browser window devoted to airfare, another to accommodations, and a third for wine articles on where we're headed.


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