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Peter Simic
Peter Simic, your tour guide, is an ideal host for this trip. With a background in publishing and wine education over 30 years, his wine knowledge is vast. In addition to being the founding editor/publisher of Winestate, Peter was formerly the founding publisher of Wine & Spirit (US), manager of the SA Wine Information Bureau, and wine educator with SA Regency College. He is also a regular wine commentator in newspapers and on radio and television. Peter has led a number of highly successful Winestate tours: to France in 1999, 2003 and 2007, the QE2 wine cruise in 2001, to Italy in 2002 and 2005 and to Spain in 2004.
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Hosted by Winestate editor/publisher Peter Simic, the 15-night tour from mid-September features fascinating and informative visits to Rome, Umbria (Orvieto) and fabulous Tuscany (Montalcino & Montepulciano) for Brunello and Chianti and visits to Siena and Florence. Then onto the Piemonte region (Alba) for Barolo and Barbaresco; a visit to Turin before moving across to the spectacular Lake Garda, our base for visits to northern Alto Adige and the eastern Verona region, near Venice.
We will sample the wines, meet the winemakers and enjoy local cuisine while exploring towns and villages in the best Italian tradition. We stay in quality hotels in Rome, Siena, Florence, Parma, Alba, Milan and Riva del Garda.
Peter Simic will open doors not normally available to tourists and ensure you have a rewarding and exciting time in outstanding surroundings. Peter’s knowledgeable and caring leadership will make this one of your best-ever wine & food holidays!
Full continental breakfast daily and four special Winestate Magazine Celebration lunches/dinners are included in the tour package plus a number of superb winery hosted lunches. These lunches/ dinners will be occasions at which we celebrate the food and wine of each region.
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