Itineraries
Three days. Five days. A week. Tested plans from real trips.
Five Days in Mendoza, Argentina: Uco Valley, Malbec, and How Not To Eat Steak For Every Meal
A five-day Mendoza plan that takes the wine seriously and the steak lightly ? because five days of Malbec-and-bife is two days too many.
The Rhône Valley: Côte-Rôtie, Cornas, and the Northern Rhone for Serious Wine Drinkers
The Northern Rhône produces some of France's most serious Syrah and the most underrated white wines in the country. The region is small and most of it is on a single road.
Tuscany in Late October: Chianti Classico at Harvest
October in Tuscany means the harvest is finishing, the leaves are turning, and the serious wine drinkers are returning. Here's how to spend a week.
What to Eat in Tuscany: A Practical Guide to Tuscan Wine and Food Pairings
Tuscan food and wine are inseparable. Here's what to eat in Tuscany and what to drink with it, in 12 specific pairings.
Three Days in Burgundy: A Non-Luxury Itinerary
Burgundy is expensive. But the region also has village wines that are genuinely excellent and small hotels that don't require a hedge fund to book.
Three Days in Lisbon: The Wine City the Tourists Miss
Lisbon has more excellent wine bars per capita than almost any city in Europe. Three days is enough to understand why the Portuguese take their wine so seriously.