Cyprus Archives – Wines and Tours

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Nicholas — Wed, 11 May 2022 10:32:55 +0000

Did you catch our recent update about the “EBike Wine Tours?” As some of you will know, Wines & Tours started in 2011 by two wine trade friends whose love, passion and knowledge of wines spans over 50 years and continues. Our single-day English e-Bike Wine Tours launched last summer…

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Wines & Tours Newsletter – July 2021

Nicholas — Thu, 08 Jul 2021 14:02:11 +0000

Newsletter – July 2021 Many of us in the UK and overseas have been in limbo or simply marking time for the past eighteen months or so, in anticipation that the wretched global coronavirus might simply ebb away to become a distant memory – not so it seems. So, during…

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Sustainable and organic

Sam Sandbach — Tue, 28 May 2019 16:21:29 +0000

Sustainable and organic – the way forward. Wine growers and drinkers share similar objectives, with benefits for wine tourism. Mountain vineyards of Daniel Anastasis, owner of Santa Irene Winery in Cyprus – high up, away from civilisation, never sprayed, never watered. As in Santorini, the vines obtain their water…

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Wine paring with Soutzoukakia Smyrne-ika

Nicholas — Thu, 07 Mar 2019 13:38:45 +0000

How to Cook and what to Drink with Soutzoukakia Smyrne-ika “Let me get this straight,” said Annabelle. “So, these people who sign up for this holiday will go to one of the most beautiful Greek islands and they have a choice between spending a lot of time on the…

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Announcing the 2019 programme

Nicholas — Mon, 17 Dec 2018 11:18:46 +0000

Wines and Tours wishes a Happy Christmas to all its followers And announces its 2019 programme of tours for wine lovers For Wines and Tours, the year 2018 has been fraught with EU regulatory challenges. We’ve risen to them! Those kind people in Brussels who govern our lives and…

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Classification Notes on European Wines

Nicholas — Fri, 05 Aug 2016 15:57:33 +0000

Find out more about the classification on European wines . . . . Classification Notes on European Wines – I was recently asked to explain how the various wines of Europe have been classified, in each region the initials D.O. have a different meaning – (as in D.O. Jerez-Xeres and…

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Greek Wine Kaleidoscope

Nicholas — Wed, 27 Jul 2016 14:37:24 +0000

A large band of crickets serenaded us as we tucked into our delicious starter of huge, tender, mussels in an olive oil and lemon sauce. Zephiros caressed our cheeks with a gentle, cool, breeze that turned the temperature of Greek summer sun to something just perfect. A couple of hundred…

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And a New Wine-Tour Concept

Nicholas — Fri, 05 Jan 2018 16:57:01 +0000

Welcome to 2018 and a New Wine-Tour Concept . I guess, now that the Christmas festivities are over, that many of you will be thinking of your plans for your summer holidays. While you are doing that, I would like to ask you for your reaction to a new offering…

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A mini wine-tour for €45

Nicholas — Mon, 23 May 2016 09:28:35 +0000

Our wine tours are usually complete wine-tasting holidays lasting for at least a weekend but extending to four days, a week or even a fortnight. In Cyprus, however, we offer private one day excursions into the wine routes of Troodos. Occasionally we even organise coach parties for our single-day excursions.…

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The Raw Beauty of Santorini

Nicholas — Wed, 21 Aug 2013 14:21:44 +0000

Santorini 7-day Wine-tour holiday. July 21st to July 28th 2014 £897, not including flights, but tell us you’re interested and we’ll keep you posted with flight deals we find. I went to Santorini for a week to explore the potential for a wine tour and stayed there for two.…

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