The Kitzeck-Sausal wine region in South Styria, Southern Austria is home to stunning landscapes and some of the highest vineyards in Europe. The best way to explore this beautiful wine region is to follow the Sausal wine trail and of course to try some of its amazing wines!

Read on to discover this little-known, but stunning part of Southern Austria…

Weingut Tement is one of Austria’s a top wine producers, located in Southern Austria, in the South Styria - or Südsteiermark - wine region - right on the border with Slovenia. Not only do they produce some excellent wines, they farm some of the best ‘Grand Cru’ vineyards and do it all via totally organic and biodynamic processes…

South Styria - or Südesteiermark is known for its superb Sauvignon Blanc wines and its beautiful landscapes. The best way to experience it is on the South Styrian Wine Road with its top wineries, wine taverns and rolling ‘Tuscan’ hills - check it out here along with a visit to top winery, Hannes Sabathi…

The centre of Germany’s Franken wine region is the baroque festival town of Würzburg, one of the greatest wine cities in Europe and home to some top vineyard sites and several iconic, world-famous, historic wine estates. One of these is Weingut Bürgerspital - check out our visit!

Kremstal may not be as well known as its neighbouring Austrian wine region, the Wachau Valley, however this classic wine region produces some of the best Austrian white wines - we uncover Kremstal and share our winery and wine hotel recommendations…

We visit Deutschkreutz in the heart of Austria’s Mittelburgenland region, where Austrian red wine takes centre stage, especially its native grape, Blaufränkisch. We visit 2 top wineries, Weingut K+K Kirnbauer and Weingut Gager…

Fairmile Vineyard, in Oxfordshire, in the popular river town of Henley on Thames, is a small, but top producer of sparkling English wine and a wonderful English vineyard to visit for a wine tour and wine tasting…

Nestled in the rural English East Sussex countryside, just 10 miles from the city of Brighton and overlooking the beautiful Sussex South Downs, lies an English wine gem and one of the most established and respected UK vineyards, Ridgeview Estate, known for its superb English sparkling wines…

Located in the south of England, Nyetimber is an English brand synonymous with quality, craftmanship and the pursuit of excellence. Nyetimber sparkling wine rivals the very best in the world and is widely regarded as the best sparkling English wine - discover more about Nyetimber and its history…

The western half of the Loire Valley’s ‘Anjou Saumur’ wine region is popularly known as L'Anjou Noir , so named because of its special, dark soils which have produced the most amazing ‘sweet’ Anjou Chenin Blanc wines over centuries - however today the wine world is excited by the potential of its stunning ‘dry’ wines…

Anjou-Saumur lies in the popular Middle Loire section of France’s Loire Valley wine region - the section classified as a ‘World Heritage Site’. We spent time in the region around the beautiful town of Saumur, famous for its white sparkling wines and spent time with top producer Bouvet-Ladubay Saumur…

Many visitors flock to Dürnstein on the River Danube, the ‘pearl of the Wachau’, to experience the beautiful setting, the culture, the history and the landmarks - and just a few minutes away are the 2 wine villages, Oberloiben and Unterloiben, home to some top Wachau vineyards and wineries…

Weissenkirchen on the River Danube, is a beautiful wine town in the heart of the Wachau Valley. It is often referred to as the ‘heart of the Wachau’ due to its central location on this famous 18 miles stretch of the River Danube in Lower Austria, but it is also the Wachau’s largest wine community…

Spitz an der Donau lies on the River Danube in Lower Austria, in the world-famous Wachau Valley - a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Discover this beautiful Wachau wine village and sample some of its famous wines, including those coming from the unique, high-altitude Spitzer Graben valley…

The Kamptal wine region, in Lower Austria, is one of the most successful Austrian wine regions, with an unparalleled wine culture. It also has a reputation for producing some of the best Austrian wine and food - see our recommendations for experiencing this here!

The World's Best Vineyards list celebrates the finest vineyards across the globe and the annual ranking recognises the range of unique experiences that these vineyards offer, serving to raise the standards in wine tourism around the world. 

Find out more about the World’s Best Vineyards here…

The ‘Great Wine Capitals Global Network’ is driving the best of wine tourism experiences in the world’s top wine producing countries - learn more about it here and how it benefits you!…

Though known first for its food, wine has always been an important part of Italy’s culinary arts and indeed its culture. Italian wine, however, cannot and should not be separated from Italian food. Pairing these two aspects together helps unfold the rich history of the place and all its offerings. That’s why we’ve put together this guide on some of the very best food and wine pairings for traditional Italian meals …

Gut Oggau by Lake Neusiedl in Burgenland Austria, is known for its superb biodynamic wine and natural wine as well as its distinctive wine labels! During a wine tour we had the opportunity to visit the iconic Gut Oggau winery and meet owner Eduard Tscheppe…

We often get asked to help plan an itinerary for a one day tour into a wine region from a major city. A good example is a tour into Germany's beautiful Rheingau wine region from Frankfurt - here is a great example of a one day tour which includes visiting 2 icons of the Rheingau...