Best Vacations on a River Cruise for Wine Lovers

Where are my wine lovers at? Combining two passions, wine and travel, make for a uniquely memorable vacation. For all the benefits of a wine river cruise, head to my blog post that goes into detail on why you should join a river cruise. If you are on this blog post, you are probably looking for some ideas for a river cruise for wine lovers! Can you pick just one?

Here are my 5 favorite river cruise itineraries for wine lovers:

1. Taste of Bordeaux

If your favorite wine is from France’s wine capital, Bordeaux, this river cruise would be perfect for you. Along the Garonne and Dordogne Rivers, you will stop in Libourne, Blaye, Bourg, Pauillac, and Cadillac to enjoy timeless vineyards and delicious wine tastings. This river cruise itinerary highlights everything wonderful about France, food, wine, and culture.

2. Flavors of Portugal and Spain Wine River Cruise

Do you prefer the sweeter taste of Port Wine? Then float along the Duoro River that winds through Portugal and Spain, the heart of where Port Wine is made. You can also enjoy Northern Portugal’s most famous wines called Vinho Verde, meaning young wine. It is meant to be drunk within a year of bottling.

3. Gems of Southeast Europe

This wine river cruise itinerary takes you to a lesser-traveled part of the Danube River. You get to visit Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Serbia, and Romania. With an enormous amount of history to see and learn about, you will also be able to tour and taste unique wineries. Some of these local wineries include the Calafat region, Cellar Panajotvic with their popular blend of a semi-sweet white known as Seherezada and a Leventa wine tasting. The wine-focused and history-focused excursions are endless on this river cruise.

4. Enchanting Rhine Wine River Cruise

This wine river cruise along the Rhine River brings you back to medieval times with castles and wineries. In Breisach, Germany, taste their famous Alsatian wines. Taste Riesling wines in Rudesheim, Germany while hiking through the vineyards. If you need a break from wine, you can try authentic Kolsch, Cologne’s legendary beer, or try Germany’s famous Rudesheimer coffee.

5. Melodies of the Danube

Along the more popular part of the Danube River, you will visit Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, and Hungry. These destinations are ideal for combining your love for music and wine. In Vienna, enjoy a traditional Viennese wine and music evening. Next in Krems, experience a special wine tasting at Schloss Gobelsburg, formerly a monastery, which is one of the oldest wines in Austria. In Weissenkirchen, take a walking tour of Durnstein and end with a wine tasting by locals along with special apricot treats.

You really can’t go wrong when pairing wine and travel. Will your favorite wine help you pick the perfect wine river cruise for you or will the destinations win you over? Email me at hello@thekesytotravel.com when you’re ready to start planning your next river cruise for wine lovers!

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