Recent Press- Cellar Tours in the Press

"The Best Wine Vacations in the World" by MeiMei Fox- Three of Cellar Tours private luxury tours are listed as part of the Ten Best Wine Vacations in the World- Priorat, Alentejo and Piedmont..." - MeiMei Fox

"Discover Spanish gold." Annie Bennett recommends our luxury Andalusia tours for "unabashed luxury,.." - Annie Bennett

"Venice is famous for its Bellini cocktail, a mixture of peach juice and Prosecco,..." - Danielle Demetriou

"The site is also an excellent educational tool describing the different wine regions in each of the countries the tour provider visits" - Jason Sheftell

"Wandering among the medieval ruins of Escaladei, high in the hills between Barcelona and Valencia, it’s hard to believe you’re at the heart of one of the world’s most fashionable wine-producing regions" - Chris Alden

"All our clients want five-star VIP everything," says Genevieve McCarthy co-owner of Madrid-based Cellar Tours. - Nina Roberts

Cellar Tours were featured in the May 2006 online issue of Travel & Leisure magazine, highlighting our Piedmont & Tuscany wine tour

Cellar Tours were featured in the May 2006 online issue of Food & Wine magazine.

Cellar Tours were featured in the September 2005 issue of Georgia CEO magazine, an executive lifestyle magazine. Featured tours included the luxury Helicopter wine tours of Spain's Priorat wine region and gourmet cooking vacations on the dream island of Mallorca.

"For a real taste of the high life have a private helicopter carry your party from Barcelona over the Montserrat Mountains to Clos de L'Obac" - Lillian Kennett

"Alentejo's Wine Route is about as modern as the medieval villages it passes through, so visiting the wineries can be a challenge. Be sure to call ahead for appointments." - Anthony Giglio

"Barcelona has a reputation for being Spain's hippest city. Lately, however, things are looking up for Madrid." - Sophy Roberts

"Sampling Spanish Wine- With so many Spanish wines to choose from, Spain has more land dedicated to viticulture than any other country and 20 wine regions, a visit to a winery or two for a day trip or even a weekend, might be needed to find the perfect accompaniment to your meal."

"Gisela Williams writes in Town and Country Travel magazine, "To savor the exciting wines of Spain (tagged "the new France" by many oenophiles), sign up for a tapas and wine tasting tour with Genevieve McCarthy, the knowledgeable American owner of Cellar Tours. (011-34-91-521-39 39; cellartours.com)."

Sara Woods recommends Cellar Tours and our luxury wine vacations in Northern Spain, and writes in Living for Retirement magazine, "Looking for a wine tasting weekend in La Rioja, Spain or just a few days visiting wineries as part of a larger wine tour of Spain? Cellar Tours offer luxury wine weekends, starting and finishing off in the cutting edge Basque city of Bilbao"

"Spain is world famous for its dessert wines, particularly its sweet wines from Sherry country including the highly revered Olorosos and Amontillados. Apart from Sherry, though, Spain offers a huge diversity in styles of dessert wines, ranging from the golden elixir wines made from the Pedro Ximenez grape in Andalusia (Cordoba, Malaga and Jerez) to luscious, red dessert wines made in the Mediterranean from the Garnacha (Grenache) grape.", writes Genevieve McCarthy, director of Cellar Tours.

"Slurp Fine Wines in Porto, Portugal- A chauffeur driven Mercedes pulls up at your palatial riverside hotel, once the house of a nobleman, and drives you out into the Portuguese countryside, past terraced hillsides dripping with vines and historic manors perched amid the trees. Expert sommeliers swill you through a cellar of quality wines before the country's top chef knocks out your lunch. Next, a wander through the narrow alleys of Porto before more gourmet food and -of course- a glass of vintage port. It's a hard life. How? Cellar Tours (www.cellartours.com ) arranges customised quaffing breaks to Portugal."

Joanna de Broglio recommends Cellar Tours "Following in Don Quixote's footsteps in wine country " wine tour - Sunday Telegraph (UK)

Carl Wilkinson recommends Cellar Tours "Northern New Wave" wine tour - The Observer (UK)

Joanna de Broglio recommends Cellar Tours "Portugal's aristocratic wines and palaces" wine tour - Sunday Telegraph (UK)

"Couples who prefer a well-designed tasting menu to, say, frozen drinks with little umbrellas might want to consider a culinarily inspired honeymoon in Spain, which jet-setting foodies are calling the new France." - writes , Rima Suqi, New York Metro

"Is there a best season for a wine tour to Spain, and is it difficult for non-Spanish speakers on their own? - Linda Radano, New York, N.Y.

"Garnacha, otherwise known as Grenache in France and outside Spain, has for years been used as a "blender" grape. " writes Genevieve Mc Carthy Director of Cellar Tours.

"It's most famous expression is in the rich, velvety red wines of La Rioja, where it is mostly blended with Garnacha Tinta, Mazuelo and Graciano and aged in oak barricas" writes Genevieve Mc Carthy Director of Cellar Tours.

Cellar Tours were featured prominently in this 2 page special on Wine Tourism. "Luxury Tours on the Vine Trail: Holidays Led by Experts Serve Up Wine Experiences In Pampered Surroundings", writes Rose Marie Burke...