Featured itinerary
Wine Enthusiast
Find Your Next Wine Vacation Without the Hassle of Planning
A detailed look at Cellar Tours’ private Piedmont journey, including chauffeured travel, winery visits, celebrated estates, and luxury accommodations.
Press & Recognition
Cellar Tours in the Press
Since 2003, Cellar Tours and members of our team have been featured, quoted, or recommended in international travel, wine, and business publications.
Creating private wine journeys since 2003
Stories from Respected Voices
Explore selected coverage of Cellar Tours from respected travel, wine, and lifestyle publications.
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Featured experience
TIME
Grapevine
A private journey from Barcelona to Priorat for a winery visit, VIP tasting, and lunch.
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Recommended tour
The Guardian / The Observer
Vineyard spotted at 11 o’clock. I’m going in...
Cellar Tours was included among recommended international wine-travel experiences.
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Quoted as an expert
The New York Times
Touring Wineries in Spain; The 100th Bloomsday; A Zurich Layover
Genevieve McCarthy advised readers about seasons and regions for wine travel in Spain.
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Profiled
The Wall Street Journal Europe
How to Take a Trip in Europe, Sip by Sip
A guide to professional European wine-tour companies profiled Cellar Tours’ founders and specialist expertise.
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Featured Tour
The Daily Mail / Mail on Sunday
Honeymoon hotspots: Where in the world to start your married life in holiday heaven
Featured Cellar Tours' luxury nine-day private food and wine honeymoon itinerary in Barcelona and Catalonia
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Featured Tour
Frommers
Planning a trip to Northern Italy
Feature: Prestigious vineyards in Piedmont, Friuli, and the Veneto
Cellar Tours luxury, wine-focused trips in northern Italy, with chauffeured Mercedes transport, visits to prestigious vineyards, and five-star accommodation.
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Highlighted
Forbes
If You Love Great Wine, Visit This Village In Italy
Cellar Tours was featured by Forbes as a specialist in high-end, custom wine travel in Tuscany’s Bolgheri region. The article highlights its private winery tours and tastings at both prestigious estates and smaller producers, plus tasting lunches at Osteria Enoteca San Guido.
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featured
Telegraph (republished on Luxury Travel Advisor)
The Greatest Holidays on Earth for Food and Wine
Cellar Tours was featured for its luxury Douro Valley wine trips, combining stays at high-end wine resorts with visits to leading estates and private winery tours and tastings. The itinerary also included wine-paired meals and a private boat excursion through the Douro Valley.
Two Decades of Recognition
Browse additional features, profiles, and mentions from the Cellar Tours press archive. Where original articles are unavailable online, publication details are provided.
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Recommended specialist
Town & Country Travel
The T&C Traveler
Genevieve McCarthy was recommended for private wine and culinary experiences in Madrid and Spain.
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Recommended honeymoon
New York Weddings
A Cook’s Tour
Feature: Vacation Days
A culinary honeymoon in Spain featuring wineries, private cooking experiences, and regional dining.
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Recommended experience
Wanderlust
Wild Weekends
Customized wine-focused breaks in Porto and Portugal.
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Mentioned as a local operator
The Telegraph
San Sebastián: from tapas bars to Michelin stars
Cellar Tours was referenced as a specialist operator for the destination.
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Selected specialist
SFGate / San Francisco Chronicle
Vine to wine online / A sea of Web sites quenches the thirst for knowledge about all things vinous
Cellar Tours was included in a selection of specialist online wine-travel resources.
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Featured wine tour
Variety
Vino veneto: Explore the regional wines
Feature: Prosecco to Pino
A guide to wine experiences around Venice included Cellar Tours’ private chauffeured Prosecco itinerary, with estate visits, regional food, and time in Treviso.
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Featured wine-travel specialist
The Hollywood Reporter
Luxury Travel Quarterly
A look at luxury wine travel profiled Cellar Tours’ tailor-made epicurean services, including private villas, personal chefs, wine education, artisan tastings, and regional food experiences.
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Founder profile
Travel Trade
The Advantages of Developing Your Niche Market
A travel-trade feature concerning Cellar Tours and the development of specialist wine and culinary travel.
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Featured specialist
The Good Life Central New York
Special Report: Finger Lakes Wine / Wine Travel
Cellar Tours appeared among specialist providers of international food and wine journeys.
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Customer travel feature
The Passionate Foodie
Spain Vacation: Cellar Tours
A food-and-wine writer explains why he chose Cellar Tours for a personalized two-week journey through Spain, highlighting the team’s responsiveness, professionalism, and customized planning.
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Featured Tour
Frommers
Pack Up and Head to Portugal
Feature: Discover Portugal's Wines and Castles" t
Cellar Tours offers high-end wine trips in Portugal, Spain, and Italy. Its five-day “Discover Portugal’s Wines and Castles” tour includes five-star hotels, private chauffeured transport, breakfasts, and wine tastings, with visits to regions such as Alentejo and Sintra
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Featured
Barcelona Metropolitan
Lunch with... Genevieve McCarthy, CEO of Cellar Tours
Genevieve McCarthy, CEO of Cellar Tours, was profiled by Barcelona Metropolitan for her expertise in Spanish wine and gastronomy. She discussed Spain’s diverse wine regions, highlighted emerging grapes such as Mencía and Godello, and shared restaurant and wine recommendations in Barcelona.
Expert Contributions
Explore articles written or contributed to by Cellar Tours experts, sharing first-hand knowledge of wine, food, and travel.
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Expert contribution
La Dolce Vita
Tastes of Tuscany
Genevieve McCarthy contributed a feature exploring Tuscany’s wine regions, culinary traditions, and experiences beyond its busiest cities.
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Expert contribution
Wall Street Journal
Bold Bodegas: Top Architects Change the Face of Spanish Wine
Genevieve McCarthy, owner of the luxury wine tour company cellartours.com, provides expert insight into why world-class architects are drawn to rural Spanish wineries.
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Expert contribution
National Geographic
Madrid Must-Dos
Genevieve McCarthy, director of Cellar Tours, contributed expert recommendations to National Geographic’s Madrid Must-Dos. She highlighted the Medina Mayrit Arabic Baths for their romantic, relaxing atmosphere and La Rotonda at the Palace Hotel as an essential spot for cava beneath its stained-glass dome.
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Contributed
TravelAge West
Today's Top Destinations for Wine Travel
Genevieve McCarthy, managing director of Cellar Tours, contributed expert commentary to TravelAge West on emerging wine destinations. She highlighted Portugal’s Alentejo for its rolling landscapes, cork forests, Moorish heritage, strong wine estates, luxury hotels, and distinctive sights such as Évora’s Chapel of Bones.
Media & Press
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Cellar Tours can provide expert commentary and background on international wine tourism, private wine travel, winery access, gastronomy, and luxury travel trends, drawing on extensive experience designing private journeys across Europe, South America, and South Africa.
Guest Reviews
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Publication references are provided for historical and informational purposes.