We've been tasting wines from Italy's Piedmont region and - most importantly - we've been curious to visit this region in north-west Italy. After an event this week, we've been gathering inspiration and information for our upcoming motorhome holidays in southern Europe.
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Curious about vineyards in Stellenbosch? South Africa is known for its wine production, and the town of Stellenbosch is the centre of the country's wine industry. During our visit, we had time to visit four different wineries, all of which were fantastic in different ways.
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The "Sthlm Food & Wine" and "Allt för hälsan" fairs are currently taking place at Stockholmsmässan in Älvsjö outside Stockholm. We checked out the fairs on Friday, and there is still a chance to visit them throughout the weekend.
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Do Swedish vineyards exist? Yes, they do, and Swedish wine is on the rise on the international wine scene. We visited four different vineyards in southern Sweden. Here is a report on Swedish wines, and on visiting Swedish vineyards.
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Traben-Trarbach in Germany's Moselle Valley is beautiful and has world-famous Moselle wines. This is a cosy little town surrounded by green nature and opportunities for hiking, cycling and boating. There are also plenty of vineyards where you can sample and buy the region's delicious Moselle wine.
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Who doesn't want to take the opportunity to shop for wine in Italy? We took the motorhome to the wine regions north of Verona to make some smart wine purchases in Valpolicella. Here we took the opportunity to visit the candy shop for wine lovers. We have been to Valpolicella several times before and visited the vineyards. This time we decided to shop smart and cheap at a cantina.
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Yesterday we had a white wine tasting and dinner with Peter's sons Robin and Billie, and Robin's wife Alexandra, here in the houseboat. We tried six different white wines, some that I received at my dissertation and some that we bought ourselves. The dinner had a seafood theme, of course, to suit.
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Systembolaget now has a boxed wine in the shape of ... a caravan! Markus Eriksson of Rewine does not hide the fact that they want to sell the wine to campers, but hopes that customers will also think the wine tastes good.
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Yesterday we were invited to a fantastic wine tasting and Halloween dinner at the home of Peter's son and his wife: Robin and Alexandra, together with youngest son Billie. We think wine tasting is a fun way to socialise while learning about wine and trying new dishes.
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Last night we organised an evening of Lebanese food and wine tasting in the houseboat with Peter's son Robin and his wife Alexandra. It has almost become a tradition to organise such evenings sometimes.
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