Provence Olive Oil & Wine Tasting + Vinaigrette Workshop - Day Trip
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Charlotte is an olive oil expert and sommelier who hosts your Provence olive oil and wine tasting at a beautiful wine estate and vineyard in Menerbes, a gorgeous Provençal village. Here in Provence, olive oil is taken as seriously as wine! Charlotte is excited to teach you all about olive oil production and tasting! Learn about why the olive is such an essential part of the Provençale culture and cuisine and how to appreciate the wine produced in this region. On days when she is available, Charlotte is joined by her friend Alexandra, an olive orchard owner and olive oil expert.
Food tour: (5-30 guests) OLIVE OIL + WINE TASTING & VINAIGRETTE WORKSHOP:
Experience a private 3-hour olive oil + wine tasting & vinaigrette workshop with an expert, featuring a visit to a wine estate, an olive oil tasting, food and wine pairing, and a French vinaigrette-making session. Learn about the organic cultivation of olives and their health benefits while familiarizing yourself with terms like "extra-virgin," "cold extraction," and "ardence." Discover how to taste different olive oil varieties and identify their unique aromas in a guided tasting. Then, create a classic French vinaigrette using locally produced olive oil and vinegar, which you’ll enjoy over a fresh salad. Delight in a food and wine pairing featuring local cheeses, fresh bread, tapenade, olives, and charcuterie. End your experience with a tasting of Provence’s finest products and take home a 200 ml bottle of your personalized olive oil blend!
Notes: Your host requests a minimum of 5 people for this private experience. However, between Nov 1 - Feb 2, they are open to accepting 2 or more guests. Please contact your travel advisor if you're visiting in the winter and are a group of 2-4 guests.
What's Included
- Provence Olive Oil & Wine Tasting + Vinaigrette Workshop - Day Trip
- Food Tour 9:30am-12:30pm
Air
Itinerary
Provence
Excursions
Marseille Shore Excursion- Luberon - 8 hours
— Optional Private Excursions
Meet your private English speaking driver guide at the main exit of your ship and depart for the Luberon
Between the Alpes de Haute Provence and the Vaucluse plain, the bold outline of the Luberon Mountain rises up: this is the symbol of the area, a mountain which brings the area together rather than separates.
Highlights:
- Roussillon
- ?Gordes
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Senanque
End of the tour at your ship
Tour Duration: 8 hours
Wheelchair Accessible: NO
Physical Activity Level: Light
Package includes
- Transportation: pick up/drop off at the Port
- English speaking licensed driver guide with a deluxe car with AC at disposal
- Entrance fee to Les Ocres
- All tax and Vat
Does not include
- Lunch
- Gratuities
- Travel Insurance and personal expenses
Departure dates
- All day, all year - except during French Bank holidays - rate on request for those dates
Marseille Shore Excursion Marseille & Private Calanques Cruise - 8 hours
— Optional Private Excursions
Meet your private English speaking driver guide at the main exit of your ship and depart for Marseille including the MuCEM, a museum devoted to European and Mediterranean civilizations.
Highlights:
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Marseille
While in Marseilles, you’ll discover la Canebière, the historic high street and city's main thoroughfare at the end of which you’ll find le Vieux Port (Old Port) Marseille’s natural harbor and popular site to visit. Explore the Palais Longchamp which houses chateau d’eau, Museum of Fine Arts, and the Museum Natural History. You’ll also visit the Marseille Cathedral and Panier Hill and then onto Notre Dame de la Garde located on the highest natural point in Marseille. From here you will you have the most beautiful view of the harbor and its two forts that stand on by its entrance, Saint-Jean and Saint-Nicolas.
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Cassis & Corniche Road
You will then go down towards La Corniche, picturesque seaside roadway that meanders along the Mediterranean coast to Cassis
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Private Calanque Cruise
After lunch at your leisure, you will enjoy a cruise in the calanques in the afternoon on a small private boat with English speaking skipper. The calanques were formed by rivers flowing into the sea, submerged eons ago by the rising level of the Mediterranean.
End of the tour at your ship
Tour Duration: 8 hours
Wheelchair Accessible: NO
Physical Activity Level: Light
Package includes
- Transportation: pick up/drop off at the Port.
- English speaking licensed driver guide with a deluxe car with AC at disposal
- 03h private cruise on the calanques on a small luxury yacht, with English speaking skipper, soft drinks and snorkeling material
- Entrance fee to Marseilles MUCEM
- All tax and Vat
Does not include
- Lunch
- Gratuities
- Travel Insurance and personal expenses
Departure dates
- All day, all year - except during French Bank holidays - rate on request for those dates
Terms & Additional Information
Note: This is a DAY TOUR with no hotel accommodations included. Additional tour options are available and can be combined. Price may vary by date of travel, currency rate fluctuations, number of guests and tour option; please inquire for the best prices for your preferred travel dates.
All fares are quoted in US Dollars.