Alto Adige region of North Eastern Italy Wine Tour
22/06/2026 – 26/06/2026
I am delighted to announce that the Club’s 2026 Private Wine Tour will take place from Monday 22 June to Friday 26 June 2026.
For our 22nd tour we will be visiting the Alto Adige region of North Eastern Italy staying for 4 nights in the charming medieval town of Bolzano on the edge of the Dolomites. The semi autonomous Italian Tyrol state of the Alto Adige stretches as far as the Alpine frontier with Austria and here we will find some of Italy’s finest white wines, along with world class Pinot Noirs, delicious dessert and sparkling wines.
The scenery on Alto Adige’s historic wine trail is breathtakingly beautiful, passing through steep glacial valleys against a backdrop of snow capped mountains. As always there will be a mixture of tastings, lunches and dinners, with plenty of time to explore the local area, including a cable car trip up to the scenic Renon Plateau for a cheese tasting . The full exciting itinerary can be found on the Club’s website.The tour will start and end at Verona airport, allowing participants the greatest flexibility in making their travel arrangements to the area, although details of the recommended flights are provided in the attached brochure.
We are fortunate that once again the tour has been individually created for us by Cindy-Marie Harvey of Love Food Wine, who has over 25 years experience of organising bespoke private wine tours. Cindy-Marie will accompany us as Tour Manager and our wine expert will be retired Wine Society buyer Sebastian Payne MW. Sebastian’s encyclopaedic knowledge of both wines and producers combined with his lively sense of humour have enriched many of our previous tours.
The cost of the tour will be £2,995 if supported by 30 applicants, based on 2 people sharing a double/twin room, with a supplement of £315 for single occupancy (non-members may of course accompany members at the same price). Please note the incremental increase per person if the tour is not fully booked.
Exceptionally in 2026 we shall be offering a 2 night extension to Sunday 28th June for those who wish to visit the town of Verona and participate in the 103rd Opera Festival set in the magnificent Roman Amphitheatre. Full details of this optional tour are set out in the attached brochure and it will include a visit to the Wine Society supplier Pieropan. The cost of the Verona extension, staying in a city centre hotel, exclusive of opera tickets, and again based on 30 participants, will be £1100 per person, with an incremental increase if not fully booked. The single supplement is £450. More detail concerning the opera tickets themselves is set out in the brochure.
Full information about protection for your money paid for this tour to Love Food Wine is available in the booking conditions on the Club’s website.
To register your interest in the main tour only, or the main tour plus Verona extension, please have your booking form completed and returned to Love Food Wine by no later than 5 pm on 15th June 2025. The booking form can be downloaded from the Club’s website and then emailed or posted to Cindy-Marie using the details on the form. If posting the form it would be wise to notify Cindy-Marie by email on cmh@lovewinefood.com or by calling 07810 371633. All applications will be acknowledged by email within 3 days of receipt.