{"id":228,"date":"2020-09-15T15:05:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-15T15:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freedomtravelllc.com\/blog\/?p=228"},"modified":"2020-10-15T15:22:04","modified_gmt":"2020-10-15T15:22:04","slug":"noted-winemaker-escorts-france-trip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freedomtravelllc.com\/blog\/noted-winemaker-escorts-france-trip\/","title":{"rendered":"Noted Winemaker Escorts France Trip"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>David Collins, winemaker for Big Cork Vineyards, will lead, for the second year, a small group to Europe to discover and explore the wines of France. Burgundy, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, and Champagne regions are on the schedule for April 2018.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>The 12-night itinerary\u00a0includes visits to wineries and vineyards chosen by David and complimented with culinary experiences. The trip is nicely balanced with planned activities and free time to explore independently.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>France is Wine\u2026and Wine is France<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><em>\u201cFRANCE sits at the pinnacle of the wine world. Its characteristic regional styles\u2014including Bordeaux, Burgundy, Rhone blends and Champagne\u2014are imitated by winemakers around the globe.\u201d<\/em> states The Economist. \u00a0This is precisely the reason France was chosen as the next wine destination, and who better to escort this group than the award-winning winemaker, David Collins.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>It is a rare opportunity to have accomplished winemaking for the duration of this trip and available as a personal guide to decipher the fine points of wine growing, winemaking and wine tasting. \u00a0<em>\u201cI am most excited about this trip,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0David says,\u00a0<em>\u201cand seeing the great vineyards of Burgundy that I have heard about for three decades. \u00a0It is an old-world perspective of winemaking that is intriguing.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Recent Awards<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>David\u2019s wine creations at Big Cork Vineyards have made news\u2013The Baltimore Sun, Washington Post, Wine Enthusiast. They won the Best in Show for both the Maryland Governor\u2019s Cup and the Maryland Comptrollers Cup in 2015,\u00a0\u00a0and most recently they stole the show at the Maryland Comptroller\u2019s Cup. \u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>This competition is open to all wines produced in Maryland and is held in the spring each year. Wines are judged by wine professionals, including winemakers, sommeliers, wine buyers, and wine writers. \u00a0The following awards are from the most recent competition in April:<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>\r\n<p><strong>Best in Show<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p><strong>Best in Class<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p><strong>4 Double Gold Medals<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p><strong>10 Gold Medals<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Imagine 12 nights in France, lovely accommodations, great food, great wine, great conversation with great people.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>\r\n\r\n<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Read the complete itinerary,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/freedomtravelllc.com\/france-the-wine-experience\/\">France: The Wine Experience<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>\r\n\r\n<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Call: \u00a0\u00a0318.445.9111 or 504.606.4712<\/strong><\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>David Collins, winemaker for Big Cork Vineyards, will lead, for the second year, a small group to Europe to discover and explore the wines of France. 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