From The Travel Office: Winemaker for a Day

It’s great fun to visit Tuscan wineries and do some tastings, but it’s another experience entirely to blend your own wine with the help of a local oenologist. If you’re an Andrew Harper member, the Travel Office can – in conjunction with our travel partner Absolute Italy – arrange for you to spend the day in a winery in the Chianti countryside. Working alongside an experienced Tuscan winemaker, combine wines from barriques of Sangiovese, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Gamay and Syrah to create your own unique blend. Once you’re satisfied with the result, the winery will seal 60 bottles of your wine, marked with a personalized label you helped design. The shipping fees and customs duties are included, as is a gourmet lunch paired with local wines. Two months later, five cases of your own Tuscan wine will arrive at your doorstep, ready to be shared with friends and family.