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The Best Food and Wine Tours Around the World

Food, wine and history enthusiasts – want to learn the culinary crafts of regions around the world? Get inspiration and book your place now with Culture Trip’s small-group adventures.
Louis Rabinowitz
19 May 2023
Would you like to learn to cook authentic Sicilian cuisine? Taste piping hot falafel dipped in silky hummus on the streets of Amman? Witness a master craftsman make wine in Georgia, where the first known wine was fermented in 6000BCE? You can do all of that, and plenty more, by joining one of our exclusive Trips. No matter your tastes, you’re bound to find inspiration in our selection of the best food and wine tours around the world.
1 . Pasta-making, wine tasting and street food in northern Italy

Northern Italy is famed for its delicious pasta, pizza and wine, and on this nine-day Rail Trip, you’ll not only get to taste those culinary delights, but also discover how to make them. Savour classic Roman cuisine at Ristorante al 34, an excellent, family-run trattoria in the capital, and sip fine wines on a vineyard tour in the village of San Gimignano, on a day excursion from Florence. You’ll also cook a rustic Tuscan lunch in a pasta-and-tiramisu-making class, before rounding off your northern Italian adventure with a street food tour and farewell dinner at elegant restaurant, 10 Corso Como, in Milan.

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2 . Qvevri wine workshop and traditional baking in Georgia
Georgia might not immediately come to mind when you think of the world’s prime wine destinations, but it’s actually where the first known wine was produced in 6000BCE, when grape juice was buried in barrels and fermented over winter. On this nine-day adventure, you’ll watch a master craftsman demonstrate the Georgian winemaking process, and join a local family for home-baked bread and churchkhela – a traditional, sausage-shaped sweet made from nuts and thickened grape juice. The national dish, khachapuri (bread stuffed with cheese and baked with an egg) is also a must-try.
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3 . Cooking, food markets and heavenly ice cream in Sicily

Sicily has a proud culinary heritage with a distinct character. Panelle (chickpea fritters), arancine (breaded and stuffed rice balls) and caponata (aubergine stew) are among the island’s specialities. As part of this eight-day adventure, you’ll prepare an authentic Sicilian meal, guided by a local chef in Palermo, and experience the multisensory extravaganza of a traditional Sicilian food market in Syracuse. Don’t miss out on a scoop or two of gelato in the hilltop town of Noto, regarded as one of the best ice cream destinations in the world.

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4 . Bedouin cooking, wine tasting and street food in Jordan
Jordan is perhaps best known for the ancient city of Petra and the Dead Sea, but it’s also a haven for food and wine lovers. This eight-day trip takes you into the heart of the capital, Amman, on a street food tour in which you’ll be able to tuck into piping hot falafel, silky hummus and fresh flatbreads, plus plenty more. Enjoy a half-day tour of Jordan’s oldest winery, Haddad, followed by a Levantine lunch surrounded by vineyards. In the Bedouin village of Umm Sayhoun, meanwhile, you’ll be welcomed into a family home to whip up a traditional Jordanian feast.
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5 . Ride the hop-on, hop-off wine tram in South Africa
South Africa is one of the world’s premier wine destinations, and you’ll spend a night at a gorgeous country lodge right in the heart of the Cape Winelands on this 11-day adventure. It won’t take long to doze off back in your room, since the afternoon will be spent on the wonderful Franschhoek hop-on, hop-off wine tram which, that’s right, takes you from world-class vineyard to world-class vineyard. The foodie highlight comes in Cape Town, and the Muslim Bo Kaap district, an often overlooked community with a long history in the city. You’ll take a cooking class to learn the secrets behind the beautiful Cape Malay cuisine, fusing African, Middle Eastern and Asian influences – don’t worry, you get to eat your creations at the end.
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Additional words by Gethin Morgan.

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