About Gourmet Wine Travel

My name is Armin and I was born in the Northern part of Germany, a region, famous for good beer. However, my parents and also my two grandmothers preferred drinking wine. So my first contact with beverages for adults, was not beer, but wine. Add to this, for my best friend, the situation was quite similar. When we both started to study at University, we used to play once or twice a month chess in the evening, having a glass of good wine. Sometimes also one or two bottles. The passion for wine grew over the years and the wine experience enhanced.

Many years later, I established a booking portal in the internet, where you can rent vacation houses in the region of Lake Iseo in Italy. There you have the Franciacorta Wine Region, called also Champagne of Italy. Clients asked me to organize wine tastings and step by step I build up relationships with the wine producers. Of course I learned a lot about the way to produce these famous sparkling wines. And then I decided to enroll for a Sommelier Course in Zurich. I thought I already knew a lot about wine when I started the studies. Over the period of 3 years, I could really learn a lot about wine and the wine world. When I finished, I had understood, how little I knew about wine before starting the studies. During the course we learned a lot about the different wine regions and we organized a Wine Tour in Franciacorta. Being there, tasting the wines, getting information about the wine makers, the grapes and the territory, we started to understand the whole picture. And this was amazing.

Drinking the same wine without the knowledge and with the knowledge you get during such a tour, gives you a totally different level of satisfaction. And if you serve these wines later at your party, you can tell a great story about it and make your guests having a great time. So you can really be proud of it. And you are also able to choose good wines from now on, without being forced to ask for support.

When I had finished the Sommelier Course something happened, which changed my whole life. My wife became ill, very ill. Brain Cancer. So it was decided to bring her into the hospital for an OP.

The OP was very difficult. Nearly 10 hours. My wife made good progress. However the info after 2 weeks was heavy and we had to stay even stronger. The tumor was a glioblastom grade 4 (the most aggressive brain cancer) and that meant she had to continue with chemotherapy and radiotherapy. The doctor hoped that he can “freeze” the actual situation, but after one year the situation got worse. We did our very best that my wife could stay at home and not in the hospital. So it was possible that she could go peacefully to heaven.

On the website you will find attractive and well known destinations, like Piedmont, but also new destinations like Georgia, which is by the way, one of the most exclusive tours you can imagine.

Gourmet Wine Travel is the new way to understand and talk about wine, and to enhance your wine experience. During the Gourmet Wine Tours you will have so much fun and at the end of the trip you know the territory, the winemakers, the grapes, the wines and what dishes fit to the wines. You taste, you drink, you celebrate and you have a good time. And maybe you will also find a new friend or partner during these days. Trying to understand wine should not be stressful. And now it isn’t.

Independent from your actual experience about wine, you are very welcome at these Wine Tours and you will definitely enjoy this unique experience. Is it important to say that I speak not only German and English, but also Italian and Japanese? Maybe yes, because I also design Tailor made Tours for corporate Customers and if you have the need or desire for an own Tour, you are in good hands.

I would like to mention, that I am not only a sommelier and a gourmet, but also a passionate jogger, and I offer also one or two times a year an exciting Sports, Wine and Culinary tour.