Food & Wine

Cathal McBride: Consider a visit to a vineyard for a vintage vacation

On a wine tourism trip, you can take in one or more wineries in a region while also enjoying good food and fabulous accommodation

Perelada estate, a new, sustainably run winery in Empordá, Catalonia, is a fabulous location with a great deal to offer

In the midst of our current frosty mornings, rain-strewn afternoons and inclement evenings, how about getting on a plane and experiencing sunnier days abroad? For those whose holiday destinations are dictated by food and drink, I aim to showcase some exceptional wine destinations in the coming weeks.

It’s certainly not unusual to focus a trip on a particular restaurant or even a dining mecca like San Sebastian. Enotourism (or wine tourism) is very much the ...