Corking Father’s Day ideas

Inherited a nose for fine wine from your father? Then enjoy a weekend bonding over a good Burgundy or glass of bubbly this Father’s Day with Grape Escapes’ selection of gourmet wine-tasting breaks.

Three-night Burgundy wine-tasting tour from £549 (18 – 21 June)

Treat your Dad to a three-night tour of Burgundy sampling France’s finest Pinot Noir and Chardonnay accompanied by local French cuisine. Based in the city of Dijon, the weekend includes two full-day guided visits to vineyards in the famous villages of Puligny Montrachet, Aloxe-Corton and the Cote de Nuit area, renowned for Burgundy’s red Grand Crus. The price also includes Dover to Calais ferry crossing for one car and two people, three nights bed and breakfast, two vineyard lunches with grand cru wines and tours of vast wine merchant cellars with tastings.

Adventure Weekend in Champagne from £325 (19 – 20 June)

Wine-loving Dads with a sense of adventure can abseil down 100ft into the cellars of one of the prestigious region’s Champagne houses before learning the Napoleonic art of Sabrage – uncorking a bottle of Champagne with a sword! The Adventure Weekend also includes full day coach tour with English speaking guide to three different Champagne houses with tastings, four course gourmet lunch at a top local restaurant with accompanying Champagnes and wines, return Dover to Calais ferry crossing for a car and two people, and two nights accommodation in Reims.

The Adventure Weekend is just one of a number of Champagne-themed breaks the operator runs every weekend from April to October.

For more information on Grape Escapes wine-tasting tours visit: grapescapes.net