{"id":145,"date":"2015-08-06T01:52:36","date_gmt":"2015-08-06T06:52:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecorkscrewconcierge.com\/?page_id=145"},"modified":"2019-05-02T22:43:12","modified_gmt":"2019-05-03T03:43:12","slug":"wine-travel-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thecorkscrewconcierge.com\/wine-travel-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Wine Travel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1362\" src=\"https:\/\/thecorkscrewconcierge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/image-4.jpeg\" alt=\"image\" width=\"275\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thecorkscrewconcierge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/image-4.jpeg 540w, https:\/\/thecorkscrewconcierge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/image-4-420x420.jpeg 420w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 275px) 100vw, 275px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/thecorkscrewconcierge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/image-3.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1361 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thecorkscrewconcierge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/image-3.jpeg\" alt=\"image\" width=\"275\" height=\"275\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thecorkscrewconcierge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/image-3.jpeg 453w, https:\/\/thecorkscrewconcierge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/image-3-420x420.jpeg 420w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 275px) 100vw, 275px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 275px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 275\/275;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1361\" src=\"https:\/\/thecorkscrewconcierge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/image-3.jpeg\" alt=\"image\" width=\"275\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thecorkscrewconcierge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/image-3.jpeg 453w, https:\/\/thecorkscrewconcierge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/image-3-420x420.jpeg 420w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 275px) 100vw, 275px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a>When many people think of \u201cwine travel\u201d they think of fancy chateaus, sprawling terraces, and other things high-end and glamorous. To some, if a wine region isn&#8217;t &#8220;top notch&#8221; or highly rated then it isn&#8217;t worth visiting. Some of these people will complain how some place isn&#8217;t Bordeaux or Napa or whatever other place when they visit a winery. Well of course it&#8217;s not! And it&#8217;s not meant to be. To me, wine travel is so much more. It\u2019s finding a little-known hidden gem that you\u2019ve never heard of or an enthusiastic person that is just eager to tell their story. I have visited many wineries in many parts of the world. I\u2019ve done tastings on beautiful terraces overlooking the most stunning vineyards and I\u2019ve done tastings inside mobile homes. Although the experiences can vary, there are some constant commonalities &#8211; the love of wine and an interesting story to tell. So when I\u2019m writing about my wine adventures and experiences, don\u2019t be surprised that I take you to some obscure place where the winemaker is a little strange and has extremely dark purple teeth. Don\u2019t be surprised that you had no idea wine was even made in that place. Don\u2019t be surprised that there are wines and grapes you\u2019ve never heard of. Don\u2019t be surprised that the winemaker isn\u2019t who you expect. That\u2019s the point. Lots of people write about well-known wine regions that are known the world over. And while I certainly will talk about those places too, I really want to tell the rest of stories that most people never write about. I want to write about the unpolished, &#8220;rough around the edges&#8221; places that anyone would be comfortable walking into and not feel intimidated. I want to write about places that don&#8217;t have wines that are given high point totals, but that can still appeal to the &#8220;regular&#8221; wine drinker. I want to give people a place to start and then show them that a great wine experience can be had in many places if you just open your mind to it. And don\u2019t get me wrong, I\u2019ve zipped into a place by the side of the road with a small wooden \u201cwinery\u201d sign and found some wines that I wasn\u2019t crazy about. But the experience I had and the story that the person had to tell, more than made up for it and made it a memorable experience. To me, that is what wine travel is. Oh, and because I still work for a living and can&#8217;t be on the road all the time, I&#8217;ll also highlight some local Houston wine spots.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thecorkscrewconcierge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/image-3.jpeg\"><\/a>When many people think of \u201cwine travel\u201d they think of fancy chateaus, sprawling terraces, and other things high-end and glamorous. To some, if a wine region isn&#8217;t &#8220;top notch&#8221; or highly rated then it isn&#8217;t worth visiting. Some of these people will complain how some place isn&#8217;t Bordeaux or Napa or whatever other place when they visit &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2241,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Wine Travel - The Corkscrew Concierge\u2122<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/thecorkscrewconcierge.com\/wine-travel-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Wine Travel - The Corkscrew Concierge\u2122\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"When many people think of \u201cwine travel\u201d they think of fancy chateaus, sprawling terraces, and other things high-end and glamorous. 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