SUNSHINE SOJOURNS
The MAN|August 01, 2022
Do the exquisitely niche, revel in resplendence! Take a merry trip to some of the world's most PANORAMIC WINE REGIONS ACROSS CONTINENTS and discover unique, fascinating experiences that elevate your senses, graced by outstanding award winning wines from each region
Kishore and Smita Iyengar
SUNSHINE SOJOURNS

GRANDEUR OF THE GARDEN ROUTE SOUTH AFRICA

WORLD CLASS wines from grand brands like Nederburg and Two Oceans rule the roost here in the Cape Winelands. The quaint university town of Stellenbosch with its old world charms decks up with 18th and 19th century Cape Dutch Villas with women decked in Cape Dutch costumes welcoming you on your stroll. Antique boutiques, street side gardens and stately oak-lined avenues grace your glances.

Tiny Franschhoek village boasts of its Huguenot Memorial Museum, floral tinted streets, age-old wineries and award winning restaurant like Le Petite Manoir for classic French cuisine. A goblet of premium Nederburg Winemasters' Reserve Pinotage with cedar wood and leather aromas is a tribute to great Western Cape wines.

Driving through verdant green vineyards on the world's prettiest wine route, Paarl offers exceptional wines and endearing olive oil and Cape cheese tastings. On Cape Dutch alfresco garden benches, take in the cool climes with a crisply citrusy and lychee flavored Two Oceans Chardonnay celebrating a local wineland hero's pomp, Beacon Brampton Bloomer a prized award winning bull who inspired a vintage Sauvignon Blanc.

IBERIAN EXCEPTIONALS SPAIN

SOLAR VIEJO Tempranillo and Freixenet Cava spell unrivalled class in these blessed wine regions. In the grand Catalunyan wine region of Penedes we'd highly recommend private signature visits to family owned wineries and boutique wine tastings that are a an amazing discovery of the olfactory faculties. Unique Catalan cuisine paired with Cava is a must, -a choice Freixenet Cordon Negro D.O. Cava herald your visit. A culturally uplifting visit to the Monserrat Monastery, a renowned Cava winery are perfect on the visit. Catalan chocolate tasting and chocolate experiences are a gastronomic delight. Stay back in rustic rural Catalan hotel villas with super creature features.

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