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Wine Fair at the Vinters Hall, March 4, a resounding success! — Posted on: 07/03/2010
Lynette Arblaster, Tim Clarke and the rest of the A&C Wine tours team were joined on 4 March 2010 by 300 Arblaster & Clarke wine tours clients to taste a superb range of wines from all over the A&C wine world.
In addition to the creme de la creme of the UK wine industry, travelling from around Europe to join us, were Matteo Ascheri from Ascheri, Piemonte; Champagne Philipponat; Chateau Pichon Longueville, Bordeaux; Planeta from Sicily and Anne Vallejo from Marques de Caceres.
There...
Chilean Earthquake, a communique from the Chilean Wine Bureau — Posted on: 03/03/2010
PUBLIC DECLARATION ON THE CHILEAN EARTHQUAKE AND THE NATIONAL WINE INDUSTRY
Santiago, March 3, 2010. In addition to emphasizing the overall strength of the Chilean wine industry’s material infrastructure and the fortitude of its people, Vinos de Chile, the association of Chilean wineries, has been able to verify the effects produced by the recent earthquake and its impact on the wine industry.
We wish to express our deepest condolences for the suffering of many employees and their...
A&C in the press: Saturday Telegraph's selection for Wine and Food holidays — Posted on: 16/01/2010
2010 Activity Holiday Guide by Saturday Telegraph
"WINE AND FOOD
Our selection
The leading wine tours company Arblaster and Clarke (01730 263111; www.winetours.co.uk) offers just about every possible way to get acquainted with France’s main wine regions and their produce – from exclusive tours staying at private chateaux to vineyard walking breaks (there’s a new Burgundy trip this year) and keenly priced, semi-independent introductory wine weekends in Bordeaux and Lyons (around...
Arblaster & Clarke Wine Tours Sunday Telegraph New Year Resolutions — Posted on: 03/01/2010
The Sunday Telegraph - Sunday 3rd January
'Resolutions for 2010....and how to keep them'
Become a Wine Connoisseur:
Extend your knowledge of French wines with a three night Bordeaux Wine & City tour in April, September or November organised by specialist operator Arblaster & Clarke (01730 263111; www.winetours.co.uk). A tasting on the first evening is followed by a visit to Baron de Rothschild's Chateau Clarke and a tour of the Medoc and Graves regions.
Plus Point: Exclusive...
Steven Spurrier, 'Benchmark Burgundy' in Decanter Jan 2010 — Posted on: 01/01/2010
Arblaster & Clarke Wine Tours Burgundy Masterclass wine tour has been written up by our popular Wine Guide, and Decanter Consultant Editor, Steven Spurrier. This article appeared as Steven's column in the recent January 2010 issue of the magazine, and for those of you interested in Burgundian wines we have been given special permission by Decanter to publish it here.
Thanks to Steven for his wonderful article and to Decanter for their publishing. Arblaster & Clarke Wine Tours is working...
Arblaster & Clarke Gift Vouchers — Posted on: 01/12/2009
If you are looking for an extra special present for Christmas, or someone close to you is celebrating a special birthday or anniversary, why not give them an Arblaster & Clarke gift voucher!
These vouchers can be used against any of our tours and can be purchased in denominations of £50, or for the full tour price.
For more information please call the office on 01730 263111 or e-mail contact@winetours.co.uk
In Search of Bacchus by G. Taber features Arblaster & Clarke Wine Tours — Posted on: 23/10/2009
Arblaster & Clarke Wine Tours features heavily in this new book by George Taber, the award-winning and critically acclaimed author of Judgment of Paris and To Cork or Not To Cork. In Search of Bacchus - Wanderings in the Wonderful World of Wine Tourism is a delightful, entertaining, and informative exploration of the thriving world of wine tourism.
George M. Taber set out on the wine lover's ultimate dream: a journey to the twelve most beautiful and fascinating wine-producing regions...
NO SURCHARGE GUARANTEE for 2009 & 2010 — Posted on: 17/09/2009
Arblaster & Clarke Wine Tours are offering a No Surcharge Guarantee for 2009 & 2010. Once we have confirmed the tour price to you with your invoice, there will be no surcharges applied to the cost of the holiday, even if fuel or currency rates change. However, we do not guarantee that the tour prices may not change throughout the course of the year - so in order to ensure that you have the best price possible, we strongly advise you to book early.
This is applicable to all Arblaster &...
Arblaster & Clarke wins Best Brochure Award — Posted on: 27/04/2009
At an Award ceremony in Reims last night, Arblaster & Clarke Wine Tours brochure was awarded the trophy for Best Brochure by The French Tourist Office in the MAFTA Awards (Marketing and Advertising for France Travel Awards).
At the same event Lynette Arblaster was welcomed into the Confrerie des Sacres de la Champagne.
"I can't think of a better way to celebrate exactly 22 years of operating to Reims. Our team is passionate about offering the best wine tours to Champagne and this...
Customer satisfaction at Arblaster & Clarke Wine Tours is independently assessed — Posted on: 06/04/2009
A&C's post-tour client satisfaction rating is independently assessed by the Association of Independent Tour Operators every year. We are pleased this year to have increased our over-all client satisfaction ratio by 1% to 95.95, putting us in the top 10% of the 150 elite companies that belong to AITO and thus indeed in the top rankings for all tour operators.
Obviously, we will continue to work hard to ensure that this rate is increased to even closer to 100%! Your holiday enjoyment is...
Champagne Weekends start from £199 — Posted on: 10/10/2008
STOP PRESS: Arblaster & Clarke Wine Tours self drive Champagne weekends will start from £199 in 2009.
The Arblaster & Clarke Champagne short break is now a 2 night stay, making it easier to take a weekend away without taking time off work. Save money for the all important Champagne buying as the April date is now only £199 and £225 for October and December.
Local Champagne Vigneronne Caroline Guizelin Brun will be escorting a tour of small Champagne Houses and producers in the Grand...
Arblaster & Clarke Wine Tours are now in Petersfield! — Posted on: 23/08/2007
Wine Tour operator Arblaster and Clarke moved to the Hampshire market town of Petersfield in September 2006.
We purchased 'Meon House', the offices of First Choice PLC. This was an interesting home-coming for Lynette Arblaster who had worked here in the 1980s as Italian Manager for Meon Villas when this was an independent Tour Operator. The building has been renamed Cedar Court, which is close to its original name 'Cedarcote'.
We are easy to find in Petersfield, very near the town...
