"Spele-Oenology:" The River Cruise Shore Excursion Where Caving Meets Wine Tasting
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this extraordinary once-in-a-lifetime transformational experience that marries the famous local coterone wine with a very unusual and very unique local activity
the natural cellar of the irish canyon it's our wine eating place all the winemakers of the little village of san martin dardesh the village next to the cave decided to eat some wine one of their models in the cave
the wine is aged in the cave so it tastes differently because the carbon dioxide and also in the cave in the dark we can't see anything we're focusing on our nose and our mouth
well worth the hundreds of steps climbing back up to the surface and giving us a one of a kind story to tell about our own river crews
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@AvalonWaterways is known for its 'Active & Discovery' shore excursions, where you can dig a little deeper, break a sweat and even get your hands dirty immersing yourself in the local culture. On the Rhone River in the south of France, Avalon has introduced a new experience; Spele-Oenology, where World's Greatest Cruises' host and producer, Lynn Elmhirst, got to be among the first river cruise guests to experience the underground wine cave tasting!