Drinking Tour activities in Europe
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Hímesudvar
Hímesudvar, a 16th-century wine cellar with shop northwest of the town centre, is another option.
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Arblaster & Clarke Wine Tours Ltd
Arblaster & Clarke Wine Tours Ltd is a UK-based wine tour specialist that runs occasional tours in Tuscany, especially in the Chianti district.
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Vineyard Visits
If you'd prefer to sip your Vernaccia di San Gimignano on the spot, the tourist office organises vineyard visits. Advance reservations are essential.
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Rákóczi Cellar
For the ultimate in tasting venues head for the 600-year-old Rákóczi Cellar, where bottles of wine mature in long corridors (one measures 28m by 10m).
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NightWalk Dresden Tour
Learn all about the intriguing culture and history of the happening Neustadt, one pub at a time, during this fun walk led by clued-in locals. It's organised by Hostel Die Boofe; just show up at Albertplatz.
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István Cellar Wine Tasting
You can sample Eger's famous wines at many places around town, including a couple at the base of the castle, and in the István Cellar Wine Tasting below the Korona hotel; Tourinform has an extensive list.
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Kraków Booze Cruise
Kraków Booze Cruise departs from the same spot at 7pm every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. The cost (60/90zł for women/men) gets you all the beer you can drink, all you can eat from the barbecue and vegetarian buffet, and a couple of hours on the water.
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International Wine Academy of Roma
Refine your palate at a course run by the International Wine Academy of Roma. Learn about Italy’s wine regions and tone up your tasting skills on the €155 half-day (two-hour) course, which includes lunch or dinner. There are also one-day tours (from €300) to local vineyards, and tastings (€25) on Thursdays and Saturdays. Bookings essential.
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Wine Cellars
Start with 100mL glasses; you may swallow more than you think you can drink. The correct order for sampling a half-dozen Tokaj wines is Furmint, dry Szamorodni, sweet Szamorodni and then the Aszú wines - from three to five or four to six puttony (a measure of Aszú essence added to base wines in making Tokaj; for more information). Private Wine Cellars (Tokaj) offering tastings (usually 16:00 to 21:00) are scattered throughout town, including those at Rákóczi Ferenc út 2, Óvári utca Nos 3, 6, and 8, and Bem József utca Nos 2 and 16
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Reykjavík Pub Crawl
If you're in a small group but want to witness the nightlife with a crowd, the Reykjavík Pub Crawl wheels round a selection of bars from 22:00 onwards in summer; the around Ikr3000 fee includes one hour of free drinking, admission to a nightclub, a cocktail, and a free hot dog! - not a bad deal if you can stay standing.
Reykjavík is renowned for its Friday- and Saturday-night runtur, when industrious Icelanders abandon work and pub crawl with passion. Friday night is the big one; midweek drinking is not really done, although it's gradually becoming more common for people to go out on Thursday night, when many bars have DJs or live music.
Much of the partying happens in…
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Reine Pédauque
Over the course of a 45-minute guided tour (in English upon request) of the 18th-century cellar, visitors sample at least one white, two reds and Belen, an apéritif. Given the thick cobwebs on the ceiling, you wouldn't want to be in here if gravity reversed itself.
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Valley of the Women Wine Tasting
Wine tasting is popular in the wine cellars of the evocatively named Valley of the Women Wine Tasting (Szépasszony-völgy). This is the place to sample Bull's Blood - one of very few reds produced in Eger - or any of the whites: Leányka, Olaszrizling and Hárslevelű from nearby Debrő. The choice of wine cellars can be a bit daunting and their characters can change, so walk around and have a look yourself.
Cellar Nos 16, 17, 29 and 48 are always popular; for schmaltzy Gypsy music, try No 32 or 42. But if you're interested in good wine, visit cellar Nos 5, 18 and 31. Be careful, though; those glasses (about Ft50 to Ft80) go down easily. Hours are erratic, but a few…
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