APT brings Aussie wine excellence to the Mosel

If the all-inclusive bar wasn’t enough onboard the APT AmaVenita, the top performing Diamond partners have been treated to a unique wine Masterclass by Leading Australian vintner, Tom Hardy of Thomas Hardy Wines.

It’s impossible to not be drawn into Tom’s unrivalled knowledge and passion for wines as he talks us through six of his own collection. As the on board Wine Ambassador, Tom serves as an approachable, personable part of the entire cruising experience with a wealth of understanding of the industry at home and abroad – we’re later given an insightful commentary of the vineyards we pass through on the Mosel.

Left to right: Tom Hardy, Luke Nguyen, Lynne Nguyen

Tom is one of a number of Wine Ambassadors in the APT fold who escort cruises from the specialist Wine Series. These cruises are curated around the love and interest of wine, allowing passengers to experience diverse wineries and meet the local vintners themselves.

Special hosts like Tom will conduct wine tastings on board as well as dinners with complete wine pairing. Bringing a combination of their own wines and local varieties, the hosts explain the nuances of traditional wine-making techniques and educate guests on European wine heritage and traditions, they are also with cruise for the duration, becoming as much a guest as host.

Tom runs the restaurant through the different wines for each course

These exclusive departures run across APT’s European river cruising program, covering the Danube, Rhine, Rhône and Seine Rivers and the Bordeaux region.

Some of the highlights of the program include the chance to visit Château Smith Haut Lafitte in Sauterne for a tour, which includes a tasting of Sauternes’ world-famous dessert wines; and in Saint-Émilion the opportunity to explore Cordeliers Cloister, including its remarkable network of cellars and tunnels that stretch for three kilometers under the town.

Guests will have a choice of seven all inclusive luxury APT Wine Cruises in 2016 as follows:

9-day Douro Delights from Porto to Madrid hosted by Darren Davis and Amy White from Seppeltsfield and Aramis Vineyards. Priced from $5,645 per person, twin share, this cruise departs 4 July 2016;
8-day Grand Bordeaux return journey from Bordeaux hosted by Cherry Stowman from Taylors. Priced from $5,195 per person, twin share this cruise departs 8 July 2016;
15-day Magnificent Europe from Budapest to Amsterdam hosted by Nathan Waks from Kilikanoon. Priced from $9,490 per person, twin share, this cruise departs 16 July 2016;
8-day Romantic Seine return journey from Paris with Sarah and Sparky Marquis from Mollydooker Wines. Priced from $ 5,890 per person, twin share, this cruise departs 22 July 2016;
15-day Rhine, Rhône & Moselle from Arles to Amsterdam hosted by Bruce Tyrrell from Tyrrell’s Wines. Priced from $10,595 per person, twin share, this cruise departs 5 August 2016;
15-day Rhine & Moselle Discovery from Amsterdam to Basel hosted by Dru Reschke from Koonara. Priced from $8,495 per person, twin share, this cruise departs 30 September 2016.
15-day Magnificent Europe from Amsterdam to Budapest hosted by Rob Moody, Somerled Wines. Priced from $8,495 per person, twin share, this cruise departs 18 November 2016.

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