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Vin en Vacances

40 Avenue General Leclerc, 11000 Carcassonne, France
+44 (0) 7880 796786
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Ranked #1 of 9 activities in Carcassonne
Type: Tours
Owner description: Vin en Vacances is a vineyard tour company ran by Wendy Gedney an English woman with a passion for this wonderful area and its wines. Wendy is a wine... more » Owner description: Vin en Vacances is a vineyard tour company ran by Wendy Gedney an English woman with a passion for this wonderful area and its wines. Wendy is a wine teacher and during the tours not only will you have a thoroughly enjoyable day, you will also learn a great deal about wine and tasting. Her aim is to provide you with an experience that you can’t easily create for yourself and during the day you will explore the regions, meet some of the most interesting vignerons, taste their wines and enjoy a superb lunch. Wendy's tours always include other fabulous things such as a visit to a goat farm, a pretty village or olive oil tasting. « less
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Chicago, Illinois
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 May 2013

My wife and I took a tour with Wendy in late March. She chose two great vineyards and a lovely old monastery. The wines at Domaine Gayda and the sparkling wines in the Limoux vineyard were fantastic. In addition, Wendy as a great tour guide, educational and entertaining. Too many vineyard tours just drive you to the vineyards. She gave... More

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Perth, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 May 2013

Wendy is the perfect host and winery guide. The tour also compromised an interesting sightseeing component. Wendy is able to convey essential wine tasting knowledge in an engaging and fun way as well as providing great detail of the Languedoc region, its wine history and recent developments and innovations under way. Amongst other things We really enjoyed a beautiful lunch... More

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Bolton
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 May 2013

My husband and I did the St Chinian & Minerve Vineyard Tour. What a fantastic experience. Wendy was highly knowledgeable about the production of wine and the wines of the region. The vineyards we visited were really unique and the owners clearly had passion about the wine they produced. The lunch was superb - a tradition local cassoulet with duck,... More

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Olonzac, France
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 March 2013

We chose to do a tour with Wendy and Vin en Vacances as it looked a great option for us to recommend to our guests. What a great decision that was! We loved the tour and had a fun day out. Wendy is well qualified in all things ‘wine’ and has a great wealth of knowledge shared in a way... More

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Minneapolis, Minnesota
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 December 2012

We did a wine tour with Wendy in late Aug for my birthday. We thoroughly enjoyed it. I felt it was a perfect way to spend the day - tasting good wine, learning more about wine, meeting some wonderful people in our group, and enjoying good food at lunch. We hope we get back in this area again to do... More

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wendywinewise, Owner at Vin en Vacances, responded to this review
2 January 2013

Thank you so much for writing such a lovely review of the tour, it is very much appreciated. Wendy More

Essex
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 December 2012

We recently enjoyed Wendy's wine/food matching experience at Underwoods Warwick. An excellent selection of wines, a very pleasant day with food and wine matching and tasting. A very relaxed 3+ hours spent with others enjoying the food and wine tasting. We booked a B&B for the night, having driven up from Essex would recommend this experience for others who enjoy... More

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Brighton, Michigan
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 December 2012

I was touring the south of France on my own as a single woman & without a car. Wendy was awesome! She picked me up and dropped me off at my hotel, then spent a wonderful day meeting fellow travelers, learning & enjoying fantastic wines! I would highly recommend her tours!

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Atlanta, Georgia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 November 2012

We spent a day with Wendy in October 2012 and had a fabulous experience. She made learning about the wines of southern France so interesting and accessible. We went to two very different wineries - one a small boutique, artisinal winery run by an Englishwoman with longstanding ties to the Fitou region, and one a larger family winery run by... More

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Melbourne, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 October 2012

We booked our wine tour with Wendy before leaving Australia and highly recommend Vin en Vacances.As four women staying in Caunes Minervois without our own car it was easy to meet Wendy in her silver mini van near the local school. Wendy took us to two boutique wineries in different regions of the countryside, the home of an excellent French... More

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Portland, Oregon
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 October 2012

My husband and I went on Wendy's wine tour this September and we loved it! Wendy had more knowledge than the vineyard owners themselves! We also liked the fact that we did more than "just" visit the vineyards--we also had an EXCELLENT lunch at the home of a French woman who used to own a cafe in the area. We... More

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