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Article: Travel: Wine tours, round two
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- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- July 24, 1999
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Due to a production error, the second half of the wine guide was
not printed last week. We print it for you here. Apologies. The
full guide is at:
www.independent.co.uk
CAN I GO INDEPENDENTLY OR DO I HAVE TO TAKE A PACKAGE?
EITHER. IT'S largely a matter of temperament - and language. Tim
Clarke and Lynette Arblaster run Arblaster & Clarke, the biggest tour
operator. He puts the case for the organised package: "You have an
experienced wine guide who is up to date and puts the region in
context, draws out the salient facts and makes it all far more
interesting than if you went on your own." How? "We normally get a
high-level visit with a very good tasting, with perhaps the chateau
owner or ...