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5 Posh Culinary Vacations to Book This Fall

Learn to appreciate food, wine, and bread in style

By Dustin Lushing,  Newser Staff

Posted Oct 29, 2011 5:01 PM CDT

(Newser) – There's no better time than autumn or winter, the harvest seasons, for foodies to embark on a luxurious gastronomic adventure. Consider these premier gourmet trips, rounded up by the Wall Street Journal:

  • Wine: Spend 3 days refining your palate as you learn to taste, select, and pair top wines at the annual Wine Geek 101 event at Blackberry Farm, nestled in the foothills of Tennessee's Smoky Mountains. $1,200 per person.

  • Baking: Travel to scenic Bath, England for a 5-day, hands-on course in the world of bread. Award-winning chef Richard Bertinet will teach pupils about French and Italian breads, "dark and sweet" loaves, and sourdoughs. Around $300 per day.
  • South Asian Cooking: Explore the edible wonders of India on this intimate, 12-day trip. The Rajasthan tour includes meals at top restaurants, shopping in local markets, private cooking lessons, and meetings with craftsmen and farmers. $9,950 per person.
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Make fine wine a part of your gastronomic adventure this autumn or winter.
Make fine wine a part of your gastronomic adventure this autumn or winter.   (Shutterstock.com)
Premier gourmet trips might tempt your taste buds this autumn or winter.
Premier gourmet trips might tempt your taste buds this autumn or winter.   (Shutterstock.com)
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zhangqqq
Oct 30, 2011 7:09 PM CDT
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brawne
Oct 29, 2011 10:34 PM CDT
Skip it all and go to Blackberry Farm.  I've lived all over and the sweetest part of this country is 50 miles east of Knoxville TN.  Want really good food--McCrady's in Charleston.  Wanna feel like you're getting your money's worth--The Cloister's on Sea Island.  Hey, they didn't invent the Federal Reserve on Jekyll Island for nothing.

 
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