The Peloponnese wine region is located on a peninsula in southern Greece with a terroir that varies thanks to a mild and hot coastline and a cool interior. These conditions lead to a balance of flavor and acidity in ripe grapes. The Peloponnesian wines, which include fresh and mineral whites to full-bodied reds, combine indigenous varieties such as Moschofilero, Agiorgitiko, and Mavrodaphne with traditional grapes in original blends.

Dexamenes Seaside Hotel, built within an abandoned Greek wine factory on the Peloponnese coast, gives you the uncommon opportunity to sleep in smartly reworked wine tanks from the 1920s set directly on the beach. Harking back to its past, the hotel has an extensive list of organic and biodynamic wines from the region as well as regular curated events involving contemporary Greek art and tastings in the magical setting of wine tank silos.

Alentejo is a well-known, highly respected wine region in eastern Portugal. The region’s gently undulating topography, protected from the cooling effects of the Atlantic, lends itself to the production of rich red wines. Alentejo has been a key center of Portugal’s wine renaissance over the past few decades, led by small independent stakeholders.

In the heart of the wine region, in Monforte, Torre de Palma Wine Hotel boasts its own winery with an extensive vineyard area, a room filled with barrels, a tasting room, and numerous leisure and cultural activities organized around Alentejo wines. Thanks to the site climate of the Serra de São Mamede to one side and a natural growing method crafted by the award-winning winemaker Duarte de Deus, the hotel’s unique artisanal wines produced here are in harmony with nature.

The Peloponnese wine region is located on a peninsula in southern Greece with a terroir that varies thanks to a mild and hot coastline and a cool interior. These conditions lead to a balance of flavor and acidity in ripe grapes. The Peloponnesian wines, which include fresh and mineral whites to full-bodied reds, combine indigenous varieties such as Moschofilero, Agiorgitiko, and Mavrodaphne with traditional grapes in original blends.

Dexamenes Seaside Hotel, built within an abandoned Greek wine factory on the Peloponnese coast, gives you the uncommon opportunity to sleep in smartly reworked wine tanks from the 1920s set directly on the beach. Harking back to its past, the hotel has an extensive list of organic and biodynamic wines from the region as well as regular curated events involving contemporary Greek art and tastings in the magical setting of wine tank silos.

Burgundy is the epitome of terroir—a tapestry of towns and villages with their regional Grand Crus, Premier Crus, and village vineyards. Although Bordeaux produces about four times as much wine every year, Burgundy’s estimated 30,000 hectares of vineyards are of equal prominence, producing some of the most exclusive wines on the planet. Burgundy wines come from several distinct subregions, each with its own character

Located between the vineyards of Chablis and the regional capital Auxerre with its historic city center, Château de la Resle is the ideal spot to taste some of the high-quality wines the region has to offer. There’s Chablis, of course, but there are also other options, such as Pinot wines in Irancy, Sauvignon Blanc in Saint Bris as well as excellent organic and bio-dynamic wines. Spend a day exploring some of the hotel’s favorite vineyards in this beautiful part of France.

Puglia is a long, thin wine region in the far south-eastern corner of Italy’s “boot”. Once known for its flat, highly alcoholic blending wines, the area now has an opportunity to seduce the wine world with concentrated, inky reds that rival the best from Australia and South America. The most full-blooded Puglian grapes are Negroamaro and Primitivo, while Verdeca is the only salient example among the whites in this hot, red-dominated region.

Housed in a 19th-century manor, Palazzo Daniele is the perfect place to discover all the natural wines Salento has to offer. The tasting, which is accompanied by Apulian delights, is aimed at helping you appreciate the land, bringing you into the local community, and teaching you the cultural importance of natural wines and their importance in the area.