OUR MISSION at Food & Wine Trails is to offer guests authenticity and the highest-quality value in the culinary and viticultural travel world. 
 

We believe the only way to truly know a place is to experience it first hand - the people, the food and wine, the land itself. What better way is there than through an intimate, specialized, food and wine focused trip?
 
We have 26+ years of experience designing culinary-travel programs, and over ten million dollars in annual travel purchasing power. This, combined with our team of food and wine experts around the world, allows us to offer you unique and behind-the-scenes access to the world's food and wine lifestyle.
 

Don't settle for simply having "a 
great trip" - have a once-in-a-lifetime experience!

Let Food & Wine Trails connect you to the culture and lifestyle of a region through its food, its wine, and the people that create it.
 
 
Our Connections Are Unique

A team of local food and wine experts from around the world are at our fingertips! All of our trips are led, and sometimes organized by, some of the most renowned people in the food and wine world.

Our cast of experts is ever changing - visit our experts page for an introduction to the current group of outstanding people working with Food & Wine Trails.


Travel with Food & Wine Trails!

Each travel program is small to ensure a highly personal experience that cannot be gleaned from guidebooks or purchased from conventional, "mass market" travel suppliers. Participants travel with a small group of like-minded individuals who want to explore a region through its artisan food and wine.

In partnership with experts, chefs and winemakers, we offer a "behind-the-kitchen-door" or "behind-the-wine-barrel" perspective - special access that enables travelers to enjoy lunch with the chef, or a tasting with the winemaker.

Our trips take participants off-the-beaten-track providing educational opportunities that engage all the senses.  We satisfy each person’s curiosity, palate and love of travel. [For more about what we do and how we differ, visit our About Us page.]


Food & Wine Cruises

A wide variety of food and wine focused cruises offer enthusiasts the best value in today's economy. Enjoy value -added amenities such as free or discounted airfare, ship board credits, and prepaid gratuities. Each experience includes onboard and onshore enrichment programming exclusive to the group, plus the opportunity to meet and travel with some of the most famous name in the wine and food world. [More on Food & Wine Cruises.]


Group Tours

For groups ranging in size from six to twenty people, we offer a few focused and select group departure dates to France, Italy, Spain, and other popular destinations. Each trip includes the high-quality and unique program elements with a food and wine focus. [More on Group Tours.]


Custom Trip Planning

For those looking for customized arrangements, we design dream trips! Pick a place on the map and contact us for the 'inside scoop.' [More on Customized Trip Planning.]


Corporate Event Planning, Meetings, and Wine Tours

We specialize in destinations within Sonoma and Napa counties. A well planned program is a constructed balance of learning and play. Like live theater, there are countless details, but only one chance for success. Ensuring success for our clients is the number one priority of our team. [Please email us at info@foodandwinetrails.com for more on Event Planning, Meetings, and Tours.]

Food & Wine Trails President, Larry Martin, has been designated for the three years in a row as one of the "Top Travel Specialists" of the World by Conde Nast Traveler. [More on our Founders, Larry & Laura Martin.]