WALKING & WINE IN THE LOIRE VALLEY

7-day, 6-night tour, meeting winemakers and tasting wines, in central FRANCE, Sept. 16-22 & Oct. 14-20, 2018. Lodging at Manoir du Grand Echeneau in Vouvray. Highlights: 9th-century village of Rochecorbon for 18th-century château, 11th-century lighthouse, wine caves/village of Candes-Saint-Martin/12th-century Fontevraud abbey/at Clos Lucé, scale models of da Vinci’s inventions. $2,125 ppdo. Single supp., $450. Select Wine Journeys (8847 214B St., Langley, BC, V1M 2H9, CANADA; 604/807-7279, www.selectwinejourneys.com).