I agree with the other post - Paris is definitely one of the best, but then I might give my meal at Tour d'Argent for a fresh plate of pad thai in Thailand, all the same.

In any case - where you find great WINE spots, you always find amazing FOOD spots - it's like cookies and milk or pizza and beer, it HAS to be that way!

Check out these Top 10 Wine Regions of the World .

I was looking for an interesting adventure vacation and came across this article Embrace Your Inner Wino located at ( http://www.transworldnews.com/NewsStory.aspx?id=53030&cat=1). I like the idea of walking from vineyard to vineyard tasting wine. Anybody ever do one of these adventure wine tasting vacations?

I can't say that I've been on a registered "tour" of vineyards - i.e. through Napa Valley and etc - but have set out and planned my own tours through Napa Valley and Niagara in the past.

A lot of the wine countries also offer bike excursions - because biking and drinking isn't illegal, haha.

I'd suggest if you were to do so - driving is not a bad idea as some vineyards are actually quite far apart than you realize. Visit about 3-5 max vineyards per day, as your palette dulls throughout the day with so much wine in your system. Take 1 winery tour through the vineyards/production rooms - and then stick to sampling and walking the grounds at the other locations. For more tips, visit: http://tripatlas.com/articles/89/Napa_Valley_Wine_Tours:_All_You_Need_To_Know - that has general tips, not just for Napa.

On the other hand, also check out another interesting kind of wine experience: Wine Crush Camp in Napa Valley

I do not mean that French, Spanish or Italian wines are not good, because they are, but Greek wines are also of high quality. Greece has been producing wine since antiquity; in ancient Athens it was the Athenians’ main drink and, at their gatherings, they even had specific people whose only job was to pour wine into their glasses. But wine was produced even earlier than that in Greece : there is evidence that in Santorini they made and exported wine around the 3rd millennium BC. In the Middle Ages, the sweet Vinsanto wine, which is made from sun dried grapes, was exported to many countries and was very popular. Vintage in Greece in general and in Santorini in particular is a cause for celebration and feasts. Moreover, in Santorini there are many wineries and the visitors of the island often go to wine tours.

The wines of Santorini use mainly white grape varieties, the most known are Assyrtiko, Aidani and Athiri. Combining those three, they make the VQPRD Santorini wine, the Nychteri or Nykteri (called like this because they collect the grapes at night – nychta in Greek) and the sweet Vinsanto. You can check more things at http://www.santorini-hotels.info/tourist-guide/wine/