http://www.yachtchartersmagazine.com/ Latest articles from Wines & Spirits Copyright 2008 YACHT VACATIONS & CHARTERS MAGAZINE Sun, 06 Jul 2008 06:39:00 GMT YACHT VACATIONS & CHARTERS MAGAZINE 10 http://backend.userland.com/rss http://www.yachtchartersmagazine.com/read/83216.htmhttp://www.yachtchartersmagazine.com/read/83216.htm Wed, 04 May 2005 11:00:00 GMT From traditional to contemporary, Venice's many wine bars provide not only fabulous tastings, but a true insight into the local culture as well. There are lots of ways to further your wine education, but perhaps none so delightful as spending an evening in Venice wandering from wine bar to wine bar. Venetians call this exercise the giro di ombre, after the small glasses – ombre – that are typical of the more traditional bars. A fine place to begin is an intimate square just steps from the famously knick-knack-bedecked Rialto Bridge. On a Friday evening, the campo Cesare Battisti fills with chatter and laughter as people (and dogs) spill out from competing wine bars. In front of Marcà, a wine bar that is little bigger than a newsstand, the svelte crowd sips wine and nibbles on Venice’s wide repertoire of bar snacks, known as cicheti. To an Italian, wine is almost unthinkable without food. http://www.yachtchartersmagazine.com/read/44501.htmhttp://www.yachtchartersmagazine.com/read/44501.htm Wed, 14 Apr 2004 00:00:00 GMT A barge trip on one of France's many canals provides the opportunity to disembark and venture inland. In this case, we chose to take some time to explore the vineyards of Bordeaux.