They say: "Our passion is to offer holidays to get to know the region through the wines and the people who make them. Wine is all about ‘joie-de-vivre’ and we believe our tours should be too."

We say: "The 2009 brochure has tours to over 20 wine producing countries worldwide, from France and Italy, to Chile and New Zealand. You can even combine wine and opera to make a culturally sublime holiday!"

• New tours for 2009 include wine tasting weekends in Lille, Gourmet Discovery in the Azores and a train tour to Alsace
  
• Arblaster & Clarke can organise private tours and corporate hospitality events
  
• There’s a 5% reduction for anyone who has previously booked two or more Arblaster & Clarke tours