I wanted to do the route du vin when in colmar. Would it be better to rent a car and do it yourself or do a minivan tour ?
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Is someone in your group okay with driving and willing to be the designated driver? If not, then I would do a minivan tour.
If 2015, we used Ophorus for a "Pearls of Alsace" tour from Strasbourg. We were really happy with everything about the company and the tour, and we plan on using them again. They offer some tours from Colmar.
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OP
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My husband likes to drive so thats not an issue😊
If we drive we could choose where to go and the distances seemed to be short.
The issue with the minivan tours is that they go to specific highly touristed villages and for a specific time interval. But they generally have a guide which is a bonus and you really dont need to think /navigate etc
Cost wise a rental car seems to be cheaper
So i am confused 😊
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Portland, Maine
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If we drive we could choose where to go and the distances seemed to be short.
The distances are very short. We spent a week in Riquewihr w/o a car and visited lots of wineries, most by walking, with just an occasional bus. On another trip we spent a week in Dambach la Ville with a car, and again visited a bunch of wineries, many of them right in town. If the driver wants to have wine, he/she can either spit, or just take a sip of each glass and pour out the rest.
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OP
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Hi..i really hadnt understood that the question of driving was because of the wine.
We have a kid with us and wanted to visit the route du vin for the scenery and the beautiful villages.
We will go to one kid friendly vineyard but more to see the process of wine making and maybe a quick sampling.
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Portland, Maine
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We will go to one kid friendly vineyard but more to see the process of wine making and maybe a quick sampling.
I think most wineries in France are kid-friendly. As to seeing the wine making process, that's not always possible. Some are just too small and don't really have the staff to do that, although many of those will show you around if they have the time. As for tasting, most places are equipped for that, even if it's just at a small table in their garage. The good thing about Alsace wine villages is that in many of them there are numerous wineries clustered around the center of town, so if one place is closed you can just head to another.