Wine tour Amsterdam

Wine tour or wine tasting: what you get on board

This difference is important enough to mention in advance, because in Amsterdam both forms are offered and they look similar in the search results.

One guided wine tasting it revolves around a vinologist or sommelier who sails along, explains each wine and sets the pace. That is a program with a speaker, usually for fifteen to thirty people because one supervisor can no longer cope.

One Wine Tour at an event on the Water works differently. There is no vinologist. What you do get: a selected package of red and white wines on board, tasting notes on paper with each bottle, and waiters who pour and keep track of the glasses. You decide the pace, the order and what the conversation is about.

Who does that work better for? Companies that want to taste and especially want to catch up, without anyone speaking every ten minutes. And groups that are too large for a guided tasting. If you are looking for someone who explains the wines, then you are better off at a specialized wine shipping company; that is fairer than promising you something here that is not there.

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Wine and food: what goes with it?

Drinking wine without anything added becomes heavy after an hour. These combinations work best on board.

• The most chosen combination, and not without reason: cheese and wine carry each other and nothing needs to be kept warm.
• Luxe platters. Charcuterie, olives, nuts and bread that remain on the table throughout the cruise.
• Hot and cold Spanish dishes that go around in rounds. If you want to put the accent on that, check out the tapas boat Amsterdam.
• Walking dinner of meergangenmenu. When the food becomes more important than the wine, you look at the dinner cruise Amsterdam.
• Vegetarian, vegan, halal and allergies are coordinated in advance. In the application, indicate how many people are involved.

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How much does a wine tour in Amsterdam cost?

The price consists of the cruise and the wine package. The cruise starts from € 39.95 per person incl. VAT for one and a half hours and increases to € 69.95 per person for four hours. In it are the boat, the skipper, the catering staff and the regular bar with beer, wine, soft drinks, coffee and tea.

The wine arrangement comes on top of that and depends on the selection. When comparing quotes, pay attention to two things: whether the amount mentioned is inclusive or exclusive of VAT, and whether tourist tax is still calculated separately. In this market, both happen regularly, so that an offer that looks lower ends up being higher.

Request a quote for the exact amount of your group size, route and wine selection.

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Wine tour Amsterdam: tasting the canal belt as a backdrop

You can drink wine anywhere, but on the canal the view changes between the first and last bottle. You sit inside on a saloon boat with fixed tables, the roof open as soon as possible, and no one comes to ask if anything is desired because the boat is yours.

No vinologist, but a selection with tasting notes and service that contributes. You can book from 10 people, up to 70 on the saloon boat and up to 250 on the passenger ship. You decide the route, the duration and the wines yourself.

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