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Steps
-Make a non-refundable deposit.
-Should you be offered a spot on this trip and decide not to attend - you will lose your deposit.
-Should you make a deposit and we could not meet the minimum to operate - you will be able to apply your deposit to a future trip.
-Deposits cover our time to build the trip, manage the limited space, and to create the contracts and agreements.
-Our trips are one of a kind, built for intimate groups, and lean into the luxury category that fine wine demands (a value at the top tier of travel)
Our deposits for the trips are non-refundable as stated above. Once deposits come in, we continue to invest more and more hours into each trip. Should the trip cancel, deposits are refunded. If Trip goes forward and you do not sign the final payment paperwork - the deposit is not refunded and surrendered. This is our policy and is necessary to keep our workers dedicated and employeed and to keep our product unique and not "canned" - each of our trips is unique, special, and highly procured just for the participants. We aim for 10 guests (as small as 8 and and large as 14)
*Note this is a sample itinerary, confirmed itinerary details available via Registration Packet after a deposit for trip commitment has been received.
*Note this is a sample itinerary, confirmed itinerary details available via Registration Packet after a deposit for trip commitment has been received.
The design and pricing of this trip listed herein is exploratory and not final. A minimum number of participants is necessary for this trip to operate. A deposit for this trip is a non-refundable intended placeholder for a spot on this trip. Once we receive the minimum number of participants, a Registration Packet with official pricing will be released to depositors on this trip. Receipt of completed packets and full payments must be received by the due date listed on the Registration Packet for the trip to move forward into the next phase. We will update all depositors of the trip status and booking flights. Do not book flights until the trip is confirmed and an email states to do so. The itinerary is subject to change without notice, the itinerary and pricing on the Registration Packet supersedes the pricing estimate listed herein. Additional costs apply on leisure days, activities, meals, situations that require the group and its individuals to adapt beyond our immediate control.
For customer support, please email: alice@LearnAboutWine.com
About
IAN BLACKBURN
I discovered the wine industry while working with Chef’s Thomas Keller and Joachim Splichal in the top dining rooms of Los Angeles. My passion redirected my career from restaurants/hotels to vineyards and wine-education. Now with over 25-years of experience hosting events; leading trips around the wine world; I published a wine book; produced my own wine called Beekeeper Cellars and sat for the difficult Master of Wine Exam! Today, I am considered one of the region's best wine educators and work for my 20,000 followers (follow me), visiting vineyards and wine regions and produce over 100 wine classes and events a year for my businesses and my team.
