We’ve done several European wine tours with our friends but the “wine retreat” hosted by Mandy and Willo was easily the most enjoyable and intense tour we’ve done. As hosts, they had arranged a packed agenda for our time with them and couldn’t do enough to make our experience both first-rate and stress-free. We tasted a huge ranges of wines at the house, at the various wineries visited and at carefully selected local venues. In addition, the food prepared and presented by Mandy was amazing. We have no hesitation in thoroughly recommending the whole experience.

This was such a nice experience. I would recommend it to anyone who wants to learn how to do something new. We bought a couple of old chairs at a brocante that needed new upholstery. They now look fantastic thanks to our expert instructor and a little bit of work on our part. If you have a family heirloom that needs to be updated or repaired, it means so much more if you do it yourself with the help of this course. As a bonus, the food and wine during the course was top quality. Everything was delicious and served so elegantly and even the vegetarian in our group was quite happy! Thanks again Jacqui for all your help and thanks again to Mandy and Willo for all the support! Richard and Ricky

This retreat was perfect! Our teacher was knowledgeable and patient. We all had different projects and she moved from one to another giving help where needed. Mandy, our hostess served us delicious breakfast and lunch each day on a beautifully set table. My room made me feel like a princess! Although the entire house is gorgeous you can feel that it is a home, and you are welcome there. I would do this retreat again in a heartbeat!