Featuring Private Tours of World-Class Vineyards With Wine Expert Brendan Moore

Go Barging, Europe�s largest luxury barge cruising company, announced the addition of exclusive chartered wine tasting cruises on all its barges in France as part of the itinerary for the 2009 season. Renowned wine expert Brendan Moore will take guests on an exciting and enlightening exploration of the country�s premiere wine producing regions, including Burgundy and the South of France. Tours feature meetings with traditional wine making families, visits to private cellars, and barrel tastings. Prices for chartering a wine cruise start at �2,350 per person, based on an 8-person charter, and vary depending on the size of the vessel.

Go Barging offers a total of 12 cruise itineraries in France. These sophisticated cruises feature a relaxing pace, luxury accommodations, and gourmet dining, perfect for wine enthusiasts looking to savour everything France has to offer. Among eligible vessels are the elegant 12 - passenger barges, La Belle �poque, Anjodi and L�Impressioniste which tour the striking countryside of Burgundy and Southern France, home to some of the most celebrated vineyards in the world.

A Taste of Luxury Seven-day tours through Burgundy onboard L�Impressioniste, for example, offer guests an opportunity to sample wines from vineyards such as Domaine Jafflin, Clos Vougeot and Maison Champy. Typical wines tasted include those from Vosne Roman�e, Gevrey Chambertin, Nuits St. Georges, and C�tes de Nuits. Go Barging�s La Belle Epoque takes guests on a tour of vineyards such as Domaine Laroche, Clos Vougeot, and Roman�e Conti. Wines include Chablis Premier Cru, Chablis Grand Cru, and Puligny Montrachet. The Anjodi cruises the Languedoc region, visiting vineyards such as Domaine de Guery and Mas de Chevaliere. Wine tastings include Corbieres and Pomerol. Log on to www.gobarging.com for other vessels and their itineraries.

Expert wine guide Brendan Moore leads each tour, drawing upon years of expertise to enhance the experience for every guest. Moore has lived in France for almost 25 years. Originally crossing over from England to help run a hotel barge, he found his passion in wine and has been converting hundreds of international wine novices and connoisseurs to the pleasures of French wines.

In between the wine tours, Go Barging guests will also visit historic sites and stroll through picturesque towns, even enjoy an evening swim in the Mediterranean, depending on the cruise. Dining onboard the vessels provides guests with world-class cuisine in a tranquil, worry free environment. Barges are elegantly appointed and air-conditioned, with spacious suites and private bath. They also feature lounge areas above and below deck for relaxing, conversation and taking in the magnificent scenery of the French countryside.

�Wine tours are part of all our cruises throughout France, but these special chartered cruises allow our guests to benefit from the expertise, knowledge and insight of Brendan Moore, whose reputation is among the best in France,� said Derek Banks, Managing Director of Go Barging. �Go Barging cruises are distinguished by our passion and dedication to the comfort of our guests. With the help of Brendan and our valued relationships with these vineyards, our wine cruises are sure to provide unique experiences and lasting memories.�

About Go Barging Go Barging is a subsidiary of European Waterways, the largest luxury barging vacation company in Europe, offering vacations in seven countries and carrying approximately 2000 passengers a year. Founded over 35 years ago, the company designs, builds, owns and operates a private fleet of luxury barges with exclusive cruises in France, Scotland, England, Ireland, Holland, Belgium and Italy. Pioneers in barging, they were the first company to put a barge on the Upper Nivernais in Burgundy, and the �real� Loire Valley. They are also the only company with barges in Scotland and in the Venetian lagoon, as well as the first company to offer an Avignon-to-Amsterdam 6-week trans-Europe cruise, a thousand mile journey along Western Europe�s inland waterways.

For more information, pricing and cruise schedules, contact European Waterways at 01784 482439 or on the web at www.gobarging.com

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Press Contact: Chris Gant Tel: 01784 482439 Email: chris@gobarging.com