Ultimate Experiences Are The Perfect Holiday Gifts
There is a certain point in your life you don’t want or need another thing. Your closet is filled to the brim with hats, sweaters, scarves, and the like. So, when the one you love looks loving in your eyes and says, “what do you want for Christmas,” you draw a blank stare. You have no idea what you want! In a panic, you say, smokeless grill.
Let’s prevent this unfortunate encounter. Ask for an experience. Experiences create life long memories. Vino 301 found Ultimate Experiences to give to your favorite wine lover. Many of these activities are located in Maryland. The best part of receiving an experience is that you don't have to find room in your closet to store it. Wait, wait, the truly best part is that you don't have to go to the mall.
Scenic Helicopter Tour
Take your adventurous wine lover on a helicopter ride over Baltimore’s impressive skyline. It is an aerial tour of Baltimore and views the sites like Inner Harbor, Fort McHenry, and more from a bird’s eye view. Tours flight time can range from 15 minutes to 30 minutes trips. The helicopter tours companies offer package tours, which include dinner, city lights tours, and other seasonal activities. Charm City Helicopters is among the companies in Baltimore. Charm City Helicopters is offering a Groupon deal for a helicopter tour for four people.
Chesapeake Bay Sailing Cruise
Nothing says Maryland like sailing down the Chesapeake Bay. Sail on a Schooner in “America’s Sailing Capital…” Annapolis, MD. Great memories are made on the ship relaxing, helping raise the sails, or steering the boat. Schooner Woodwind (Annapolis, MD) sailing trips are a minimum of two hours. They offer sunset sails and other specialty trips.
Make Your Own Wine
Discover your inner winemaker. Make your own wine at Tin Lizzie Wineworks (Clarksville, MD). Tin Lizzie Wineworks provide everything you need to make your premium wines, from grapes to glass. There are four exciting 1-hour sessions you can craft your own personal vintage that you will enjoy for years to come. Your courses include crushing and ferment, press and barrel, tasting the new wines, and the final session bottle and label. You can purchase by the quarter, half, or full barrel. A quarter barrel makes 5 cases or 60 bottles.
Frederick Culinary Tasting Tour
Embark on a 3-hour guided walking tour and culinary adventure through historic downtown Frederick, Maryland. The Market Street Food Tour takes you through some of Frederick, Maryland’s historical and cultural gems by way of six delicious tastings from local restaurants and specialty food shops. You’ll taste local favorites, including Mediterranean-inspired artisan chocolates and locally brewed beer inspired by colonial Maryland, to name a few.
Wine Cruise
Vino 301 is cruising through old-world Europe wine country. It is a luxury wine cruise in September 2020. For seven days, you sail on Oceania Cruises, Riveria. The cruise theme is Wineries & Wonders. The trip starts in Rome, Italy and traverses along southern France and to Barcelona, Spain. It is the perfect indulgence for any food and wine lover. We will visit glamorous sites like Monaco, and view age-old vineyards in Nice.
Cooking in the City
People always gather in the kitchen. Food brings people together. Cannot think of a better way to bring friends together than taking a cooking class. The Baltimore Chef Shop (Baltimore, MD) offers classes for all ages. Baltimore Chef Shop is a one-of-a-kind teaching kitchen in the heart of vibrant Hampden, a food-lover's haven in the city of Baltimore.
You can get gift cards from all of the experiences mentioned.
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