As a Boca Bacchanal Partner, Vantage World Travel will make a donation of 3% of each trip booked by Boca Raton Historical Society supporters to the organization’s Children’s Heritage Education Programs.

Whether you're a food and wine lover, inquisitive traveler or a cultured adventurer, planning a holiday with these focuses is a natural next step as you can learn as much about the history and art of a people from the methods and ingredients used in their cooking as you could in any other way. The great world cuisines, after all, came into being when people in diverse areas experimented with their climate-limited food resources and developed specific preparation technologies. When populations moved and were brought together with other groups, their cuisines merged and new creativity emerged, creating the cuisine we know today: each specific to its cultural and human roots.

Vantage World's gourmet travel experiences can be considered a string of incredible journeys that circle the world to discover its grassroots regional cuisines and wines learning about history and local cultures, while traveling through breathtaking wine regions and celebrating the diversity of the earth's bounty.

Tours are designed for individuals or small groups of congenial friends to cater to your every need and provide the best value for experts and novices alike. All tours go beyond the standard tourist itineraries so you will stay in chateaux, charming inns, boutique hotels of character and unique villas for several nights to get to know the local people and neighborhoods. You will explore medieval castles and hilltop villages, taste wine in private vineyard, enjoy gourmet picnics, take a cooking class in the chef's kitchen, sip a glass of wine in a local trattoria, or relax by the pool. Every day is full of history, beauty, friendly people, and unforgettable experiences. Our tours are also designed to promote local food and wine cultures emphasizing traditional products and lesser known specialties to bring forth the concept that producing food must be considered a gastronomic act and art.

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Salone del Gusto - October 2008
Turin, Italy, a city of taste, is host to the Salone del Gusto, or Salon of Taste. The exhibition, held every two years at Lingotto, organized by Slow Food and the Piedmont Regional Authority, has become one of the finest food and wine sector's major events at international level. Food, or rather food as an expression of culture and identity has to be respected, defended and valorised. This was the inspiration for themes like biodiversity and healthy eating education. The fair involves cooks, wine specialists, restaurateurs, journalists and experts, with an increasing number of devoted visitors and fans.

Travel to the Piedmont Region of Italy: Visit famous wineries producing Barolo, Barbera, Nebbiolo, Barbaresco. Discover distilleries with extraordinary small grappa productions. Experience the Sagra San Michele, the monastery from the film "The Name of the Rose". Participate in dining experiences to remember for a lifetime. Stay in Castles, Palaces and Boutique Hotels. Walk with a professional truffle hunter and introduce your palate to the Chocolate of Torino, really the best.

View the Salone del Gusto Programs at www.travelvantage.com