Wine & Dine

Wine & Dine

We invite you to join us as we explore the world’s most renowned wine regions on exclusive and authentic itineraries.  On BVJ’s small group journeys you will meet the owners and winemakers, taste exceptional vintages, enjoy spectacular meals, and stay in luxurious accommodations all with a superb group of new friends. You will be escorted by the passionate & knowledgeable Advanced Sommelier Mladen Stoev.

Mladen Stoev has more than 20 years of experience in all branches of the Food & Beverage and Hospitality. He is Advanced Sommelier as designated by the Court of Master Sommeliers, and has been cultivating this love and knowledge of wine for many years. Mladen has a background in fine dining, catering, banquets, high-end clubs and hotels, in addition to wine and beverage management and sales. He is currently honored to be the Commandeur of the Chevaliers du Tastevin, Intendant des Caves (Cellar Master) and member of the Chapter of Commanderie de Bordeaux in Naples, Florida.

We customize private bespoke itineraries for couples, friends and even major corporations so that all details are built around your interests and time frame. Joy has expert contacts in every wine region in the world and plans exquisitely detailed wine trips for her clients and their travel companions. Please let us organize your next bespoke wine itinerary or consider joining one of our Advanced Sommelier escorted small group journeys to top-notch wine journeys!

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Bordeaux Châteaux Route
Bordeaux Châteaux Route
Swiss Splendor
Swiss Splendor
Wine & Dine in Italy
Wine & Dine in Italy
The Essence of Sicily
The Essence of Sicily
Wine & Dine in Spain
Wine & Dine in Spain
Taste of Bulgaria
Taste of Bulgaria

I would recommend highly and not hesitate to travel with Mladen & Joy again and this wonderful group who I can now call my friends. We laughed always, drank and ate fine foods every day and experienced beautiful parts of Italy. Love the truffle hunt, the cooking class, the dinner with Salvatore Ferragamo. The Sistine Chapel was an unbelievable experience. Many thanks for the trip of a lifetime!!!! It was positively the most wonderful travel experience I have ever had. Every detail was taken care of with worry free travel for all. Made friends for life!

Louise P.

Your service, experience, enthusiasm, charm are all spectacular. You and Mladen both make the trip! Magical on all levels!

Cathy G.

Joy did an exceptional job designing and executing our trip. Her comprehensive attention to detail provided everything from knowledgeable local guides, special wine and dining experiences, to making our hotel check-in experiences seamless and easy. I think that she did an exceptional job choosing the personnel, the special experiences, the hotels, the driver, the guides....which resulted in an experience that we would not have been able to achieve without her savvy skill. The Sommelier Mladen is a rock star! His smile, laughter and warm personality added to our enjoyment of the trip. His knowledge and wine selection at our evening meals were definitely value added to our experience. It was a very special experience. Again, many aspects would not have been possible without Joy's planning and execution. We made many wonderful memories and will treasure those moments of awe, delight and laughter forever.

Marie F.

Joy was amazing. Very attentive; always joyful. Anticipated our needs, and always tried to meet any need we had. A great leader with much passion. I loved the variety of winery styles!

Carol S.

The design and management of this Italian experience were very well planned and professionally run. There is no better and stress-free way to experience Italian culture, art, architecture, culinary styles, and regional wines.

Alison V.

You don't have to do anything thing except come along for the fun. Everything is taken care of for you to make for a wonderful experience.

Joe P.
Wine & Dine

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