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A Wine-Themed European River Cruise – Sailing with AmaWaterways

Enhanced Tasting Experiences, New-World vs. Old-World Wine Comparison

Tricia Conover

I have sailed away this week on AmaWaterways, AmaDante ship along the Seine from Le Havre/Normandy Beaches to Paris. Onboard is President/CEO Mike Lewellen of Lucas & Lewellen Vineyards, Santa Barbara, California. Mike’s comparison of these Lucas & Lewellen New-World wines along with those Old-World wines from France, including those from Burgundy and Bordeaux, is a palate-teasing, terroir-driven experience. I have an appreciation for what each brings as a “sense of place” from their origins. Featured for the wine cruise were four distinct events: New world vs.

Mike Lewellen conducting a wine tasting and history of Normandy wines on the AMAWaterways photo by T

Wine Cruise the Seine & Paris with Mike Lewellen on the AmaDante

Saturday, April 5, 2025
7 night cruise - April 5th-12th, 2025

The Seine River Le Havre to Paris

Join Mike Lewellen and discover the most renowned sites in Paris as well as sites memorialized by famous Impressionist painters along France’s Seine River

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The bridge in the impressionist paintings by Claude Monet
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