FX Excursions

FX Excursions offers the chance for once-in-a-lifetime experiences in destinations around the world.

This Napa Valley Festival Lets You Crush Wine Grapes

by Debra Bokur

Oct 3, 2023

© Courtesy of The Estate Yountville

Daily

This month head west — at least as far as California, where the second annual Crush It Harvest Festival will be held on the West Pavilion Lawn at The Estate Yountville. The festival is held on Oct. 7, beginning that morning and ending when the sun dips below the valley’s horizon.

grapes

© Courtesy of The Estate Yountville

“This is more than a harvest event — it’s a celebration where memories are made, one grape, one stomp and one taste at a time,” said Marc Adrar, general manager, The Estate Yountville. “We can’t wait to share the beauty and bounty of Napa Valley with wine enthusiasts and create an unforgettable experience with incredible wines, food, music and fun.”

Festival-goers can get fruit between their toes while taking part in a Grape Stomp Experience and enjoy live music, a Napa-style barbecue and tastings of local wines created by small-production craft vintners. Bringing the family? Kids can enjoy face painting and lawn games. Tickets are $100 per adult with unlimited barbecue bites and a commemorative tee-shirt, and $65 for kids between the ages of 4 and 12.

red wine

© Courtesy of The Estate Yountville

Book your luxury accommodations at the estate: The exclusive Crush It Stay escape offer includes two tickets to the Grape Stomp Experience. The Estate Yountville is located at 6481 Washington St. in the culinary nexus of Yountville, California.

 

Introducing

FX Excursions

FX Excursions offers the chance for once-in-a-lifetime experiences in destinations around the world.

Explore Excursions

#globility

Insta Feed
September 2024
Oct 25, 2024

Sail on an Eco-Expedition Into the Wilds of the Amazon Rainforest

The Amazon Rainforest sat at the top of my bucket list for years, and I'd long wanted to explore the city of Manaus, otherwise known as the gilded city of the jungle. In the 1800s the rubber industry made Manaus the richest city in South America, earning it the nickname the Paris of the Tropics.

Remarkable Medellín

Visiting Medellín in Colombia: The Country of Beauty is like stepping into a fantastic story — literally, as the city in the Western Colombian Andes region inspired Disney’s Encanto. Here, valleys, the world’s tallest palms, vibrant communities, colorful houses, garden-like balconies and more prove reality is more picturesque than anything on film. And it’s especially more tempting following Medellín’s remarkable transformation, shedding its troubled past and reawakening as a city of innovation, art, cultural richness, modern infrastructure, thriving tourism and resiliency.

October 2024
Oct 24, 2024

Accelerated Flight Schools Offer Faster Routes to Becoming a Pilot

Taking off at Van Nuys Airport in California, I felt gravity release its hold as my body lifted with the single-engine Piper Warrior airplane. I sat behind the controls, but I wasn’t flying. Instead, Capt. Gema Goeyardi, founder and CEO, 14DayPilot Flight Academy, flew me over Hollywood, Santa Monica and Malibu as I looked around, wide-eyed and giddy, wishing I knew how.

October 2024
Oct 23, 2024

Linger in Sweden’s Glimmering Waterside Capital

If you were a seabird, or perhaps tethered to a balloon drifting through the blue heavens above Stockholm, the city would reveal itself as a collection of islands linked by bridges. It's no elaboration: Sweden's capital is actually an archipelago of 14 separate islands, joined to one another by more than 50 bridges that create an enticing embroidery of tantalizing neighborhoods and historic districts.

Royal Air Maroc Relaunches Direct Casablanca–Beijing Route, Debuts Toronto Flight

As part of its international network expansion, Royal Air Maroc will reinstate the direct Casablanca–Beijing route initially launched in January 2020 and suspended just a few weeks later due to the health crisis.

eFlyer Reviews
Oct 23, 2024

The Salil Hotel Riverside Review

There are luxury hotels throughout Bangkok that deftly combine minimalist style, decorative accents, historic Thai iconography and luxuriant amenities. While Salil Hotel Riverside Bangkok, opened in late 2023, falls into the 5-star boutique hotel category, it is, by design, not a run-of-the-mill luxury property. The lobby makes an immediate impression, while different public spaces, rooms and suites immerse one into an ambiance rooted in Thai history, all while capturing a Bangkok that is a touch irreverent and forward-looking.

eFlyer Lead
Oct 23, 2024

JetBlue Removes Hot Meals on Trans-Atlantic Flights for All But Mint Class

After trial runs this past summer on flights between Dublin (DUB) and Edinburgh (EDI), JetBlue officially announced its economy-class passengers on trans-Atlantic flights will no longer be offered hot meals. This update will apply across all of JetBlue’s trans-Atlantic flights, regardless of departure point or aircraft type.

Sunflower Accessibility Program Featured at O’Hare and Midway Airports

Travelers with invisible disabilities passing through O’Hare and Midway International Airports can now discreetly signal they need assistance thanks to a new Chicago Department of Aviation partnership that helps create more accessible and inclusive spaces.

October 2024
Oct 22, 2024

Relieve Travel Stress with Wellness Treatments at Airline Lounges

Settling into the massage chair, I instantly feel the tension from the first flight of a long-haul travel day slip away. As the masseuse works out the knots in my neck and shoulders, I exhale deeply and sink into blissful relaxation. The massage concludes much too soon, but it does wonders in preparing my body for the next leg of my journey. Refreshed and energized, I make my way to the gate for my connecting flight.