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AmaWaterways is offering wine-themed cruises in October and November that will showcase California wines along with European vintages. Depending on the itinerary, guests will sample wines from California wineries, including Trinchero Napa Valley, Farrari-Carano Vineyards and Winery in Sonoma, Rodney Strong Vineyards and St. Francis Winery and Vineyards in Santa Rosa.

Celebrity wine hosts -- including food and wine expert Anthony Dias Blue, plus wine makers from the vineyards -- will lead onboard discussions and tastings. The complimentary wine tastings are in addition to programming that already includes customized shore excursions, onboard lectures, wine pairings, beer tastings and other events.

The “In Celebration of Wine Cruises” include the Oct. 14 and Nov. 13 departures of “Vineyards of the Rhine and Mosel,” the Nov. 6 “Europe’s Rivers and Castles” cruise, the Nov. 12 “Enchanting Rhine” itinerary and the Nov. 14 and Nov. 21 departures of “The Romantic Danube.”

Wine-themed shore excursions during the wine cruises include a Medieval Wine Fest in the Mosel town of Zell, a traditional “Heuriger” tasting of new wine in the villages of Grinzing and Neustift near Vienna, a tour and tasting at the Bergweiler Winery in Bernkastel, an introduction to Alsatian wines at the “Wunsch et Mann” winery in Wettolsheim, and a candlelit evening and wine tasting at the cellar of the Residenz in Wurzburg. For more information, call             888-914-7447 or email jdienst@cruiseplanners.com