How to survive the icy grip of winter and the holiday season’s gift planning dilemmas?

We recommend turning to the luxury trinity of great wine, great food and great places. The mere thought of a rolling vineyard awash in Tuscan sunshine can help you survive the recurring snowfall just outside your window. Wine-driven travel is an ideal gift to give to yourself because it is tailored to be shared with close friends and fellow oenophiles.

As a way to debut Inspired Travel, the luxury travel arm of HinsdaleCellars.com, an irresistible nine-day Tuscany experience has been assembled by a team of experts, including a liason with his boots on familiar ground to help us make the right choices. The tour is tentatively scheduled between May 10 and 19 next spring, an ideal time of year to explore the pleasures of central Italy.