Who We Are & What We Do
Epicurean Ways designs curated private food and wine journeys throughout Spain and Portugal.
What We Do
Our curiosity about all things food and wine in Spain and Portugal has led us to dedicate over 17 years seeking the experiences, the makers and the sites for our journeys. The result? Deep understanding of the not to miss spots and the tables worth the detours.
Epicurean Ways is the brain child of Jane Gregg, who, guided by good taste and an attraction to all things Iberian, has built a network of partners to guide you and share their dedication, expertise and even a bottle of wine with you.
Epicurean Travelers
All it takes for you to enjoy an Epicurean Ways trip is a curiosity for the pleasures of the table, for good food and wine. Whether you want to focus on fine dining and collectable wines or be exposed to traditional cuisine and products, and spend time with rule-breaking winemakers, or a mix of high and low–that’s where we excel.
Trip Planning
From your first contact with Jane and Epicurean Ways you will find yourself shepherded through the trip designing and planning. We are advisors on the wheres and the whats, because we don’t want you to waste a day or a minute. We’re opinionated, and we’ll let you know how to best get the trip you want. We have built a network of trusted partners who are your guides, interpreters, explainers and fixers throughout your trip. During your trip each guide and winemaker, chef and hotelier carefully tailors your days and your experiences, so you can relax into good hands.
What Our Trips Are Like
Our trips give you access to the pulse, to the calor humano, coming from the chefs and growers and jamón cutters and artisan producers. Passion and precision seem to be the engine powering each creator we know, from the fish monger to the sommelier to the flamenco guitarist to the resident historian. Your days will wind around food and wine and all the adjunct cultural output, guided by local experts, until you find yourself immersed in an alternate, sensory and immediate, universe.
In all of this our sights are trained on ensuring your comfort and relaxation. We gravitate to serene lodgings, excellent restaurants–which may be rustic tabernas or elegant Michelin stars–perfect service and a certain degree of spontaneity. Good taste and a deep respect for the creative outputs of food artists and winemakers guide us in what we choose for you.
Who We Are
Jane Gregg founded Epicurean Ways in 2007 to show travelers the best of Spain’s food and wine. Her love of Spain began when she studied at the Universidad Complutense in Madrid, and it has been a life-long affair. Years of travel to Spain before founding Epicurean Ways led Jane to believe that the food and wine, in addition to the passion and hospitality of the Spaniards, had to be shared with the world. Her keen nose for the best products and the ideal experts to show them to travelers has made Epicurean Ways the premier food and wine tour travel company in Spain almost from the start. She and the Epicurean Ways staff and partners have visited every corner of Spain and Portugal to develop the deep connections that allow Epicurean Ways to offer world-class epicurean trips.