Colors of Provence Rhone River Cruise, April 29-May 6, 2027, with Paul & Maggie Bush of Madrona Vineyards

Madrona Vineyards 2027 Rhone River Cruise

Having planted vineyards when I was 6 years old and now being a winemaker, some might assume a classic Hollywood-like progression. However, I am not the poster boy for the wine industry. Having grown up in the family’s vineyards and winery, I couldn’t wait to do something, or anything, different. I graduated from UC Davis in 1989, but my degree is in Macro Economics.

So then, how does one succeed “escaping” the wine industry and then find himself some 28 years later owning vineyards and two wineries? In two words, personal evolution!

My interest in wine is rooted in vine. I love growing grapes and finding the purest expression of our vineyards in the wine. Given the choice, I prefer my office be a tractor and my time spent purely in the field, the place where the true quality of wine comes. I am less a winemaker and more a “wine elaborator.”

Personally, one cannot ask for a more fulfilling quality of life than owning a winery. I get to work every day with my wife Maggie, whose background is finance. She runs the wineries and I make the wines. Add to this that we work with wonderful people, live in a beautiful region, and get to enjoy the fruits of our labors in a glass. We do live the dream. And that in itself has been our personal evolution.

We invite you to join us on a beautiful voyage up the Rhone River Valley. Explore the wine, cuisine, villages and cities of Provence and southeastern France. On board AmaKristina, we will conduct two tastings on board and one paired dinner with the award-winning wines of Madrona Vineyards.

There is an optional and very worthwhile 3-night pre-cruise tour of Aix-en-Provence, a haven for artists and writers for three centuries. After the cruise the party rolls on, with a 4-night post-cruise tour staying 2 nights in Dijon to explore Burgundy vineyards and finishing with 2 nights in always remarkable Paris, the City of Lights.

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Paul & Maggie BushOwners & Winemakers