{"id":5,"date":"2019-02-06T01:29:52","date_gmt":"2019-02-06T01:29:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/new.toursandwine.com\/spann\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2026-05-13T18:32:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T18:32:32","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/toursandwine.com\/stewart27\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_1249971595\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-738767663\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-355712539\" class=\"col medium-9 small-12 large-9\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-354941466\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1386274362\" class=\"col medium-8 small-12 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h2><span data-text-color=\"secondary\">Gary &amp; Karen Stewart <\/span><span data-text-color=\"secondary\">\u2013 Winemakers<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In 2008, Gary &amp; Karen Stewart partnered with some dear friends to start Four Brix Winery in Ventura, California. Gary Stewart first learned winemaking in his garage with friends. His weekend hobby turned into a lifetime foray in the wine industry. After taking classes at UC Davis, Gary studied with prominent California wineries, learning that a light touch of the grape will produce the best wines and allow the best expression of terroir. Four Brix produced award-winning wines sourced from some of the best vineyards of Paso Robles, Santa Ynez &amp; Sonoma.<\/p>\n<p>Gary &amp; Karen retired from Four Brix Winery in 2025, to enjoy more travel and focus on Gary\u2019s family business. Over the years, we have toured many countries and brought along our friends on our travels. These journeys abroad provided inspiration for many of the wines Gary made at Four Brix.<\/p>\n<p>Next year, AmaWaterways has asked us to be Ship\u2019s Wine Hosts on a special <strong><em>Celebration of Wine <\/em><\/strong>river cruise. The itinerary is called <strong><em>Europe\u2019s Rivers &amp; Ca<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>stles<\/em><\/strong>, a summer wine cruise from Nuremberg Germany to Luxembourg. We will sail along four of Germany\u2019s great rivers: the <strong><em>Danube, Main, Rhine and Mosel.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 The villages and ports are picturesque, virtually out of a fairytale and the scenery is spectacular.<\/p>\n<p>Along the way we will enjoy a superb array of hand-selected German and French wines during two tasting lectures and one paired dinner led by Gary Stewart.<\/p>\n<p>Join us! We look forward to meeting you in Munich before the voyage or in Nuremberg where the ship AmaPrima embarks.<\/p>\n<p>Feel free to share this website with any like-minded friends.<\/p>\n<p>Sincerely,<br \/><em><strong>Gary &amp; Karen Stewart<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1505588767\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_681525111\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/toursandwine.com\/stewart27\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/226\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-Gary-Karen-Stewart-in-Porto-recd-April-2-2026-use-for-website-flyer-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/toursandwine.com\/stewart27\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/226\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-Gary-Karen-Stewart-in-Porto-recd-April-2-2026-use-for-website-flyer-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/toursandwine.com\/stewart27\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/226\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-Gary-Karen-Stewart-in-Porto-recd-April-2-2026-use-for-website-flyer-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/toursandwine.com\/stewart27\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/226\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-Gary-Karen-Stewart-in-Porto-recd-April-2-2026-use-for-website-flyer-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/toursandwine.com\/stewart27\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/226\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-Gary-Karen-Stewart-in-Porto-recd-April-2-2026-use-for-website-flyer-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/toursandwine.com\/stewart27\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/226\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-Gary-Karen-Stewart-in-Porto-recd-April-2-2026-use-for-website-flyer-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/toursandwine.com\/stewart27\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/226\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-Gary-Karen-Stewart-in-Porto-recd-April-2-2026-use-for-website-flyer-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_681525111 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-355712539 > .col-inner {\n  margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1289941588\" class=\"col medium-3 small-12 large-3\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Contact &#8211; Sheena Nickerson<br \/>Direct Line &#8211; <a href=\"tel:17143988897\">1-714-398-8897<\/a><br \/>Email &#8211; <a href=\"mailto:Sheena@Expanding-Horizons.com\">Sheena@Expanding-Horizons.com <\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"margin-top:1.4em;margin-bottom:1.4em;max-width:50%;height:1px;background-color:rgb(196, 161, 95);\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-736926014\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1021253320\" class=\"col large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p><strong>Please note: Europe&#8217;s Rivers &#038; Castles Cruise 2027 (hosted by Gary &#038; Karen Stewart) wine tasting tour is created by our tour operator, Expanding Horizons of Tustin, CA in conjunction with AmaWaterways. This is the most popular river cruise itinerary in Europe and will sell out. The pre and\/or post-cruise tour program may contain private meals, tours and\/or visits to attractions. These additional services are exclusive to guests on this cruise who book their reservations with Expanding Horizons. 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