What better bottle to take to a dinner party than a fine wine of your own personal vintage?

A new wine-making holiday to a chateau in the village of St Emilion, France, allows visitors to blend and cork three cases (36 bottles) of their own plonk by hand, as well as attend wine appreciation classes and tastings, and eat out at a Michelin-starred restaurant.

Guests will have use of a two-seater convertible sports car during the five-day trip, which costs from £1,195 pp, excluding flights, with Gourmet Touring (00 33 632 800474; gourmet-touring.com).