Meet Tim Clarke – Wine Cruise Pioneer & Wine Tasting Expert
Tim Clarke, co-founder of Arblaster & Clarke Wine Tours, has spent over 30 years shaping modern wine tourism. Under his programming and marketing leadership, A&C became one of the world’s leading wine tour specialists, introducing concepts such as the celebrated Champagne Weekend and launching some of the first international consumer wine tours to Australia, Sicily, Uruguay, and Greece.
A Career Rooted in Wine Travel
Starting in London’s wine trade in the early 1980s, Tim quickly recognised the growing enthusiasm for wine culture. His tours blended education, discovery, and authentic regional experiences — a foundation that now enriches today’s wine cruises and wine-tasting journeys.
New Horizons & Wine Cruises
After selling Arblaster & Clarke, Tim began producing a ‘passito-style’ Muscat on Samos, planted a vineyard in Hampshire, and collaborated with WINEROUTES on wine tourism projects. Since 2022 he has served as Wine Ambassador for Variety Cruises, developing specialist wine cruises, Greek wine itineraries, and immersive wine tasting programmes across the Mediterranean.