About Us

 We are a boutique cycle touring company that is food and wine focused catering to small groups & private trips.  Our adventures feature quiet back road routes, with breathtaking scenery.   The "Focus on Food & Wine" is not just for eating and drinking; our trips feature hands on cooking classes, trips to fantastic local farmers markets, and restaurants with internationally acclaimed & up and coming chefs.  In short, we are foodie cyclists! We have taken countless personal trips to the destinations we ride to ensure that our guests get the ultimate food and wine cycling adventure. We'd love to show you our favorite spots!

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Who We Are

Owners Lisa Graves and Al Mandell are life long adventurists.  Lisa has cycled in Europe for over 3 decades including a year long "cycle about" thru Greece, Israel, Egypt, France, Italy, and Switzerland.  When not cycling , she can be found rock climbing, skiing, gardening and cooking in and around rural Maine where she and Al live.

Al has cycled extensively for 40 years both on and off road and is a professionally trained bike mechanic. He is a certified avalanche instructor, ski guide & kayak guide, regularly working in Japan, Canada, Iceland and New England.  A long time foodie & wine buff, Al's intimate knowledge of  Italian wine comes in handy when we are in Tuscany! When not skiing,  cycling, or kayaking, he is a senior engineer at Procter & Gamble.