Unlike many of our taste testing cruisers, we had opted for a do-it-yourself excursion for the week. A trip to Italy is just the place to sample wine. We did not need to worry about being back near the hotel at any specific time. The friends we were travelling with had found the good wine bars. You have to search the websites a bit. It is a pleasure to see all of Venice. We took the wine tour, and learned about the rigorous training they have to pass to enter that trade. What turned out to be a treat was the Piazzale Roma, the main vaporetto stop for the wine cafes at this end of the islands. For get about driving anything, just let them take you to the bars. The vaporetti fill the same role as buses or subway trains do in many cities, traversing the canals with a regular set of wine bar stops.