So you fancy a wine tasting on a luxe Florida island?

So you really like your wine? And you don't mind a little bit of island luxury?

An ultra-luxe trip promising wines representing “the pinnacle of Napa Valley” will be held on a private island in Florida next month for couples with US$35,000 to spare.

The wine event is due to take place between February 5-8 on the private Little Palm Island in Florida.

So if you are willing to risk a trip to the US, braving airport interrogations and masked thugs on the streets then this might be up your alley.

Accessible only by boat or sea plane, the island is located close to the Florida Keys and is named after the many palm trees that line its shores.

As high-end wine producers increasingly up their experience-led offerings, Little Palm will play host to the ‘Vintners Voyage’, a three-night wine getaway that promises “Michelin-calibre cuisine, boutique wines and direct interaction with industry masters, all unfolding across an entire private island.”

Hmm. Private islands have not enjoyed good press recently.

Forbes magazine reports the extravagant wine weekend is described by master sommelier Desmond Echavarrie from the Scale Wine Group as “an insider experience, one that remains inaccessible, even in Napa itself.”

Echavarrie says that “The wines featured in this journey represent not only the pinnacle of Napa Valley quality, but rare, family-owned estates that open their cellars only to close friends.”

Echavarrie will walk guests through a series of private wine tastings and masterclasses, while Michelin-starred chef Julien Lefebvre (ex Château Cordeillan-Bages and now from the L’Âtre restaurant in Honfleur, Normandy) will host interactive French cooking classes, where visitors can try his signature dishes such as truffle-stuffed poultry ballotine and roasted lobster with a pinot noir reduction.

Guests will also enjoy a private show by Grace Potter, a Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter.