Qantas

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Forget taking the waters, these spas are all about taking the wines.

BARNBOUGLE SPA Bridport, Tasmania

Soak in a local vintage at Barnbougle Spa (barnbougle. com.au), an hour’s drive northeast from Launceston. The three-hour experience begins with a vinotherap­y bath and includes a jojoba body polish and thermal face mask.

SPA VINOTHÉRAP­IE, LES SOURCES DES CAUDALÍE Bordeaux, France

Founded in 1999 by Mathilde Thomas, the brains behind luxury beauty brand Caudalíe, this is the original vinotherap­y spa (sources-caudalie.com). It puts you in the heart of Bordeaux’s wine country, to be scrubbed, pampered and massaged in an idyllic setting.

YUNESSUN SPA RESORT Hakone, Japan

More theme park than spa, this unconventi­onal establishm­ent (yunessun. com) takes the onsen (hotspring bath) to the next level with red wine, green tea and even ramen pools. The water flows out of a huge novelty wine bottle at the pool’s edge and there’s a wine-pouring ceremony several times a day.

CAVAS WINE LODGE Mendoza, Argentina

In Mendoza wine country, at the foot of the Andes, the five-star Cavas Wine Lodge (cavaswinel­odge.com) offers vino-based body treatments such as a crushed malbec scrub and wine wrap and vinotherap­y baths for couples.

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