Gourmet lunches and tastings of prestigious wines from grand cru chateaux is a short summary of the tour that also gives you an insight into how producers prepare for future challenges in France’s most famous
Champagne and Bordeaux are perhaps the two most famous wine regions in the world, and for good reason. They produce some of the most iconic and sought-after wines on the planet, from the sparkling wines
King Charles III was a while back in Bordeaux visiting a wine château on his French state visit. At the same time we had a visit on our most recent Bordeaux tour and happened to
Saint Emilion is small-scale and very different from the Médoc on the other side of the Dordogne and Garonne rivers. Saint Emilion has an pretty, rolling and green landscape. The chateaux are smaller and not
Bordeaux is actually a very big wine region. It is today around 110,000 hectares of vines. This is about the same as half of California’s total wine vineyards acreage. So it is nor surprising that
Where should you go to experience the best wine and food in France? In a way, one could say “anywhere”, because almost everywhere you go in France, you find outstanding cuisine and excellent wines. And
There are approximately 5,000 wine châteaux in Bordeaux. Of course, not all of them have towers and pinnacles, but quite a few are real fairytale castles. A château in Bordeaux can also look like an
Our Grand Wine Tour, a 9-day wine adventure, will take you to Champagne and Bordeaux, the two most famous French wine regions. We will spend four nights in Reims, the “capital” of champagne, with its
For many years, Bordeaux has been the ultimate destination for red wine lovers around the world. But now, it faces stiff competition from other regions and countries. To keep up with the times, Bordeaux is
Do not settle for one when you can have both Champagne and Bordeaux. Cannot make up your mind? Join us on our Grand Wine Tour, a 9-day wine adventure that will take you to these
Tasting wines and drinking wines in the region where they are made is always different from doing it at home. Yes, you are influenced by the atmosphere, seeing the vineyards out there, from the tasting
Why choose between Champagne and Bordeaux? Hard to decide? If the choice is too difficult, why not go on our Grand Wine Tour, a 9-day wine tour where you will get to know these two
Munskänkarna, (*) the large Swedish association for wine tasters and wine enthusiasts, recently conducted a survey among its members about which wine regions they prefer to travel to or have travelled to. The three wine
Quite recently there was the “primeur” season in Bordeaux. That’s when the worlds wine merchants and wine journalists (well a quite few of them, at least) descend on the region to taste the last vintage,
Champagne and Bordeaux are almost diametrically opposed geographically in France. Champagne in the north-east, not far from Belgium, Bordeaux in the south-west an hour and a half’s drive from Spain. The are just as different
You often recognize a Bordeaux when you have it in your glass. Not always, but fairly often. The notes of tobacco and cedar wood, a touch of oak and the tannins in the background are
Champagne and Bordeaux go well together. Maybe not at the same time but during the same dinner. The French always (or at least very often) serve champagne as a pre-dinner drink. And red Bordeaux is,
Bordeaux is one of France’s largest wine regions with around 110,000 hectares of vineyards. But it is not only large but also very varied. You probably think most often of the Médoc Peninsula, with the
Some would say that the perfect dinner would start with a bubbly glass of champagne, perhaps continuing with it on to the starter. And when the main course comes on the table, there’s a sophisticated
You often recognize a Bordeaux when you do a wine tasting blind. The notes of cassis, cedarwood, sometimes tobacco. On the palate you have the tannins and the structure and the unmistakable character of the
It used to be that the only wine not from the region that was drunk in Champagne was Bordeaux. And vice versa. It has changed a bit now. But inspired by this connection we have
There is no wine that has so many imitators that Bordeaux. But imitator is really not a fair word to use. There is a reason why many wine producers around the world make “Bordeaux blends”.
What is “best” is very personal. Wine, as all things that have to do with taste, is a question of personal preferences. Not everyone likes foie gras or oysters. But what is certain is that
The Left Bank (Rive Gauche) is the home of cabernet sauvignon, but it is very unusual to find wines here that are pure varietal. Almost all are a blend of cabernet sauvignon, merlot and cabernet
The French high speed trains are fabulous. They make it easy to discover more of French vineyards in a short time. You will discover that on our combined wine tour to Champagne and Bordeaux. In
