A test that will reinvent your holidays in France

You’re an adventurous explorer and won’t be short of friends, but in Alsace you’ll definitely make some more. And the friends of Bacchus should be…
Domaine Rion’s father and daughter team, Alice and Bernard, practice la lutte raisonée, or environmentally responsible management methods on their vines,…
Head to a place where the expression sleeping « dans les vignes (amongst the vines)» makes perfect sense. « Dans les Vignes » is also the name of this 5…
A gourmet connoisseur such as you will be parachuted into Barr, near Obernai, to explore some of the region’s culinary delicacies. And because you’re…
The ideal place to get a comprehensive overview of Mâcon wines, the Vin’Estival is the only festival in France to be entirely dedicated to a passion for…
We suggest you explore the area by visiting not one but 11 of the experiences included in the Dijon-Côte de Nuit Pass. Your appetite for culture is…
Three-in-One. A concept thought up by the designers of the Cité du Champagne when they decided to expand on the notion of traditional museography. By…
An adventurous explorer such as you prefers a more meandering route on holiday, and this one will be right up your street, with a bike for transport, a…
We thought long and hard about your next trip to the Loire Valley, conscious of your need for something different, original and, of course, cultural. And we…
Grab your diary, here are three events to suit someone with your level of expertise: La Foire aux Vins de Sancerre. The appellation’s 14 villages gather…
With its tiny bunches of grapes and thick-skinned black seeds, Pinot Meunier – or simply Meunier to its fans – is the grape variety grown in one third of…
One of the main reasons a visit to Château Haut Pezaud is unique lies in the personality of its owner, Christine Borgers, a Belgian adopted by the Dordogne…
Those who have already experienced one know that a golfing break in wine-growing country generally involves lining up the local beverages as well as your…
Prepare for a spot of enjoyable holiday homework on the benches of the École des Vins de Bourgogne (Bourgogne School of Wine) in Beaune. This oenological…
The TransMâconnaise is a uniquely viny bicycle ride, combining ecological awareness-raising with the discovery of the Mâcon vineyards. Exclusively…
Ingenious and effective, the idea behind the ‘Vignes Toquées’ is disarmingly simple. A renowned chef for good food, thirty or so winemakers to fill the…
To set the scene for you, the Bergerie estate contains 36 hectares of Chenin, Cabernet and Grolleau and is a little over 30 minutes south of Angers. David…
A first-class culture and wine holiday in Chablis. Day one: Arrival late morning, just in time for a bite to eat in one of the village’s wine bars. Next…
For your next holiday in Alsace, we’re transporting you to the Pays d’Art et d’Histoire (Land of Art and History) that is Guebwiller. This escape…
“I don’t do anything special, I just follow my grandfather’s rule, which is basically to not put any old rubbish on the vines”. This, in a nutshell, is…
People say that Chusclan is the most Provençal of the Languedoc villages. Logical really, since the only thing between it and Provence is the Rhône. When…
Is slow tourism your thing? Florian Stoll describes himself as a driver-guide and specialist in “slow discovery”. His car, a 2CV just 7 years younger than…
You’ve already crossed this one off your bucket list, right? June 2016, the opening of La Cité du Vin in Bordeaux. Presumably you were one of the first…
The little village of Essoyes, in the département of Aube, might have remained virtually unknown if not for a day in 1885 when it fell under the gaze of…
At Château Rayne Vigneau, Clémence and Vincent have taken the Dinner in the Sky concept to new, Sauternes, heights with tastings in a 100-year old,…
For a gourmet connoisseur, Dijon and the surrounding area are a playground that deserves more than a brief stopover. You can climb the city’s Philip the…
We’re steering you towards La Maison du Colombier in Beaune because the owner, Roland Chanliaud, would probably answer this questionnaire in the same way…
A wine enthusiast such as you has at least two reasons to visit Clos Saint Louis in Fixin. Reason one: the superb wine estate. Located a stone’s throw…
The Notre-Dame de Cousignac estate in the Ardèche vineyard is unique. Its uniqueness relates, on the one hand to the fact that this family-run estate…
The first point of call on your Alsace wine tour has be Kaysersberg. Because not only is this one of the most beautiful villages in Alsace, but this valley…
Château Lamothe-Bergeron has a couple of famous neighbours, Margaux and Saint-Julien, and some great ideas too. In 2013, Managing Director Laurent Mery…
The Roche de Solutré is above all a remarkable viewing point, exhilarating even. The Mâcon vineyards in the foreground, the Saône valley, the Alps and…