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Discover Bordeaux and its wines at the Bordeaux Wine Festival

[ June 26, 2008; June 27, 2008; June 28, 2008; June 29, 2008; ] From 26 to 29 June 2008 , a “wine road” will run along the Garonne river from the historic city centre of Bordeaux through the heart of the Bordeaux region’s vineyards, with wine and local food tastings, son-et-lumiere, music and firework displays.

A €13.00 euro (£11) wine pass will buy you 12 wine tastings, while

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June 5th, 2008 | Category: 24 Dordogne, 33 Gironde, 47 Lot et Garonne, Aquitaine, Bergerac, Bordeaux wines, Côtes de Duras AOC, France Events, FrenchFood, Vineyards, Wine Festivals | One comment

Stay on a Bordeaux vineyard – Chateau Bauduc

One of the growing band of British winemakers in France is the Quinney family at Chateau Bauduc near Creon (33 Gironde, Aquitaine).
As well as delivering to private customers in the UK, we supply some of the country’s leading chefs: our Bordeaux Blanc has been the house wine at all Gordon Ramsay’s restaurants for eight consecutive

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May 21st, 2008 | Category: 33 Gironde, Bordeaux, Gites/Villas, Stay on a vineyard | Leave a comment

British Winemakers turned French Vignerons

Jancis Robinson in the Financial Times (12 May 08) talks about the growing number of Brits who have followed their dream and bought a vineyard in France.
It is hardly surprising then that a substantial proportion of the hundreds of thousands of Brits who own French property have been tempted by the apparently bucolic life of

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May 14th, 2008 | Category: 11 Aude, 24 Dordogne, 32 Gers, 33 Gironde, 34 Herault, 42 Loire, 47 Lot et Garonne, 69 Rhone, 84 Vaucluse, Armagnac and Cognac, Bergerac, Bordeaux, Cognac Armagnac, Coteaux du Languedoc, Cotes Roannaises, Cotes de Gascogne, Côtes de Duras AOC, Côtes du Rhône, France, Limoux, Saussignac, Vin de Pays d'Oc, Winemakers | 3 comments

Lamb and Claret in Pauillac

[ May 18, 2008; ] Pauillac (33 Gironde, Aquitaine) celebrates a wonderful pairing – Spring Lamb and claret – well the wines of the commune of Pauillac AC – a small village and port in the Medoc which also has the distinction of hosting 3 of the 5 “first growths” in the 1855 classification of Bordeaux wines – Chateaux Lafite,

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May 6th, 2008 | Category: 33 Gironde, France Events, Markets, Pauillac | Leave a comment

Internal flights in France

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Information on domestic flights in France is not easy to come by, one reason being that Air France has such a dominant position in France and already have flights on most internal routes.
Plus the French market is not as competitive. The French Railway system between major cities is both fast and competitive, especially

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April 23rd, 2008 | Category: 06 Alpes-Maritimes, 08 Ardennes, 13 Bouches-du-Rhone, 19 Correze, 24 Dordogne, 29 Finistere, 31 Haut-Garonne, 33 Gironde, 34 Herault, 44 Loire Atlantique, 47 Lot et Garonne, 50 Manche, 64 Pyrenees Atlantiques, 67 Bas-Rhin, 69 Rhone, 75 Paris, 83 Var, 86 Vienne, Air, France | Leave a comment

A taste of France in Bordeaux and the UK

It looks exactly like the Café du Port on the quai Deschamps; it’s uncanny, as if they’ve brought the tiles and the brass fitments over piece by piece. You look out of the window expecting to see the Garonne, and instead you’re on Park Lane
The Telegraph (11 April 08) recommends some places to eat authentic

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April 13th, 2008 | Category: 33 Gironde, France, France Restaurants, FrenchFood, UK Wine Merchants | Leave a comment
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