Moulis-en-Medoc (33 Gironde, Nouvelle Aquitaine) is a small village in the Haut-Medoc, Bordeaux. It gives its name to the Moulis appellation, which covers red wines produced from Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet…
The Alsace wine village of Bergheim (69 Haut-Rhin, Grand Est) holds an annual wine fair 20-21 July 2024 to celebrate a very Alsatian wine - the perfumed, spicy Gewurztraminer. It…
The wine village of Sancerre(18 Cher, Centre) is located on a hilltop overlooking the Loire River to the east and the vineyards of Sancerre to the West.
The pretty Alsace town of Colmar (68 Haut-Rhin, Grand Est) is regarded as the Wine Capital of Alsace. In mid-summer 26 July - 4 August 2024 the town hosts a…
Saint Chinian (34 Hérault, Occitanie) is a bustling wine village, dating back to the 9th Century when a monastery was founded by Saint Anian, on the site of what today…
The wine village of Azay-le-Rideau (37 Indre-et-Loire, Centre/Val de Loire) is known throughout the world for its Renaissace era Chateau.Listed as a Unesco World Heritage site, the chateau is witness…
Pommard is a Burgundy wine village near Beaune famous for producing powerful and richly flavored red wines, made from Pinot Noir grapes. Pommard marks the start of serious red wine…
The wines of Corsica are seldom seen outside France and its Mediterranean island - and like the island and its people they tend to be fiercely indiviualistic. It is usually…
In Morey-Saint-Denis (21 Côte d'Or, BFC) the Castel de Très Girard Hotel, a former 17th century wine press, looks out to the Côte de Nuits vineyard and is located just…
Ay-en-Champagne (51 Marne, Champagne) is a small wine village just a few kilometres from the busy town of Epernay and the valley of the Marne. Its vineyards are classified as…
Magnificently positioned overlooking the vineyards and countryside of the Jura, Chateau-Chalon (39 Jura, Frenche-Comté) is a fine medieval village. The village is classified as one of the most beautiful villages…
The wine village of Vaux-en-Beaujolais is one of many pretty villages in the Beaujolais region of southern Burgundy. With gently undulating hills and stunning landscapes of this rolling vineyard countryside…
The pretty wine town of Chinon (37 Indre et Loire, Centre) lies in the heart of the Loire Valley
With tree-lined shaded streets, Vacqueyras has a number of hotels and café/restaurants, a village with an ancient centre which is interesting to explore. Nearby Beaumes-de-Venise is also fascinating to explore with its narrow alleyways leading up to the top of the hill around which the village clusters.
In the heart of the Loire Valley south of Blois, Cheverny is best known for its classic Loire Chateau rather than its wines, which remain relatively obscure. Yet such is their quality that Parisians regularly head 200km down the autoroute at the weekend to stock up!
The nearby villages of St-Remy-de-Provence and Les-Baux-de-Provence (13 Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence) lie either side of the dramatic Alpilles, a range of hills with craggy outcrops surrounded by classically beautiful Provencal landscapes, and home to some excellent Provence wines.
In deepest Gascony and in the foothills of the Pyrénées lies the idyllic landscape of Madiran, home to the original Malbec wines of the name.
Nuits St Georges(21 Côte d'Or, Burgundy) lies midway between Beaune and Dijon and is famous for its wines. being the capital of the Côte de Nuits wine appellation
The village of Condrieu lies on a wide curve of the River Rhône and it is this special position which helps to produce some of the most highly prized white wines from the Viognier grape
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