A provencal wine festival
A southern Cotes du Rhone wine market
a wine fair on the Moselle in France!
Chinon in the Loire Valley celebrates its wine festival in April
visit the world's largest wine competition in Macon, Burgundy
The small town of Chablis (89 Yonne, BFC) gives its name to one of the most important and much appreciated dry white wines of Burgundy. 5 - 9 July 2024 the…
now that sounds fun - a wine market in Burgundy!
Provencal food and wine festival
Try Chateauneuf du Pape wines in Chateauneuf!
The town of Limoux (11 Aude, Occitanie) south of Carcassonne and in the foothills of the Pyrenees, brightens up the winter months with its Carnaval which it claims as one…
The world capital of Wine holds its wine festival 27 - 30 June 2024 This festival, organised by the town of Bordeaux, is an opportunity for fans of fine wine,…
Venetian Weekend at Chateau de Cheverny 28 - 29 September 2024 Chateau de Cheverny Venetian Weekend ...be transported into the magical world of the Venice Carnival without leaving France! The…
One of the named villages of the Cotes-du-Rhone wine appellation, the co-operative at Rasteau (84 Vaucluse, Provence PACA) holds a number of events to introduce people to their wines; 10…
Gaillac (81 Tarn, Occitanie) holds its annual wine fair (Fete des Vins) 4 - 7 August 2022. Situated between Toulouse and Albi, the wines of this region tend to be…
The town of Duras (47 Lot et Garonne, Nouvelle Aquitaine) boasts an impressive Chateau on a promontory overlooking the countryside. It is a walled town with a medieval centre in…
For many visitors to France from the UK, the City of Orléans (45 Loiret, Centre-Val-de-Loire) is often just a bottleneck on the journey to the Loire and South West -…
There is a good annual Christmas Market Marché de Noel Authentique 29 November - 30 December 2024 - see www.tourisme-eguisheim-rouffach.com New Wine Festival (Fete du Vin Nouveau) 28 - 29…
The northern French city of Lille is one of my favourites for a weekend break - medieval old town (Vieux Lille) together with all the vibrancy, restaurants, shopping and other…
The Degustha Festival in Mulhouse brings together classic cars, wine and cheese for a celebration of some of the good things in life!
There has long been a connection between monastic orders and alcohol - just think of Chatreuse (made by Carthusian Monks, popular since the 1740s. It is composed of distilled alcohol…