A new link in the French Autoroute system has been completed (December 2010) with the A65 Langon - Pau road now linking Bordeaux with the Pyrenees. The new route starts…
Le Grand Tasting takes place on 29 -30 November 2024 in the heart of Paris. Subtitled "Le Festival des Grands Vins" (The Festival of Fine Wines) this is an opportunity…
Bric-a-brac Market Foire à la brocante 22 October - 8 December 2024 held in the Place des Quinconces Bordeaux Quinconces Antiques Fair (Foire à la Brocante et Antiquités des Quinconces de…
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…
Pauillac Lamb Festival: Pauillac (33 Gironde, Nouvelle Aquitaine) celebrates a wonderful pairing - Spring Lamb and claret - well the wines of the commune of Pauillac AC - a small…
Spring in the Medoc (Printemps des Chateaux) in the Medoc on 6 - 7 April 2024 . In this famous and celebrated wine region numerous chateaux will be holding open…
Jurade de Saint Emilion Open Doors Weekend Spring Festival Summer Celebration Autumn Harvest I have previously been a little cynical about the tendancy of the French to imbue elements of…
Declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2007, the city of Bordeaux (33 Gironde, Aquitaine) is making a serious claim as a tourist desitnation. I must admit most of my…
In the region which hosts Sauternes and Graves, Langon (33 Gironde, Nouvelle Aquitaine) celebrates its "FETE DU VIN ET DU FROMAGE" from 28-31 August 2015. Lying Southeast of Bordeaux,…
Sauternes and other noble rot wines from Aquitaine