A Côtes-du-Rhône wine Festival is held in Avignon on 21 November 2024: Millévin marking the official release of the new Côtes-du-Rhône vintage.#Winegrowers, merchants, brotherhoods, wine lovers and fans of good…
On the weekend of 14 - 15 October 2023 the vineyards of the Graves wine area of Bordeaux open their doors to the public Journées portes ouvertes for the Graves Wine Weekend. From la Brède to Langon (33 Gironde, Nouvelle…
Another example of the French passion for their food, the villages in the high Pyrenees celebrate the return of the local sheep and shepherds from the high summer pasture so…
At Bonaguil (47 Lot-et-Garonne, Nouvelle Aquitaine) 1 - 6 August 2024 there is a Theatre Festival (Festival de Bonaguil) which encompasses both plays and performances e.g flamenco dance etc. The Theatre Festival celebrated its 54th…
The Champagne wine village of Ay (51 Marne, Grand Est) holds an bi-annual celebration of its wines with its King Henri IV Festival in July (2 - 3 July 2022),and…
24 July 2016 sees the Montauban Foodies Festival or Festival of Taste and Flavours (Fete du gout et des saveurs) in Montauban (82 Tarn-et-Garonne, LRMP) About 50 producers, selected for…
Route de Champagne en Fete 20-21 July 2024 With your champagne-glass ‘passport’ in hand, take the Champagne tasting route in the Côte de Bars Champagne sector near Bar-sur-Aube (10 Aube,…
As Bordeaux prepares to open its Cité des Civilisation des Vins de Bordeaux, the smaller Côtes de Bourg appellation is launching an ambitious construction project around wine-tourism: Maison des Vins…
In the port village of Brusc (83 Var, Provence) near Toulon there is an annual celebration of the world-renown Fish soup - Fete de la Bouillabaisse (Bouillabaisse Festival) 23 June…
The coastal town of Cap d'Agde (34 Herault, Occitanie) holds an annual wine festival (Vinocap) 9 - 11 May 2024 With all the wines of the south to explore for…
A new and dramatic venture opened in Bordeaux (33 Gironde, Nouvelle Aquitaine) on 1 June 2016- la Cité des Civilisations du Vin. This will be a world wine centre, showcasing…
Having previously been restricted to professionals and expensive wine tour operators, the famous Chateau d'Yquem is to open to the public from March to September. A visit to 400-year-old Château…
Opening in June 2016, the New Bordeaux Wine Centre (la Cité du Vin à Bordeaux) is now taking shape in the northern suburbs of the city of Bordeaux. (33 Gironde,…
French TV Channel France 2 has published a list of the Top places to visit in France as voted by the French! (see map at bottom of page) Arras -…
Jurancon _ Chateau Jolys Late in the year Jurançon (64 Pyrenees-Atlantiques, Nouvelle Aquitaine), the white wine appellation in the foothills of the Pyrenées celebrates with an Open Cellar Doors (Portes…
The chateaux of the Bordeaux Appellation of Pessac-Léognan (33 Gironde, Nouvelle Aquitaine) throw open their doors (Portes Ouvertes) to visitors for the weekend of 7 - 8 December 2024 More…
Chablis The pretty village of Chablis (89 Yonne, BFC) celebrates its iconic wine with a Wine Festival (La Fête des vins de Chablis) 26 - 27 October 2024 There us…
The coastal town of Gruissan (11 Aude, Occitanie) is near Narbonne and is part of the Corbières wine appellation. The wine harvest festival is held over an October weekend. 19…
At 1100 m high in the centre of the Mountains of the Jura, the Fort Saint Antoine at Saint Antoine (25 Doubs, BFC) has been converted to a peaceful and…
The village of Laruns (64 Pyrenées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle Aquitaine) in the Ossau Valley celebrates with a Pyrenees Cheese Festival (Foire au Fromage) 30 September - 1 October 2023 The Ossau-Iraty is…