One of the first major stage professional cycle races of the season runs for a week between the outskirts of Paris down to the Mediterranean at Nice every March (3…
In December the Champagne capital Epernay puts on spectacular sound and light shows, Held on the Avenue de Champagne there are Champagne tastings ,cookery demonstrations and entertainment for children. 13…
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…
Fancy a vineyard ramble from your armchair? Brit Katie Jones owns vineyards in the Corbieres/Cotes du Roussillon/Fitou area of southern France around Tuchan (11 Aude, Occitanie) in the foothills of…
Domaine Jones is 10 years old! - 10 years since Katie Jones embarked on a mad adventure to make wines in the Roussillon/Fitou region of southern France at Tuchan (11…
The vineyard of Mas Sainte Berthe is one of our favourites for producing great wines and being in a great situation, with splendid provencal views of the imposing Alpilles mountains…
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…
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…
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…
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…
An unusual but very special B&B is on a barge on the Canal du Midi at Villeneuve-lès-Béziers (34 Hérault, Occitanie) - Peniche Durandel This B&B is set in a restored…
In the heart of one of the most alluring areas of France there is a British-owned B&B near Quillan, (11 Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon) - Les Eaux Tranquilles. The B&B at Belvianes-et-Cavirac…
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
Beaune can claim to be the heart of Burgundy wine Country - although it is more of a largish town rather than a village
Saint-Emilion has to be the most attractive and historic wine village in the whole of Bordeaux, with its dramatic position and medieval centre. It has a rich history and traditions…
Chablis is a charming wine village, full of character and interest in northern Burgundy, home to some of the best Burgundy white wines
In the heart of rural Burgundy at Saint Fargeau (89 Yonne, BFC) is a stately B&B in a proper castle offering B&B: at Chateau Saint Fargeau This 15th Century chateau…