Mâcon (71 Saone-et-Loire, Bourgogne – Franche-Comté) carries an awesome reputation for its annual wine fair which awards medals which are proudly displayed on winning bottles – awards highly regarded as being worth more than purely local wine fairs: The Concours des Grands Vins de France includes the Macon Wine Fair 20 April 2024
This is a unique opportunity to find out more about and taste wines from all over France presented by nearly 80 independent producers. You’ll be rubbing shoulders with producers who have won prizes in the “Concours des Grands Vins de France”, as in previous years, you will be offered a free tasting glass marked with the year on entry.
you can puchase a glass which will provide you with access to unlimited tastings at the Macon Wine Fair plus numerous other wine-related pleasures , which have previously included:-
- An excursion to the heart of the vineyards! Thirty cellars in Viré-Cléssé – one of the 6 appellations in the Pays Mâconnais – open their doors, in the heart of the vineyards, just a few miles from Mâcon.
- Tasting of the 5 Pouilly-Fuissé terroirs in Pouilly-Fuissé
- an opportunity to discover wines from the Czech Republic
For more info see Macon wine fair
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