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Best Places for Wine Tasting in North Georgia
Your guide to wine tasting experiences in the North Georgia Mountains
Spa Day in Bordeaux
Just twenty-five minutes from Bordeaux’s city center, a unique and unforgettable spa experience awaits you. It’s called Les Sources de Caudalie. It is a spa located at the vineyards of Château Smith Haut-Lafitte, in the famous Pessac-Léognan appellation. The atmosphere is rustic and is surrounded by beauty, luxury fragrances, and…
Bordeaux’s Right Bank: Pomerol & St. Émilion
Driving from the Médoc in Bordeaux’s left bank and into the Libournais, Bordeaux´s right bank, something I noticed was the landscape. There seemed to be more rolling hills on this side of the river compared to the left bank regions.
Entre-Deux-Mers (Bordeaux)
The very first time that I heard of Château Cantelaudette wine was when a friend of mine brought it over one day and we were tasting the 2013 Bordeaux Blanc. Prior to that, I have to admit that white wines from Bordeaux were among my least favorite French whites. Most of the white Bordeaux…
Day Trip to Cognac
During my stay in Bordeaux, I took some time out for a day trip to the Cognac region, a place that I’ve been wanting to visit since Cognac (besides Armagnac) is my favorite digestif. I learned about Borderies, a specific ¨terroir¨ or growth area in the Cognac region while at a Camus Cognac tasting in…
Bordeaux Wine Festival- “Fête le Vin”
By far, this is the best and most enjoyable wine festival I have ever been to. Held every other year, Bordeaux Fête le Vin celebrates all things wine (from the Bordeaux region of France of course) offering white, rosé, sparkling, red and dessert wines for every palate.
Things to do in Bordeaux
My first visit to Bordeaux and right away I was hooked. Only two hours by train from Paris, Bordeaux is an elegant, cosmopolitan, and tourist friendly city with something for everybody. While the name Bordeaux is most famous for its world renowned wines and stately châteaux, the city itself is inclusive of beautiful bridges and…