Category: food & drinks

  • Exploring Haut-Médoc Châteaux: Bordeaux’s Left Bank Wine Route

    Exploring Haut-Médoc Châteaux: Bordeaux’s Left Bank Wine Route

    Our journey through Bordeaux’s Haut-Médoc wine region began in Blanquefort, following the scenic D2 road along the Gironde River. This historic route winds past celebrated villages—Macau, Margaux, Saint-Julien, and Pauillac—each known for producing world-class wines.  We stayed at Chateau Grattequina in Blanquedfort, see earlier post here, and drove north. Every commune in the Médoc has

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  • Château Lamothe Bergeron, Cussac-Fort-Médoc

    Continuing with our travel in the Bordeaux-Medoc region … At Pauillac’s tourist information, we asked about any last minute tour and they suggested we try Château Lamothe Bergeron, Cussac-Fort-Médoc, without a reservation. By the time we got there, all the visitors had left already. The owner/manager saw us lingering and asked the guide to give

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  • Château Ferrière, Margaux

    Château Ferrière, Margaux

    Continuing with our travel in the Bordeaux-Medoc region … Everything was last minute on this trip and that made it impossible to join a tour of any one of the famous first growth (Grand Cru Classé – Primer Cru) winemakers. We kind of knew it but kept our plan loose. The staff at our chateau

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  • La Cité du Vins, Bordeaux

    La Cité du Vins, Bordeaux

    After reaching our westernmost destination on our Alps-Atlantic trip at Biarritz (click here to see related posts), we came back via Bordeaux and stopped for a few days to explore the area. The Cité du Vin is a museum as well as a place of exhibitions and academic seminars on the theme of wine located

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