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Provence Tours: Discover the Rosé Wines of Provence

Provence tours allow you to discover a region with beautiful scenery and many touristic delights. It is also one of France’s leading wine regions, and in the production of rosé wine, Provence is a superpower! Over 80% of the area’s enormous production is rosé wine (for a total of 150 million bottles), with 15% red, [...]

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Wine Tours in France: Watch our New Video About Us

Wine Tours in France: In this episode, find out more about us and our wine tours in France, what sets our tours apart.  We bring you the France we love by sharing the renown wine, food and culture of France. French Wine Explorers offers guests authentic luxury experiences in France’s famed wine regions. Our exclusive [...]

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New Cycling and Culinary Options for French Wine Explorers’ Tours

St. Michaels, Md. (May 9, 2013) --French Wine Explorers has introduced two new ways for guests to celebrate France’s legendary wine regions: cycling and culinary excursions. Both bicycle and culinary tourism allow travelers a more intimate travel experience, as cooking and biking provide a most authentic glimpse into a region’s ...

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Loire Valley Wines: How to Start a Cellar

When thinking of filling your wine cellar for the summer, consider Loire Valley wines.  Wine cellars give you flexibility, and a spectrum of wines for your enjoyment. You choose wines when they are most available, and keep them until they are mature. That doesn’t mean that all of your wines are for long term cellaring. [...]

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Explore Three Affordable Bordeaux Wines: Red, White and Rosé!

Please welcome Bill Eyer of Cuvee Corner for a feature on affordable Bordeaux wines.  The motto of his blog is “The intersection of where great wine meets reasonable prices”.  I was intrigued by his take on French wines and asked him to write an article on what he would recommend for everyday Bordeaux wines. Here [...]

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The Loire Valley, France: a Haven for Cheese Lovers

When you visit the Loire Valley, France, do take the time to enjoy the region’s famous cheeses. There are 48 cheeses in France that have the protected AOC status – and six of them are in the Loire Valley. They go quite well with local wines, and all of them are goat cheeses. An interesting [...]

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How to Get the Best Airfares for Your French Wine Country Tour

Do you know what can ruin your French Wine Country Tour?  A miserable flight experience.  It’s the first and last experience that can overshadow even the best tour experience. Here are some tips to help you avoid the dreaded experience of paying too much for too little. Air travel was, at one time, predictable. One [...]

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French Wine Shipment Services Offered on French Wine Explorers Tours

French Wine Explorers’ tours now offer wines for purchase and shipment back to the guest’s homes, with shipping partners seamlessly coordinating wine shipments to a traveler’s home address. French Wine Explorers brings guests to Bordeaux, Burgundy, Paris, Champagne, Rhone/Provence and the Loire Valley. With these newly formed ...

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French White Wines: A Guide to Hosting a Taster’s Dozen

I have just conducted a course in tasting French white wines from some of the most famous wine  regions in France. One dozen tasters each contributed $25 to pay for the wines, and we had four sessions, three wines a week. Each tasting featured a progression of wine tastes, and enabled the tasters not only [...]

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Top 10 Essential Apps For Your Next Trip

Here are some tried and tested travel apps we recommend when planning your next trip abroad: don’t leave home without them. Organize Your Travel Plans: TripIt Keeping track of airline tickets, maps, things to do, and weather, can be challenging at best. The TripIt app organizes all your travel details for your smartphone. Just ...

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