Loire Valley White Wine: Perfect Summer Pairings Loire Valley white wine is highly regarded. Let us sample three of them, from three different grape varietals. The Muscadet de Sèvre et Maine is a light, flavorful wine with good body, the sort of wine you can enjoy at luncheon that won’t put you ...

There are so many wonderful things to do in Paris. Any guidebook or internet article will lead you to the top things you must see while in Paris. But what if you want to enjoy a more off the beaten path activity or some unique Paris culinary experiences? Here is a sample list to our […]

The Loire Valley is a region of architectural treasures, with scenery that will delight you at every turn. And since the purest French is spoken at Tours, no wonder famous writers such as Balzac, Ronsard, Rabelais and Jules Verne have lived here, and taken the Loire Valley as a setting for ...

It was a monk, Dom Perignon, who mastered the blending of wines (assemblage) that underlies modern Champagne. Equally important, he realized that the bottles used at the time were too fragile. They broke under the outer pressures of handling, and the inner effervescence of the wine. By ...

If you have not yet visited the champagne region of France, 90 miles northeast of Paris, you have a great treat in store. The region of Reims, Epernay, Ay and Troyes is beautiful, easily accessible from Paris, and still not overrun by tourists. As a bonus, Reims Cathedral with its Marc Chagall ...

New Wine Tour In Provence: Authentic Bliss For Wine Lovers French Wine Explorers is offering a new customizable wine tour in Provence. Discover A Taste of Provence and the French Riviera, an exclusive custom wine, culinary and cultural tour.   A Taste of Provence and the French Riviera provides ...

Before the Easter holidays, we had the pleasure of hosting good friends at our house for dinner and to reminisce about our wine tour in France, and we ended our meal with homework. I had just received a sample box of Michel Cluizel Chocolates and decided to put them to the taste test to see ...

While flipping through network TV tonight, I was happily surprised by a challenge on The Amazing Race. The Amazing Race is a competition where teams of two travel around the world and must complete challenges to get to the next leg, usually in a different region or country. As a consummate ...

All of these terms are sometimes used loosely and in many cases have no official definition. Certified organic wines, for example, actually have different meanings depending on the country of origin. Here’s a quick guide: Culture raisonnée or lutte raisonnée: Often translated as reasoned ...

Perhaps you’ve gotten one of those shiny new wine refrigerators, and would like to begin storing some excellent Burgundy wines for future enjoyment. Or, you’ve noticed a string of good vintages, and wondered how long they will be obtainable. Best of all, you may be pondering a trip to Burgundy, ...

Sunny Languedoc-Roussillon, said to be the most productive wine producing region on earth, hugs the Mediterranean coastline. We are not talking about the historic Languedoc, which is well worth exploring on its own. That region, whose capital was Toulouse, roughly marked the area where “Oc” ...

Atout France Award Honors French Wine Explorers St. Michaels, Md. (November 12, 2009) – Luxury wine tour company French Wine Explorers was recently awarded the prestigious Atout France Award by France’s Tourism Development Agency, Atout France. French Wine Explorers, which offers intimate ...

Burgundy France Of the Burgundy wine tours I have taken I can think of no more pleasant excursion than a slow drive through the Côte de Nuits, just fifteen miles of the Burgundy region, from Fixin just outside Dijon, to Nuits St. Georges. It is pleasant, rolling countryside, with vineyards ...

For Immediate ReleaseSt. Michaels, Md. (Sept. 9, 2009) – Luxury wine tour company French Wine Explorers has received Travel Weekly’s coveted Magellan Gold Award for best consumer website. French Wine Explorers’ website reflects the boutique firm’s upscale brand with its clean white space and ...

Our wine tours to France are crafted to the individual needs of our clients based on their vision or idea of their ideal vacation. Custom designing each and every tour is labor intensive, requires creativity, and is subject to factors beyond our control. And that is exactly why we love what we ...

Let’s say that you enjoy a glass of French wine from time to time, and would like to know more about them. You have heard that well aged French wines are superb, but you do not yet know which wines they are, how much they cost, where they come from, and when to drink them. […]