The Alsace Wine Route is celebrating its 60th anniversary! This year, the Alsace Wine Route is celebrating its 60th anniversary. Considered as one of France’s most popular scenic wine routes, it winds from North to South through 170kms of Alsatian vineyards. The inauguration of the Route in ...

Bistronomie: A Paris Foodie Revolution When you think of  Paris restaurants, what comes to mind? Maybe the sort of 19th century restaurants that you see in films, covered from top to bottom in mirrors and ornate wallpaper, with glimmering chandeliers and thick, leather-bound menus featuring ...

Our packing guide for your wine tour can mean the difference between a smooth trip and one that is filled with stress and headaches.  Seasoned travelers know that less is more when it comes to choosing what pieces—and how many of them—you put in the suitcase. First, consider this: do not bring ...

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 ...

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 ...

I wrote this article for the magazine Great Wine News, and thought I’d share it with you. If you are looking for romance on your next trip, look no further than Paris. The City of Light exudes romance on so many levels, the beautiful architecture, amazing cuisine, and chic Parisians to ...

  Discovering Margaux, the region and its properties, could well be the highlight of your trip to Bordeaux. Margaux is the largest of the six regions of the Médoc, and the farthest south. The 1,479 lucky people who live there reside in one of the most famous wine making regions on earth. ...

When you are on a wine tour in France and visit a fine wine estate, and the winemaker tells you something of the subsoil, climate and location of the estate, he is talking about terroir. The word probably comes from the French word terre, meaning earth, but now it means much more. The French ...

We are embarking on a new year and a new decade, a perfect time to reflect and uncover what is important and what inspires us. This is your year to travel and take a part of your journey back with you. This is the year to learn, expand horizons, be surprised and feel fulfilled. Our […]

Many of our readers know from our blog post Champagne-Why I love this area, that we never tire of Champagne!  Bill focuses on non-vintage Champagne for this post, and allows the armchair traveler a tour of the Champagne Wine Region. A recent extensive tasting at Wide World of Wines in ...

The scenic Beaujolais region, just south of Burgundy between Mâcon and Lyon, is four hours from Paris by car, and just half an hour from Lyon. It is full of vineyards, shops where the wines may be tasted, and bistros where the wines accompany French tavern food. It also boasts village bistros ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ultimate Paris Tour Packages for Wine Lovers We are proud to announce exclusive tours of Paris, the City of Light, combined with your favorite wine region in France! Have you been looking to go to Paris and combine the trip with wine country in France?  These new and exciting Paris tour ...

La Maison Bord’eaux under new ownership Pierre Lurton probably has one of the most envied jobs in in the wine world–he is President of two of Bordeaux’s top properties: Cheval Blanc, First growth of Saint Emilion and Château d’Yquem, first growth Superior of Sauternes, ...

  From June 13th to Septembre 23rd Exhibition Exhibition “The Jurade of Saint-Emilion, 1948-2008” Collegiate Cloister From May 1st-3rd Open doors in the Saint-Emilion wine estates Open door days in the Saint-Emilion, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, Lussac Saint-Emilion, and Puisseguin ...