If you need a break from visiting Bordeaux châteaux and vineyards, take a short drive west and you’ll find yourself on a spectacular coastline around the Bay of Arcachon, with miles of sandy beaches, Europe’s tallest sand dune, pine forests, beautiful villages and incredible seafood - especially Arcachon oysters! Find out more here…

France’s prestigious Margaux wine region, located on the Bordeaux left bank and home to a first growth Grand Cru Classé and more second and third growths than any other Bordeaux region. Check out our visit to beautiful Château Kirwan…

The great Bordeaux wine appellations are on the ‘left bank’ in the Médoc region and one of the most prestigious and illustrious Bordeaux wine regions here is Pauillac, home to 3 of the 5 top-rated Bordeaux growths - We visit Château Pichon Baron and Château Lynch Bages …

Bordeaux is a great starting point for visiting top vineyards and famous châteaux in France, but also take time to explore the beautiful city and its Cité du Vin wine museum—you won't regret it! Here’s our recommendations for spending 2 days in Bordeaux…

Saint-Émilion is widely recognised as a jewel in Bordeaux’s crown. With a charming medieval village, a wine history dating back to Roman times and some of the best French wineries, this is one of the absolute top wine tourism destinations in the world!

The western half of the Loire Valley’s ‘Anjou Saumur’ wine region is popularly known as L'Anjou Noir , so named because of its special, dark soils which have produced the most amazing ‘sweet’ Anjou Chenin Blanc wines over centuries - however today the wine world is excited by the potential of its stunning ‘dry’ wines…

Anjou-Saumur lies in the popular Middle Loire section of France’s Loire Valley wine region - the section classified as a ‘World Heritage Site’. We spent time in the region around the beautiful town of Saumur, famous for its white sparkling wines and spent time with top producer Bouvet-Ladubay Saumur…

Come with us as we explore Amboise, the Chateau Royal Amboise and Leonardo da Vinci’s house, as well as visit Chambord, the most magnificent of the Loire Valley castles and do some Amboise wine tasting!

The Touraine white wine appellations of Vouvray and Montlouis are the home of Loire Chenin blanc - discover these fabulous wines and visit one of the most famous châteaux of the Loire Valley, ‘Château de Chenonceau…

Touraine Loire Valley is the heart of this beautiful wine region and there’s no better way to discover it than by bike - here’s our 1 day Loire Valley bike tour discovering its top red wines and incredible châteaux!

Mont Ventoux is the highest mountain in western Provence and one of the greatest cycling challenges in Europe, playing a starring role in the annual ‘Tour de France’. But did you know that the Ventoux wine region in southern Rhone is one of the most exciting wine regions in France - and one of the most beautiful? Read on to find out why!

The Luberon region of Provence, part of the Rhône Valley wine region and one of the most popular tourist destinations in the south of France. We decided to spend a day checking out Luberon wine and Luberon ‘perched’, hilltop villages made famous by Peter Mayle in his wonderful ‘Provence’ books!

The Var region in Provence, south of France, is the world’s largest producer - and consumer of rosé wine - and it attracts many tourists from all over the world. So what can you do and see in the Var and how good are the wines??

We were intrigued - to see if Les Baux de Provence - ‘one of the most beautiful villages in France’ - lived up to expectations! We were also excited to discover the wines of this beautiful part of Provence in the south of France - read how we got on!

Châteauneuf-du-Pape wines are undeniably famous, but what are the other reasons you should spend time visiting this small wine region and village in the southern Rhône??

Costières de Nîmes is in the most southern part of the Rhône Valley in the south of France. Amazing ‘Mediterranean’ wines, fabulous food, stunning landscapes, breathtaking nature, ancient Roman cities - wine tourism at its absolute best!