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Author: French Wine Explorers | Created: 9/24/2008 12:44 PM
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The Côte de Beaune - White Wine Paradise

By French Wine Explorers on 10/29/2009 11:39 AM

Last month, we explored the first half of the Côte d’Or, called the Côte de Nuits, which extends from Dijon to Nuits St. Georges, passing fabled vineyards that you owe yourself to see in person. Continuing south, we enter the Côte de Beaune at Aloxe-Corton, and begin a realm of excellent red wines, and the finest dry white wines on earth.

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Top 10 reasons to plan a tour to the vineyards of France

By French Wine Explorers on 10/2/2009 9:49 AM

Wanting to tour the vineyards in France? Now is the perfect time to plan your tour to see the best vineyards in France. Here are 10 reasons to inspire you to plan your tour today!

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Burgundy Wine Tours-15 miles of Wine Heaven

By French Wine Explorers on 9/25/2009 3:39 PM

Burgundy Wine Tours: I can think of no more pleasant wine excursion than a slow drive through the Côte de Nuits, just fifteen miles of Burgundy, from Fixin just outside Dijon, to Nuits St. Georges. It is pleasant, rolling countryside, with vineyards which climb hillsides. This is the northern half of the Côte d’Or, and it is just a few hours by train from Paris...

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French Wine Explorers Wins Travel Industry’s Top Award for Outstanding Website

By French Wine Explorers on 9/18/2009 11:58 AM

Luxury wine tour company French Wine Explorers has received Travel Weekly’s coveted Magellan Gold Award for best consumer website.

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New tours for 2010: Wine tours in France- striving for authenticity, and redefining luxury

By French Wine Explorers on 9/11/2009 12:23 PM

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 wine tour to France is labor intensive, requires creativity, and is subject to factors beyond our control.  And that is exactly why we love what we do…

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Tasting French Wines

By French Wine Explorers on 9/1/2009 7:00 PM

Let’s say that you enjoy a glass of French wine from time to time, and would like to know more about them. Here is a good starter on French Wines, plus the Rule of Three...

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New Technology for Harvest at Chateau Lagrange in Bordeaux

By French Wine Explorers on 8/14/2009 10:48 AM

Chateau Lagrange (Bordeaux, St. Julien) is implementing new technology for the 2009 Harvest, including a high tech sorting machine, and smaller vats for plot control.

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Some French Red and Rosé Wines for Your Summer Pleasure

By French Wine Explorers on 8/7/2009 1:28 PM

Great recommendations from Bill Shepard  on French Red and Rose wine for summer!  When not writing or tasting wine, Bill is busy writing about his Embassy experience and a few good mystery novels as well! 

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Bon Appétit Selects French Wine Explorers To Join Travel Board of Culinary Experts

By French Wine Explorers on 7/17/2009 1:58 PM

We are honored to be in good company for this exciting program featuring top travel professionals speacializing in culinary touring! Here's our press release:

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Bordeaux wine region-A Primer

By French Wine Explorers on 7/13/2009 2:36 PM

Interesting facts and figures about the Bordeaux wine region...

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