France Wine Tour and Tasting Notes

Luxury wine tour company French Wine Explorers was recently awarded the prestigious French Affairs Best Special Interest Offer Award by France’s Tourism Development Agency, Atout France.

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.

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...

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…

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...

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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