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Partly Cloudy, 22C, Bordeaux

For the independent wine traveller to the vineyards of France, Wine Routes has sought out a selection of vineyard accommodation, ranging from simple gites to luxury chateaux experiences . Many are working wine chateaux in the great French wine regions such as Champagne, Burgundy, Bordeaux, Alsace, the Rhone and Provence . There are top class hotels in the wine regions and pretty country auberges too. If you a going on a Self-drive wine holiday, you will be able to take advantage of the great ‘Vente directe’ prices available if you buy wines from the producers cellar door or at the very least be able to pack a few bottles into your suit case. Wine Routes www.wineroutes.co.uk will help you enjoy rural France, its fine wines, legendary cuisine, markets packed with mouth-watering local produce and wonderful places to stay. Have a great wine holiday!


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Bordeaux ‘en Primeur’

9 - 13 June 2008

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LAST TWO PLACES REMAINING A rare opportunity to taste the latest Bordeaux vintage just as it is being released onto the market. This tour takes place shortly after the trade tastings where professionals and journalists w...
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Ultimate Champagne

5 - 9 November 2007, 17 - 21 March 2008, 30 March - 3 April 2009

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We have been visiting the Champagne region with our champagne loving clients 15 times a year since 1987, so we can truly claim to know much about the region and have a very genuine personal passion for the wines. On this spe...
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Autumn Champagne

25 - 27 October 2008

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The first visit on this tour is to the beautiful cellars of Taittinger in Reims, which is a good start with a clear explanation and fine, classic champagne to taste. The visit at Hatté’s small and rustic cellar is a comple...
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Bordeaux Wine & City 2008

24 - 27 April 2008, 23 - 26 October 2008, 20 - 23 November 2008

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Our innovative programme of Wine & City trips is aimed at the more independent traveller who would also like to spend a couple of days in a party being taken to wine visits in the company of a wine expert with the added advanta...
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Champagne Extra

5 - 7 May 2007, 3 - 5 May 2008

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It is exactly 21 years since our first Champagne weekend so we have a rather special tour lined up with some cracking tastings! These start on the first evening, when Tim Clarke will present a comparative tasting of Champagnes ...