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French Wine Adventures offer you a true insider's experience with deep wine knowledge. South West France excels in food and wine. French Wine Adventure's fine choice of accommodation, restaurants, and wines complements this perfectly. We cater to your timing and your requirements, offering gourmet experiences for vegetarians, vegans, gluten-free, and other special needs.
French Wine Adventures Blog
1y ago
The Bordeaux Wine Region In this post I dive into Bordeaux to understand more about its production and famous appellations. Bordeaux is the largest appellation area in the world with around 110 000 hectares, around 6 000 wine producers, of which most are still family owned and run, and 65 appellations. An appellation, more specifically ..read more
French Wine Adventures Blog
1y ago
New Tours and Activities in 2023 French Wine Adventures are excited to announce our new tours and activities for 2023. A day of education on the French Wine Regions French wine can be confusing. Part of the secret to understanding wine is understanding geography and grape varietals. On this course you will discover the major ..read more
French Wine Adventures Blog
2y ago
Spotlight on Chateau Angelus Angelus offers classic clay & limestone vineyards at the foot of the hill of St Emilion (about 1 mile from the village). Planted to 47% cab franc, 50% merlot and 3% cab sauv, it has one of the St Emilion wines I have tasted. At €120 (2002) to €400 (2005) they’re ..read more
French Wine Adventures Blog
2y ago
Visiting Bordeaux and the ‘Cité du Vin’ Bordeaux is a magical city. Lanes in the old town have been closed to cars. It’s picturesque and great for walking. Many of the sights are within an easy self guided walking route you can follow with a map provided by the Tourist Office. Given the size of ..read more
French Wine Adventures Blog
2y ago
What is a Grand Cru? In each edition of the Wine Adventurer I will offer more info on French Wine. Join our newsletter below to receive these quarterly offerings: A selection of Grand Crus of France from our Grand Cru Wine Class A grand cru is a regional wine classification designating a vineyard with a ..read more
French Wine Adventures Blog
2y ago
Book your WSET LEVEL 2: globally recognised WINE COURSE now Up your wine game in 3 intense days. Do the wine spirit education trust level 2 certificate in wine with Caro Feely, accredited wine educator, published author and winemaker on a working organic biodynamic vineyard near Bordeaux and Bergerac on the border of the Dordogne, the Gironde ..read more
French Wine Adventures Blog
2y ago
Gold Trophy for Chateau Feely tours at national wine tourism awards Chateau Feely, the organic and biodynamic estate where many French Wine Adventures tours and classes take place, has won a gold trophy in the first national wine tourism competition in France. The coveted awards organised by Terre de Vins lauréats first Wine Tourism Trophys were unveiled at ..read more
French Wine Adventures Blog
2y ago
Forbes Travel guide includes French Wine Adventures in their list of 5 Destinations to learn about wine French Wine Adventures and Chateau Feely are super excited to be included in Forbes Travel Guide’s line up of 5 destinations to learn about wine! Now you can also join our virtual experiences – tours and classes from anywhere ..read more
French Wine Adventures Blog
2y ago
History of wine In this article Caro Feely considers wine’s deep history internationally and closer to home in South West France. Ancient history of wine Wine has been part of human development since the mists of time. The first proof of wine made from grapes dates to about 8,000 BCE (BC) in Iran. Ancient Greek ..read more
French Wine Adventures Blog
2y ago
7 Must read books to entertain and expand your wine knowledge In this article published author, wine writer and wine educator, Caro Feely, provides a list of must read books for those learning about wine and keen to broaden their wine knowledge. Caro is co-owner of Chateau Feely, organic and biodynamic vineyard in France. I ..read more