Champagne tours, my DIY Champagne region day trip didn’t go entirely to plan but turned out to be an unexpectedly brilliant way of exploring France’s Champagne region. It was great fun and I discovered so much that I will definitely be doing it again.
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Food pairing with wine is fun. Usually! When your food includes mushrooms, particularly cooked...
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An evening dedicated to a grape I usually actively avoid. What had possessed me! Being a WSET...
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I was excited about staying in the middle of a vineyard in Bordeaux. But as our long drive through France brought us closer I was getting nervous that the small boutique hotel wouldn’t live up to its website’s promise Driving cautiously along the rough track, between rows of vines heavy with grapes, we caught our first glimpse of L’Autre Vie. A corner of one of the buildings was enough to tell us the website’s photos hadn’t lied. It really was nestled in the middle of vines.
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Wonderful summer memories of a great food and wine combo enjoyed in the beautiful village of St Émilion, France
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