Review of vineyard tour & wine tasting at Chateau la Tour de Chollet, Bordeaux, France

Champagne tours – my DIY Champagne Region Day Trip

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...

L’Autre Vie review, boutique hotel in Bordeaux vineyards

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...

Rosé memories

Wonderful summer memories of a great food and wine combo enjoyed in the beautiful village of St Émilion, France...

My First Harvest – An Unexpectedly Collaborative Experience

Participating in my first ever harvest proved to to be a great experience. A real contrast to the machine harvesting I had seen a few weeks earlier in France....