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From the harvest to the blending, ideas for day trips and breaksVisiting is interesting, tasting is good, but actually making is a different pleasure that many winemakers in Aquitane offer. A morning in the vineyards to collect the harvest, an afternoon in the winery to understand how the wine is blended, or during harvest-time using the traditional technique of pressing by foot… There is even the original option of being a web-winegrower. Make your choice...
Bordeaux;)
"Les Médocaines" grape harvest workshopsLes Médocaines* offer the opportunity to take part in the 2009 harvests at two Médoc estates: an active, educational day to learn everything whilst having fun and wirtnessing a decisive, exciting stage in the life of a wine estate! Guided coach tour (French-English) for a day, leaving from Bordeaux.* château la Tour de Bessan, château Le Taillan, château Paloumey and château Loudenne.
Contact : Office de Tourisme de Bordeaux Tel. +33 (0)5 56 00 66 00 / Fax +33 (0)5 56 00 66 01 Email : otb@bordeaux-tourisme.com Web : www.bordeaux-tourisme.com Opening information : Mondays Start date : from the end of September End date : to beginning october  
Les ateliers Vendanges des MédocainesLes Médocaines* vous proposent de participer aux vendanges du millésime 2009 dans deux propriétés du Médoc : une journée active et pédagogique pour apprendre tout en s’amusant et comprendre une étape décisive et excitante dans la vie d’une propriété viticole ! * Château la Tour de Bessan, château Le Taillan, château Paloumey et château Loudenne. Tel. +33 (0)5 56 00 66 00 / Fax +33 (0)5 56 00 66 01 Email : otb@bordeaux-tourisme.com Web : www.bordeaux-tourisme.com Opening information : Lundis Start date : de fin septembre Médoc;)
Become a Wine Maker with Gourmet Odyssey!Want to discover the world of a winemaker and get behind the scenes to improve your knowledge of wine ? It’s now possible thanks to Gourmet Odyssey. Get involved in helping to make your own wine: - Adopt your own vines at Château Beau Rivage (Macau-en-Médoc) - Receive a welcome gift pack - Visit the winery, roll up your sleeves and get involved in working on the vines, harvesting or blending - Follow the progress of your vines and your wine through newsletters, photos and video - Choose the name of your vintage and personalise your own wine labels - Receive a bottle of wine for each adopted vine
Like child’s play... for adults!
From € 149
Contact : Château Beau Rivage / Gourmet Odyssey Tel. +33 (0)1 46 27 05 92 Email : contact@gourmetodyssey.com Web : www.gourmetodyssey.com Haute Gironde;)
Grape harvest days in Haute-GirondeEach Saturday during the grape harvest, discover a château in the Bordeaux area and the wines of one appellation: Blaye côtes-de-bordeaux, côtes-de-bourg, or Bordeaux and bordeaux-supérieur.A morning spent in the vineyards will see you take part in harvesting the year’s vintage. Then share a vintner’s lunch with the wine grower and try the product of their previous harvests during a tour of the cellars.
Contact : Pays de la Haute Gironde Tel. +33 (0)5 57 42 68 90 / Fax +33 (0)5 57 42 68 91 Email : pays.haute.gironde@wanadoo.fr Web : www.pays-hautegironde.fr Opening information : Saturdays from 10am to 4.30pm in September and October Start date : 18/09/2010 End date : 09/10/2010 |
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Old stones and gourmet delights
A trip down the River Baïse or the Garonne Canal
