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Like tonic wines, Lillet, founded in 1887 with a unique, natural blend of wines and fruit liqueurs, traditionally matured in oak casks. Its history is recounted during visits to the period (...)

Like tonic wines, Lillet, founded in 1887 with a unique, natural blend of wines and fruit liqueurs, traditionally matured in oak casks. Its history is recounted during visits to the period distillery and in a display of advertisements: posters, fans, labels... 

Set in the heart of the village of Portets and bordered by the River Garonne, Château Lagueloup is composed of several ancient forts, all given the same façade in the 19th century. The visit (...)

Set in the heart of the village of Portets and bordered by the River Garonne, Château Lagueloup is composed of several ancient forts, all given the same façade in the 19th century. The visit includes the vat houses which contain 3000 hectolitres of glass and cement vats, the barrel cellar where the vintages from various estates are matured and which contains almost 600 barrels, and the Wine and Vine Museum which pays tribute to a great Bordeaux trader from the early 20th century, Louis Eschenauer, an ancestor of the current owner. Important documents relating to trade in the Chartrons district of Bordeaux and the Eschenauer company feature in the collections.