schiller-wine: Bordeaux Tour 2017 by ombiasy WineTours Just Around the Corner, France

Friday, September 1, 2017

Bordeaux Tour 2017 by ombiasy WineTours Just Around the Corner, France

Picture: Annette Schiller in Bordeaux

Dear fellow Bordeaux travelers,

the Bordeaux tour is just around the corner and I am very much looking forward to seeing all of you on September 6 in Bordeaux city.

We meet on Wednesday, September 06 at 2.30 pm in the lobby of our hotel in Bordeaux:

Grand Hôtel Français
12, rue du temple
33000 Bordeaux
T: 05 56 48 10 35

I will do a short introduction to the Bordeaux wine region, distribute some maps, the final itinerary (some things always change last minute) and an address list, and I will give an overview of our programme. At 3.30 pm our bus will pick us up from the hotel and we will head to our first Château visit. We are going to visit Château La Mission Haut-Brion in Pessac, one of the very top wine estates of the entire Bordeaux wine region. After the visit our chauffeur drives us back to Bordeaux city where we will have dinner at a restaurant sitting right on the banks of the Garonne river with stunning views across the water towards old town Bordeaux.

The weather forecast for the Bordeaux area looks good. The first days until September 10 call for warm weather ( 77 - 80 Fahrenheit). After that temperatures are cooling off a bit (68 - 70) and there may be some showers or drizzle. In general Bordeaux is a rather “wet” area and showers can occur all the time.

The French are rather casual when it comes to restaurant visites, etc. Usually gentlemen on the tours bring one jacket to be prepared for some more extravagant lunches and dinners at fancy châteaux. Ties are not necessary.

Please let me know if you have any dietary restrictions since occasionally I have to agree on one menu for the group.

I can’t wait to travel to Bordeaux. I love the region, the history, the wines! In case you wish to contact me: here is my European cell, which works everywhere: +49- 177 337 0281. This number is also my what’s app number!

See you very soon in beautiful Bordeaux.

Annette

Picture: With Dany Rolland at Château Le Bon Pasteur in Pomerol during the 2013 Bordeaux Wine Tour by ombiasy. See: Lunch at Château Le Bon Pasteur with Winemaker/Owner Dany Rolland, Pomerol, France

Pictures: Tasting with Prince Eudes d’Orléans, Managing Director at Château de Fargues. See: Tour and Tasting at Château de Fargues, Sauternes, with Prince Eudes d’Orléans - Bordeaux Tour by ombiasy WineTours 2016, France

Picture: Visit of and Tasting at Château Léoville Poyferré, with owner Didier Cuvelier and Maitre de Chai Didier Thomann. See: Tour and Tasting at Château Léoville Poyferré, Appellation Saint-Julien, 2ième Grand Cru Classé, with Owner Didier Cuvelier – Bordeaux Tour by ombiasy WineTours (2015)

Pictures: Owners Michel and Basile Tesseron, Directeur Technique Lucas Leclerq and Vineyard Manager Anaïs Maillet at Château Lafon-Rochet. See: At the Invitation of Owner Michel Tesseron: Private Dinner at Château Lafon-Rochet, Saint-Estèphe, 4ième Grand Cru Classé – Bordeaux Tour by ombiasy WineTours 2016, France

Picture: At Cooperage Berger & Fils in Vertheuil. See: How a Barrel is Made: Visit of the Cooperage Berger & Fils in Vertheuil – Bordeaux Tour by ombiasy WineTours 2016, France