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Wine travel
Visiting French wine country: how it works, what to book, what to expect on arrival.
Reims to Épernay: the Champagne route, as we actually drove it
There is a moment when you walk down into a cellar carved from chalk bedrock, eighteen metres below the streets of Reims, and something clicks. This…
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The Burgundy Grands Crus Route: How to Plan Your Domaine Itinerary
Sixty kilometres. That's all. And yet along this narrow strip of land between Dijon and Santenay, every bend in the road brings a name you've already…
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Cider, calvados, pommeau: a day (or three) on Normandy's apple route
Picture a sunken lane — a chemin creux, the deep-cut hollow track that carves through Norman farmland — lined with gnarled apple trees heavy with…
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Visiting Bordeaux vineyards: how it works, and what to book first
Bordeaux covers more than 110,000 hectares, which makes « visiting Bordeaux » about as specific as visiting a country. The region also runs on a set…
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