Are
You Turning 50 This Year
or Did You Just Get Divorced?
If
either depiction describes you, then you’ll love
this idea as a way to celebrate and treat
yourself! Well,
maybe you just want to treat yourself anyway, even
if you don’t meet either criteria.
A couple of well-established wine merchants
are offering guided tours to Bordeaux this summer
and fall.
The
tours have a cool, “hands on” slant. You stay
in a genuine 18th Century French
Chateau. You help trim the vines, make the wine and cook the meals
with the chef.
“It’s a way to immerse yourself in the
French culture of wine, food and history,”
according to Hugh Sutherland who will be one of
the tour leaders. The all-inclusive tour includes not only this unique hands-on
element but also plenty of free time and an
amazing array of activities: side tours, wine
tastings, sumptuous meals, pool, tennis, spa, and
golf. Don’t
worry, you don’t have to work too hard. The
overall effect is definitely one of luxury.
“Chateau
Meyre in the Medoc will be your home in
Bordeaux,” adds partner tour leader The Wine
Baron.
“It’s in the heart of the Bordeaux wine
region and is close to so many other famous
appellations such as Margaux,” he added. “It’s so relaxing to spend a couple of hours out in the
vineyard or in the wine cellar helping with the
winemaking process.
You learn a lot in a fun and cultural way.
The French really know how to live life to
fullest enjoyment. It’s energizing and
eye-opening to experience it their way.”
Bordeaux
is still the ultimate wine region of the world.
History, perfect soils, climate and winemaking
know-how combine to make it the Holy Grail of
wine. One
perfectly satisfying feature of the tour is that
it is with a small intimate group of people.
No more that 14 or 15 per tour.
The 10 day guided experience can be
combined with add-on days to Paris or other parts
of Europe.
So,
whether it’s a landmark birthday, a celebration
of newfound freedom, or just because life is too
short to not experience it to the fullest, this is
the tour of a lifetime.
Tours are in early August and mid September
2007.
Call
Goliger’s Travel Plus at 800-267-9339 for
details. Photos,
prices and itinerary at WineAndLeisure.com/Bordeaux. |