Bordeaux wine travel guide

For more than thirty years Château Guiraud has welcomed visitors in the heart of Sauternes. In 2011 it became the first 1er Grand Cru Classé estate in Bordeaux to be certified organic. As soon as you …

If you visit one château in Pessac-Léognan, make it this one. Haut-Bailly isn't the biggest or the best known, but it's one of the most complete visits in the whole region: a place where wine, food an…

In 2014 Silvio Denz, owner of the crystal brand Lalique, bought Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey, and since then two of France's oldest luxury names have been intertwined: Sauternes wine and Lalique crystal…

This is an address you won't find anywhere else in the wine world. Les Carmes Haut-Brion is the only château in Bordeaux that lies literally inside the city, surrounded by houses, schools and streets:…

The estate lies at the entrance to Pauillac, on a fine gravel hill overlooking the Gironde estuary. Originally owned by the Irish Lynch family, it was bought by the Cazes family in 1939, and it has si…

The estate is in Pessac, about 15 minutes from the centre of Bordeaux, and like its famous neighbour Château Haut-Brion it is a striking example of an urban vineyard, set around a park with centuries-…

The château, with its two characteristic pointed towers and Renaissance architecture, is one of the eye-catchers of the Route des Châteaux in the Haut-Médoc. At its foot a pond stretches out like a mi…

Between Margaux and Bordeaux, half an hour's drive from the city, stands a 16th-century château you don't expect. Classic tour + tasting: a cellar visit followed by two Sénéjac wines. Extended tour: d…

Château Siran isn't the best-known name in the Médoc, and that's exactly why you should go. Here you'll find Margaux quality without the waiting lists and price tags of the big names, in a château ful…

Château Soutard is one of the oldest estates in the region: a timeless journey combining history and modernity in the heart of the French art of living. The château itself is a listed French Historic …

At the highest point of Saint-Émilion, set into the stone architecture of Château Troplong Mondot, is one of the most complete restaurant-and-wine experiences in the whole Bordeaux region. Not the bes…

Near Saint-Émilion? Grab a bike and cycle through the vineyards to this great spot. You'd ride straight past it, but it's one of the nicer places in the area. A really cosy atmosphere and a relaxed te…

From an abbey in Chianti to a wine barrel in the Douro: ten special wineries in Europe where you can also stay the night.

Sleep at a château in Pessac-Léognan, the Médoc, Sauternes or Saint-Émilion: five Bordeaux wineries where you can also stay the night.