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We're in the Gironde
The département of Gironde forms part of the Aquitaine region in south west France and is famous worldwide for its wine and for its beautiful Atlantic coastline.
Our weather
The weather is fantastic and the region enjoys almost as much sunshine as the Côte d'Azur. The summers are long and hot and the winters are mild. You can usually still have lunch outside in early November and be back at your garden table in February, when there are often some lovely warm days!
Wine Tasting Tours
Wine Tasting Tours
Even if you're not a wine-buff, a tour of the area's endless vineyards and baroque châteaux is an unforgettable experience. Pauillac is the place to start - this lovely market town and marina has a great market, some fine restaurants and an appealing, laid-back ambience. The tourst office there offers several possibilities for wine-tours whether it be by bike or organised tour, including the Route des Vins which sign-posts drivers past the major appelations and producers.
If Pauillac wines are so sought after on the export markets it is because at each encounter they enable wine lovers to discover a little more of their complexity without revealing all the secrets of their felicitous combination of strength and delicacy. Each sip is a new sensorial adventure, captivating connoisseurs by both the fine, aristocratic texture and the powerful body of the tannins. Draped in a magnificent silky ruby red colour shot through with amber with the passage of time, a Pauillac wine calls for patience and only gradually unveils its character and its delicious, complex bouquet.
The Pauillac appellation, which saw the birth of numerous Grands Crus Classés in 1855, is the dream destination for all lovers of great wines.
Fine wines: the Médoc Rouge, bordering the Gironde estuary, is home to some of the world's greatest vineyards, the prestigious Grand Cru Classes, as well as smaller, newer but still quality producers in the northern part of the region. Seconds vins of the major chateaux are often more affordable and still very high quality. You'll also find Bordeaux's other regions (St Emilion, Graves, Sauternes, etc) well-represented on local menus.