Bordeaux, different cellars, different philosophies | wine tour

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In Bordeaux, every wine estate is a chateau. Sometimes big and impressive with a lot of prestige attached to it, sometimes more modest. However, the heart of a vineyard is its cellar. It is essential to have a well-equipped cellar. How you equip your cellar depends a bit on how much money you can afford to spend.

But it is not only a question of money. It is also about your philosophy. Which type of fermentation tanks do you prefer: stainless steel, concrete or even oak vats? It’s not the same thing and it doesn’t give the same results. And which size is also essential.

We will see many different wine cellars during our Bordeaux tour in October – impressive ones and more modest ones, and we will hear about the various philosophies. And maybe we will be able to taste the differences in the glass.

Join us on a fantastic wine tour to Bordeaux with superb wines, lunches, and chateaux.

  • Bordeaux, 29 September – 3 October, 2024

PS: We have written an award-winning book on Bordeaux, and have been travelling there since 1986. Can you find a better guide and tour operator?

Merlot just in from harvest, Medoc, Bordeaux
Merlot just in from harvest, Medoc, Bordeaux, copyright BKWine Photography
Enjoying lunch with the winemaker in a cellar in Bordeaux
Enjoying lunch with the winemaker in a cellar in Bordeaux, copyright BKWine Photography
Chateau de France, Graves, Pessac-Leognan, Bordeaux
Chateau de France, Graves, Pessac-Leognan, Bordeaux, copyright BKWine Photography
A small winery vat hall in Saint Emilion
A small winery vat hall in Saint Emilion, copyright BKWine Photography
A barrel cellar in a chateau in Bordeaux
A barrel cellar in a chateau in Bordeaux, copyright BKWine Photography
Pumping over in a modern Bordeaux chateau cellar, Graves
Pumping over in a modern Bordeaux chateau cellar, Graves, copyright BKWine Photography
The Medieval town of Saint Emilion
The medieval town of Saint Emilion, copyright BKWine Photography

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