Wine & Spirits

Come and celebrate everything Champagne and get to know the people who have made this region the most internationally recognized producers of sparkling wine. La Fête du Champagne brings together locals, tourists and professionals in the...

Elden Selections, the Burgundy Wine Specialist, is offering readers of France Today a once-in-a-lifetime dream holiday in the Burgundy wine country. The lucky winners will be wined and dined at the luxurious Domaine de Cromey...

By 1763, the French had lost the Seven Years’ War, and it was time for the British to make their territorial claims in the New World. They had two real options: they could claim Canada, where France still ruled vast...

It’s exhilarating to walk in to any fresh food market in France, all senses go in to overdrive trying to decode the dozens of noises, sights and flavours hitting them all at once. The...

Château Canet is located in one of France’s most picturesque wine regions just minutes from the medieval city of Carcassonne. A traditional 19th century wine and olive oil domain with a collection of collection...

The Bordeaux wine-growing region is centred on the city of Bordeaux, but extends across the whole of the Gironde department. At 120,000 hectares in total, it is the largest wine-growing region in France and, with...

Bordeaux is not just a wine-producing town – it is a thriving city in its own right. Related Articles: Great Destinations in France: Bordeaux Wine Country Where to Stay and Eat in Bordeaux Wine Country 12...

With the wonderful new Cité du Vin to lead the way, there’s a new sense of fun and openness about the Bordeaux wine region. The châteaux doors are opening to the public, the terroirs and appellations are...

Spring in Burgundy always takes me by surprise. The landscape appears to wake up from hibernation overnight. Suddenly the sky is sighing with swallows and butterflies, vines stretch out their tendrils, and the colza fields light up in...

An art gallery curator once gave me some surprising but sound advice. As I was on the verge of meandering around an enormous exhibition, prepared to study each painting with diligence, he said: “Ignore the ones that you don’t...