Bordeaux Super Saver: Gourmet Food Walking Tour with Lunch plus M edoc Wine Tasting

9 Hours

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English,French

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Overview

Combine two popular tours with this full-day Bordeaux Super Saver to indulge in the best food and wine the region has to offer. Start with a morning food tour in historic Bordeaux, followed by an afternoon spent wine tasting in the M edoc region. Sample local cheese, gourmet chocolate and freshly-baked baguettes. Enjoy a buffet-style lunch at midday before heading into the nearby M edoc region for vineyard tours and wine tasting at two châteaux. Group size is limited to eight people to ensure more personalized attention from your guide.

Small-group tour limited to eight ensures a more personalized experience
Bordeaux food tour and M edoc wine tour in one day
Taste Bordeaux's many delights on a 4-hour gourmet food walking tour
Enjoy a typical French delicacies tour followed by a buffet lunch
Wine taste at two châteaux in the nearby M edoc wine region

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Bordeaux Gourmet Food Walking Tour (morning)Your full-day immersion into French gastronomy begins in the center of Bordeaux with a 4-hour gourmet food tour. Join your knowledgeable foodie guide for visits to some of the most beloved food shops in the city. This slow-paced walk also gives you a chance to see the city and hear stories about its history.Your first stop is a local bakery, where you'll meet the baker and hear about traditional French baking methods. Smell the enticing scent of freshly-baked bread as you enter, and sample a traditional baguette while it's still warm from the oven.The next stop is to see a famed chocolatier. The recipes here have been kept alive - and secret - for generations. Meet the owner and sample some of the shop's interesting chocolate flavors - including green tea, ginger and olive.The final shop of the day is a local cheese shop, where you'll sample cheeses from all over France - including Roquefort, Brie and Comt e. Learn about the time-honored methods of making and aging cheese that have set France apart for centuries.After all this sampling, sit down to a buffet-style lunch in an apartment in central Bordeaux. Choose from an array of dishes, including all of the things you nibbled during your food tour, accompanied by some local wine. Finish your meal with a typical Bordeaux cake called a canel e.M edoc Wine Tour (afternoon)Following lunch, climb into the awaiting minivan for the drive into the M edoc region along what's known as the Château Route. Enjoy the scenery as you pass world-famous châteaux like Mouton-Rothschild, Latour or Margaux and learn about the history of Bordeaux wine from your guide. There will be opportunities to stop en route for photos.Your first château stop is a family-run wine estate where you'll get a tour of the château's wine cellars. After the tour, your knowledgeable guide leads you through a wine workshop during which you'll learn some of the secrets of tasting wine to analyze its flavors and aromas.The second stop is a well-respected classified growth château, where you'll get a tour of the vineyard and wine cellars before sampling some of the estate's wines. Nibble on some local hors d'oeuvres as you sip, including fresh bread, cured meat and cheese. The precise châteaux visited during this tour will vary, but stops may include Siran, Lagrange, Chasse-Spleen, Lamarque or Lascombes.After your two château visits, climb back into the minivan for the drive back to Bordeaux, where your tour ends.

Bordeaux Super Saver: Gourmet Food Walking Tour with Lunch plus M edoc Wine Tasting

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