Bordeaux and the Wine Country Travel Guide

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Along with Burgundy and Champagne, Bordeaux is one of the great wine regions of France. As the capital of the Gironde département and of the historic province of Aquitaine, the city of Bordeaux is both the commercial and cultural center of southwest France. It is smack-dab in the middle of one of the finest wine-growing areas in the world: Sauternes lies to the south, flat and dusty Médoc to the west, and Pomerol and St-Émilion to the east. With a smorgasbord of 57 wine appellations to choose from, the entire region intoxicates with good taste.

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Bordeaux and the Wine Country Hotels

Especially in winter, when many rural places are closed, your best strategy might be to base yourself in Bordeaux city. While the high-roller set will adore...read more

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Bordeaux and the Wine Country Restaurants

While countryside Médoc eateries are few, the city of Bordeaux is jammed with restaurants (especially around Place du Parlement) and many cafés...read more

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Things To Do in Bordeaux and the Wine Country

Explore the best sights, entertainment, and shopping with our top choices and insider tips.

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Bordeaux and the Wine Country Experiences

  • Top Reasons to Go

    La Route de Médoc: With eight appellations (areas) alone in this one small area and names like Rothschild, Latour, and Margaux on the bottles... Read more

  • Visiting the Vineyards

    Touring a region with more than a thousand square kilometers of wine-growing country, 5,000 châteaux, and 100,000 vineyards producing around... Read more

  • Red Gold: The Wines of Bordeaux

    Everyone in Bordeaux celebrated the 2000 vintage as the "crop of the century," a wine that comes along once in a lifetime. But bringing everything... Read more

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