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Caroline & Seán Feely
French Wine Adventures
Château Haut Garrigue
24240 Saussignac France

  • Play Winemaker for a Day!
  • Try our Wild Wine Weekend
  • Hands-on Workshops on wine
  • Vineyard Walking Holidays
  • Own your own Vineyard Share
  • Wine Lover's Getaways

    Touring or doing a workshop with French Wine Adventures offers you:
    -Deep wine knowledge
    -Local knowledge and contacts
    -Visits to independent vignerons
    -Fantastic french food
    -Delightful accommodation
    -A guide fluent in english & french

  • View over the vineyards of Saussignac

    1 Day Wine-Tasting Tour Adventures

    Our day tours give guests already visiting or planning to visit our wonderful region of Aquitaine - the great vineyards of Bordeaux, the Medoc, St Emilion and Bergerac - wine memories to cherish. From the wonderful aromas of wine in a private oak barrel store to a joke shared with a passionate winemaker, we assure that your tour will leave you wanting to come back for more. Join us for a tour you won't forget.

    'If we sip the wine, we find dreams coming upon us' D.H. Lawrence, 'Grapes'

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Gageac

  • The Essential Wine Tour - €79.00pp
  • The Organic Wine Tour - €85.00pp
  • The St Emilion Wine Tour - €120.00pp
  • The High Medoc Wine Tour - €150.00pp
  • The Great Vineyard Walking Tour Adventure - €120.00pp

    Are you a group of four or more? We offer you our group discount. Email Caroline caroline @ frenchwineadventures.com for details.

    'We could never have arranged the visits Caroline organised for us. We spoke directly with the winemakers' Jeff Jirka, Winemaker, USA


    The Essential Wine Tour Adventure €79.00 per person including picnic lunch

    This wine tour includes a gourmet pre-packed picnic lunch and is available all year round. Reservation is required but tours can be booked just a few days in advance.
  • Visit two spectacular wine estates
  • Learn the essentials about wine and the region
  • Enjoy a wonderful french-style picnic and wine in the vineyard or on the terrace of a wine-estate Sean Feely

    What you also get with this tour:

  • Presentation of the region, the local appellations and how they compare to wines from other regions
  • A presentation at each estate of the terroir (soil/climate/vines/man), the property, the philosophy and the winegrower
  • A visit in the vineyard at one of the estates
  • A visit to the winery at one of the estates
  • A guided tasting of the range of wines at each of the estates Tasting a fine rosé

    Minimum 2 people. Book your tour or scroll down for more options and for the structure of the tour.

    'The knowledge and passion Caroline shared on our tour and the generosity shown during our stay was wonderful. What a beautiful part of the world to visit' Adam, UK

    "The discovery of a wine is of greater moment than the discovery of a constellation." Benjamin Franklin


    The Essential Organic Wine Tour Adventure: €85.00 per person including gourmet picnic lunch

    This wine tour includes a gourmet organic picnic lunch and is available all year round. Reservation is required but tours can be booked just a few days in advance.
  • Visit two organic or organic in-conversion wine estates in the region
  • Learn the essentials of organic wine
  • Enjoy a wonderful french-style gourmet organic and locally sourced picnic and wine in the vineyard or on the terrace of a wine-estate with views

    Tasting at Monbazillac Castle What you also get with this tour:

  • Presentation of the region, the local appellations, organic wine in the region and the organic wine estates we will visit
  • A presentation at each estate of the terroir (soil/climate/vines/man) of the property, the organic philosophy and the winegrower including the specific methods of growing used
  • A visit in the vineyard of one of the estates and how the methods differ to conventional wine growing
  • A visit to the winery at one of the estates
  • A guided tasting of the range of wines at both estates

    Minimum 2 people. Book your tour or scroll down for the structure of the tour. The beautiful red wines of Christoffe Piat's Chateau Couronneau

    'Great local knowledge and wonderful wines!' Rebecca, Australia

    "Come quickly...I'm tasting the stars!!" Dom Perignon on the moment he discovered Champagne

    We won't taste champagne on this tour but you may taste a Cremant de Bordeaux or a Methode Traditionelle (made in the traditional champagne method) style wine.


    The St Emilion Wine Tour Adventure: €120.00 per person including visiting the village of St Emilion and lunch on the main square in St Emilion

    The beautiful square in St Emilion Discover the St Emilion that most tourists miss. Climb the King's Tower or the Church Bell Tower for the most awesome views, visit the cloisters, visit the magnificent underground caves of a premier grand cru classé... This tour is available all year round. Reservation required but tours can be booked just a few days in advance. Minimum booking 2 people.
  • Learn about the appellation system and about St Emilion from an insider (Caroline is a winemaker and member of the management committee of a commune appellation in Aquitaine)
  • Visit a premier grand cru classé in St Emilion
  • Visit the village of St Emilion Charming Lionel Candau of Chateau Belair checks the neck level on a precious bottle
  • Enjoy a wonderful lunch in St Emilion

    "This was the opportunity of a lifetime and truly exceeded my expectations." Sheila Jirka about our day tours

    Minimum 2 people. Book your tour or scroll down for the structure of the tour.


    The High Medoc Wine Tour Adventure: €150.00 per person including lunch and two visits to Grand Cru Classé estates in the Medoc

    The magnificent Chateau Lafite Rothschild Visit this world reknowned region with a winemaker that works in the great vineyards of Aquitaine herself. This tour is available all year round. Reservation required but tours can be booked just a few days in advance. Minimum booking 2 people.
  • Learn about the appellation system and about the Medoc from an insider
  • Visit two grand cru classé in the Medoc
  • Enjoy a wonderful lunch in St Estephe

    The fine oak barrels used in wine making are still largely handmade by experienced artisans In the Medoc doing your research and making your bookings in advance makes all the difference. Having Caroline organise your itinerary and translate for you will offer you a day out that is far more fulfilling than being part of a tour bus operators daily grind. If you have a particular grand cru estate you have always dreamed of visiting let Caroline know. She will investigate whether she can get you an appointment with them as part of your day out with her.

    Minimum 2 people. Book your tour or scroll down for the structure of the tour.


    The One Day Vineyard Walking Adventure: €120.00 per person including a gourmet picnic lunch en route and two visits to wine estates

    Sean Feely of Chateau Haut Garrigue in Saussignac Discover the magnificent organic vineyards of Saussignac. View the rare orchids and other miracles of biodiversity that can be found where winemakers take pride in their terroir. Fifty percent of the Saussignac syndicat producers are organic or in conversion compared to 2% average in France!

    You won't find a safer, more beautiful vineyard walking route anywhere in the world. This walking circuit is available all year round. Reservation required but can be booked just a few days in advance depending on availability. Minimum booking 2 people. The rare bee orchid in one of our vineyards

  • Learn about the appellation system and about the wonderful organic vineyards of Saussignac from an insider (Caroline is a winemaker and member of the management committee of the Saussignac commune appellation)
  • Visit two beautiful organic vineyard estates
  • Enjoy a gourmet picnic en route at one of the organic wine estates we visit

    'Caroline is a great host! As wine novices we thoroughly enjoyed the day and wine-tasting in such a beautiful relaxed environment' Matt and Rachelle, Australia

    Minimum 2 people. Book your tour or scroll down for the structure of the tour.

    Structure of our One Day Wine-Tasting Tours
    Wonderful mixed landscapes glittering with vineyards, castles and forests
  • 10am Arrival at Chateau Haut Garrigue or meet at an agreed place in St Emilion or the Medoc
  • 10.30 A vineyard walk followed by an introduction to wine-tasting and guided tasting of the range at at our first estate
  • 12.30 Lunch
  • 14.00 A winery tour followed by wine-tasting at our second estate
  • 16.00 Return to Chateau Haut Garrigue

    If you want to learn about wine and particularly about french wine consider a wine workshop with us. If you have more time available consider a 3 TO 7 DAY TOUR

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