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caroline @ frenchwineadventures.com
Tel: +33(0)553 227271

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

  • Play Winemaker for a Day!
  • Try our Wild Wine Weekend
  • Hands-on learning about wine
  • Vineyard Walking Holidays
  • 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

  • Play Winemaker in France

    Exclusive Experiences: Play Winemaker for a Day or Buy a Vineyard Share

    For those winelovers that have a secret wish to own a vineyard and be a winemaker we have two exclusive experiences that let you do just that! Click the text to jump to the tour:
  • Play Winemaker for a Day - €149.00 per person
  • Buy a Vineyard Share - from €99 for a row


    Play Winemaker for a Day

    Getting up close and personal with the grapes Have you ever wondered what it is like to be a winemaker? What are the decisions that go into creating a unique wine cuveé? Come to Château Haut Garrigue for an exclusive experience - a day of exploration which includes blending your own unique wine to take home.

    Some of the topics and activities you will enjoy on this exceptional wine adventure:

    A discussion of the vintage we will be working with

  • The harvest relevant to the vintage we will be working with (the weather, the grape quality)
  • How the grapes were transformed after the harvest
  • What is happening in the vineyard in preparation for our next vintage and how this work in the vineyard affects the wine

    Saussignac Winemakers Wine blending:

  • Wine tasting of each of the individual wines that can be used for your blend
  • General rules of blending
  • Choices made at Haut Garrigue
  • Blend your own bottle of wine
  • Bottle and cork 3 bottles of your own special blend and them home!

    Minimum 2 people. Price includes a casual lunch and your three bottles of unique blend. February, March and April only. Reservation required. Book early to be sure of a place.

    BOOK YOUR EXPERIENCE now or scroll down for more options.

    Caroline hand-picking merlot grapes

    Buy a Vineyard Share - prices start at €99

    Have you ever dreamed of owning your own vineyard? Wished you could sip wine you knew personally? Wanted to get to know more about vines and wine? Chateau Haut Garrigue’s ‘Vineyard Share’ offers you just that.

    Our ‘Vineyard Share’ includes the rent of a row of vines in Chateau Haut Garrigue’s 'wild earth' vineyards in South West France for a year or more. It is the perfect gift for someone who is interested in wine – they can participate in grape picking and harvest celebrations, learn more about wine or simply enjoy the fine wine delivered by their vines.

    '‘My sister was tickled pink and has told the whole world that she 'owns' a piece of a vineyard! I was delighted to come up with such an original gift’ Bríd, Ireland

    Visit Chateau Haut Garrigue, Wild Earth Vineyards to find out more about options and to order your vineyard share online.

    If you are not ready to purchase but want to know more about it email me caroline@frenchwineadventures.com. I look forward to hearing from you!

    Visit the website of Chateau Haut Garrigue, Wild Earth Vineyards where our 'Exclusive Experiences' take place and where our vineyard shares are located.

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    EARL Chateau Haut Garrigue SIRET (company Registration): 48411928400012 TVA Intracommunautaire: FR47484119284

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