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French Wine Adventures
Wine tours & exclusive experiences in South West France

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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.

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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

Participate directly in the journey from vine to wine

Vineyard Shareholders Mike and Joan with their row A Chateau Haut Garrigue vineyard share includes:
1. Rent of a row of vines in Chateau Haut Garrigue’s vineyards for a year and a case of wine from the parcel to be collected at the Chateau (they can shipped to members in Ireland/ UK at extra cost)
2. A ‘Vineyard Share’ certificate and photo of your named row
3. Your name on the ‘Vineyard Share’ members list in Chateau Haut Garrigue's Tasting room
4. Your name on an oak sign on your row of vines in the vineyard for your year of membership
5. Invitations to member’s events - including the opportunity to try your hand at picking and participate in a ‘vendange’ (harvest) celebration
6. Visits to Chateau Haut Garrigue to inspect your row of vines at any time
7. A newsletter about what’s happening in the vineyard

‘Thank you so much for making our visit to you so enjoyable’ George and Cherry, UK

Garrigue Vineyard in the Snow One ‘Garrigue Vineyard Share’ for the Garrigue Parcel (year 2008 and vintage 2006 case of wine) is €99 and is valid for a year. A two year ‘Garrigue Vineyard Share’ (years 2008 and 2009 and vintages 2006 and 2007) is €190. One ‘Hillside Vineyard Share’ for the Hillside Parcel (year 2008 and the vintage 2006 case of our premium red wine) is €130. A two year ‘Hillside Vineyard Share’ (years 2008 and 2009 and vintages 2006 and 2007) is €250. The shares run from the purchase date for a full year or 2 years.

The difference between Garrigue and Hillside: Garrigue is an excellent parcel for powerful but relatively easy-drinking merlot. Hillside is very low yield and has highly concentrated berries, a south-east facing slope and old vines therefore producing a more complex 'vin-de-garde' (aging) wine than its neighbour Garrigue. The wine resulting from Garrigue is typically released earlier than the wine from Hillside which is aged in barriques.

Hillside Vineyard in the Autumn To order and pay by credit card using the very secure payments company, PayPal please click the vineyard share you would like below. Process the order then send us an email with the name you would like on the certificate and the address you want it sent to if different to what you have filled in on PayPal. If it is a gift please send us the gift message you want to be included in the welcome letter.

Garrigue Vineyard Share 2008-: €99

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.