New Tours and Activities in 2023 French Wine Adventures are excited to announce our new tours and activities for 2023. A day of education on the French Wine Regions French wine can be confusing. Part of the secret to understanding wine is understanding geography and grape varietals. On this course you will discover the major…

The Bordeaux Wine Region In this post I dive into Bordeaux to understand more about its production and famous appellations. Bordeaux is the largest appellation area in the world with around 110 000 hectares, around 6 000 wine producers, of which most are still family owned and run, and 65 appellations. An appellation, more specifically…

French Wine Adventures open for bookings in 2022 We are excited to announce that French Wine Adventures multi day tours and wine classes are open for 2022. Here are some of the precautions that we are taking to ensure that we keep you and us safe. All visits must be booked in advance Hand sanitiser…

French Wine Adventures bookings are open and COVID-19 protocol PROTOCOLS due to COVID19 regulations/ Recommendations We have been working hard to make sure that we can offer a coherent experience that respects the new sanitary regulations at French Wine Adventures and Chateau Feely this season. French Wine Adventures multi day tours and classes will restart…

7 Must read books to entertain and expand your wine knowledge In this article published author, wine writer and wine educator, Caro Feely, provides a list of must read books for those learning about wine and keen to broaden their wine knowledge. Caro is co-owner of Chateau Feely, organic and biodynamic vineyard in France. I…

History of wine In this article Caro Feely considers wine’s deep history internationally and closer to home in South West France. Ancient history of wine Wine has been part of human development since the mists of time. The first proof of wine made from grapes dates to about 8,000 BCE (BC) in Iran. Ancient Greek…

Forbes Travel guide includes French Wine Adventures in their list of 5 Destinations to learn about wine French Wine Adventures and Chateau Feely are super excited to be included in Forbes Travel Guide’s line up of 5 destinations to learn about wine! Now you can also join our virtual experiences – tours and classes from anywhere…

Book your WSET LEVEL 2: globally recognised WINE COURSE now Up your wine game in 3 intense days. Do the wine spirit education trust level 2 certificate in wine with Caro Feely, accredited wine educator, published author and winemaker on a working organic biodynamic vineyard near Bordeaux and Bergerac on the border of the Dordogne, the Gironde…

Gold Trophy for Chateau Feely tours at national wine tourism awards Chateau Feely, the organic and biodynamic estate where many French Wine Adventures tours and classes take place, has won a gold trophy in the first national wine tourism competition in France. The coveted awards organised by Terre de Vins lauréats first Wine Tourism Trophys were unveiled at…