Join professional musician Mindi Abair and her wine expert husband Eric Guerra on this six-day Wine & Music Adventure of Bordeaux, France. Traveling in a small group with a true rock star is an opportunity few people will ever have.
Each day we will luxuriate in our five-star hotel in the center of Bordeaux, taste wines at some of the premier chateau in the region, and eat amazing food. We’ll be treated to private concerts by Mindi and her musician friends – concerts that will be worth the price of the tour alone.
The term Bordeaux refers not only to the region and its capital city but also to wines produced from this area. The region is the birthplace of the first known Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot vines and stretches from Soulac-sur-Mer and the Médoc in the north to the vineyards of Graves and Cerons in the south. Approximately 20,000 producers farm around 250,000 acres of vines, producing approximately 850 million bottles of wine each year! Around 200 years ago, the city of Bordeaux was dubbed “little Paris” due to its distinguished 17th-century architecture and more recently has become a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
On this tour, we’ll taste a wide range of Bordeaux wines from both the Left and Right Banks. We’ll visit several quaint, ancient villages within the region, including Paulliac, Cap Ferret, and Saint-Emilion, also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. We’ll explore many breathtaking winery estates, several with quite prestigious pedigrees. We’ll venture into various wine caves with incredible histories, stores of outstanding wine, and even delicious cheeses! And to round things out, we’ll add to our wine knowledge by visiting a world-class interactive wine museum, La Cite du Vin. All that, plus incredible music.
By the end of your vacation, you’ll have a well-balanced perspective of what Bordeaux is all about and will know at least in part the life of a world-traveling, wine-loving rock star.
Welcome to the wine capital of France! We will meet in our downtown five-star hotel at 1:30 PM for a introductions, an overview of the tour, and a wine tasting featuring both wines of Bordeaux and those from our hosts Mindi and Eric. Later in the afternoon we have an optionalwalking tour of the lovely city of Bordeaux, taking in as many sights as possible, including Mirroir d’eau, Place de la Bourse, Rue Saint Pierre, Rue Saint Catherine, La Grande Cloche, and Marché des Capucins.
Dinner this evening is at La Brasserie Bordelaise, only a few blocks from our hotel, for a classic Sud-Ouest (South West France) meal.