Our first day begins with a visit to Bordeaux’s renowned La Cité du Vin, an interactive Wine Museum that provides the perfect overview and introduction to the Bordeaux wine region. After lunch we’ll begin our leisurely journey to the Dordogne - land of castles & truffle festivals - with a visit to an acclaimed Sauternes winery that has been crafting the eponymous, famed botrytized dessert wine for five centuries. 

The picturesque town of Sarlat-la-Caneda transforms into a gastronomic temple dedicated to the black Perigord Truffle each January for their annual Fete de la Truffe - a Festival celebrating this culinary treasure known as the black diamond.

Today we're spending the day in the French countryside doing something that sounds like a fairytale and tastes even better: hunting for black truffles with a local expert and the most motivated dog you've ever met. This is the Dordogne at its most delicious: muddy boots, earthy treasure, and a lunch that makes the whole thing feel completely worth it.

We ease into our last morning in the Dordogne the way every morning should start- slowly, with no agenda and a good cup of coffee. Then we hit the road toward Bordeaux, winding through the countryside and stopping to explore the medieval castles that sit along the way like they've been waiting for us, all before settling into our new home base for the rest of the trip with a proper welcome dinner around the table.

Today we cross to the Left Bank, this is Bordeaux's most storied wine country,  where we'll spend the day among some of the most legendary châteaux and appellations in the world. Consider this your deep dive into the wines that made Bordeaux famous, with tastings that will make everything you've had before feel like a warm-up.

We're spending the day on the Right Bank, and it is frankly unfair to most other wine regions. Saint-Émilion is one of the most beautiful wine villages in all of France and a UNESCO World Heritage site. We’ll spend the day enjoying private tours and tastings at several of the most iconic estates in the appellation. This is the kind of access that makes you understand why people dedicate their entire lives to wine. 

Today we’re back on the Left Bank and headed to some of the most coveted terroir in the world. We’ll explore walled-in vineyards that have been producing renowned wines since the Middle Ages. Today, the legendary wines of Margaux are regularly dominating & topping annual lists of the world’s best wines and we’ll be spending today leisurely sipping and savoring some of the greatest; it doesn’t get better than this.

We return to the Right Bank for a final day that starts on your own terms (sleep in, wander, do whatever feels right). Late morning we head to Saint-Émilion, where you'll have free time to lose yourself in one of the most beautiful medieval towns in France. In the afternoon we reconvene for a private cellar tour and special tasting with a dear friend of Stephanie's  (the kind of access you simply can't google) before heading back to the house for our farewell dinner.

After breakfast, say au revoir to Bordeaux and your new friends, carrying the memories, flavors, and magic of this magical region home with you. Group transfer to the airport included.