Top 10 wine bars in Bordeaux – chosen by experts
It’s arguably the world’s top wine city. So where do local insiders head for a good glass of red or white with food to match?
Bordeaux
First white Bordeaux from Château Cheval Blanc
If Cheval Blanc were a white wine, what would it be? The answer is here. Every year, through the subtle magic of blending, a new page is written in the story of Château Cheval Blanc. This year marks the release of a very special wine… Petit Cheval Blanc 2014. The product of a unique terroir … Read more
All aboard La Table Orient Express. The most luxurious of trains is steaming back into service
The Orient Express Dining Car Experience: Restaurant on the Orient Express steams into France. Open from May to July for 63 dinners, the travelling restaurant will be stopping in Cannes, Paris, and Bordeaux. The legendary luxury train Orient Express unveiled a mobile pop-up gastronomic restaurant called La Table Orient Express. Helmed by triple Michelin-starred chef … Read more
10 of the best restaurants in Bordeaux
A new wave of chefs has swept into Bordeaux, propelling the city’s restaurants up France’s culinary pecking order. And they’re serving up at decent prices too
Romancing the bottle
Wine-tasting sounds romantic but Jancis Robinson has seen it go wrong. She shares her tips to avoid disaster
New storehouse for the prestigious Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion designed by Philippe Starck
Wine tourism forces château owners from France to renew the facilities. After the renovations at the Château La Dominique (Saint-Emilion) and the Château La Coste (Provence) conducted by French architect Jean Nouvel, another Château announced a scale architectural project to appeal gourmet and wine travellers. Designer Philippe Starck and architect Luc Arsène-Henry design a new … Read more