B & B's/Rental Homes (Gîtes)Domaine la Fontaine Wine & Cognac Tour

Grapes, wine and more!

In the early fall the Bordeaux and Cognac regions are fully tuned for the upcoming harvest, la vendange. The smell of fermenting grapes is spread all over and tractors are riding off and on pulling huge lorries filled with grapes to the wineries. The weather conditions, the quality of the grapes and subsequent wine is the talk of the town in the South West of France.

During the Wine & Cognac Tour of Domaine la Fontaine you can enjoy this special time of the year.

You'll walk along with the winemaker picking the grapes, you will visit a famous cognac house (such as Remy Martin or Hennessey), a wine chateau, a craft coopery and off course you will get to taste magnificent wines and more. Early morning (on a voluntary basis) you will arrive at the vineyard where the wine farmer will teach you everything you need to know about the process from grape to bottle. And then en garde, you will start picking the grapes. You will witness the pressoir in which the grapes are being pressed and squeezed into juice. Following that an extensive farmer's lunch is served in the winery, between the huge barrels filled with fermenting juice.

Tour program:

• 3 nights stay, breakfast inclusive at Domaine la Fontaine
• A day with the winefarmer at the vineyard
• Fascinating visits of a cognac house and a wine chateau with degustation (tasting)
• Gripping tour at the coopery
• All meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
• All wines with those meals as well as during the tastings

Price for the total package €395 pp

Dates: 24-27 september 2015

Not inclusive: trip to Soubran, local transportation and personal expenses Upon reservation a down payment of 50% will be asked In case of insufficient registrations, we will offer an adapted program.

More information: www.domainelafontaine.com

or contact - (0033) 546 043 951

We are looking forward to welcome you here.

Marc & Jacqueline Receveur