Take a Wine-tasting River Cruise in France

Where are the best wine tasting estates in France?

Take a river cruise through Southern France, and you will have the opportunity to taste some of the best wines in the world.  This ultimate wine-tasting experience takes place in France’s Aquitaine region, one of the world’s finest for wine making and home to the world famous Bordeaux wines.  Aquitaine is one of France’s wealthiest areas, filled with lushly landscaped chateaus, vineyards and villages that have been preserved in time. When you book a European wine-tasting river cruise with CruiseExperts.com, your trip will take you to the best wine tasting estates while allowing plenty of free time to explore all the cafes, patisseries and shops—and even though the villages look like you’ve stepped back in time, the shopping has not. You’ll find Cartier, Louis Vuitton and many higher end name brands at great prices.

Take a Wine-tasting River Cruise in France Aquitaine, France has the best soil in the world for producing the best wines in the world

In addition to fine wines, this region of France is just as famous for its cuisine.  Everyday you’ll experience the art of pairing the perfect wine with the right foods, and by the end of the cruise your friends will call you an expert.  It’s an adventure of a lifetime for your taste buds.

The land has the best soil in the world for producing wine grapes, as well as produce such as asparagus, black truffles, and many other fruits and gourmet vegetables. Oysters and foie-gras are particularly favored here and a must for true foodies. Also, the finest beef in the world comes from cows fattened by the region’s finest grass. The perfect wine paired with the perfect food, it just doesn’t get better than this.

Take a Wine-tasting River Cruise in France. Uniworld’s Bordeaux, Vineyards & Chateaux

Visiting the Aquitaine region as a tourist is not as easy as visiting the more populous European cities with highly developed train systems—up until now, you could only reach the region by bus or car. Viking River Cruises and Uniworld Boutique River Cruises have each recently added 8-day river cruise itineraries, packed with wine-tasting along the Garonne River, Dordogne River and Gironde Estuary.

Cruise along the Garonne River to Cadillac, a town surrounded by gentle hills covered in vineyards that produce their divine sweet dessert wines. And, yes, the city was named after Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieurde Cadillac who also founded early Detroit in 1701. General Motors named the Cadillac division after him.

The river cruise then takes you out to the Gironde Estuary to explore the towns of Pauillac and Blaye. Pauillac is well known for its famous wines produced in the Medoc and Margaux wine country. The highlights of this stop will be the chateaus and wine tastings. As you stroll through the town look for hidden treasures of history like the museum of automated animals.

Blaye is home of the Citadel, a UNESCO site.  From the top you can soak up the view of the Gironde estuary, and then head down to the underground passageways to get the full experience of a military fort.

Take a Wine-tasting River Cruise in France. Chateaux Montlau in Libourne

The restaurants in Blaye boast of having the best fish from the Gironde and claim their pralines beat all others.

To get to Libourne, your ship will take a left and head along the Dordogne River. Libourne claims to be the greatest red wine producing region in the world—their wines have the AOC quality control stamp which certifies their products origination. Their local trademark dish is white prawns with anise and foie-gras de canard followed by fresh strawberries or peaches paired with wine for dessert.

The entire town of Saint-Emilion is a UNESCO site. The original vineyards planted by the Romans in the 2^nd century are still producing great wines today, with over 200 wines classified as “Grand Cru”. The top four wines of that list are Chateau Angelus, Chateau Ausone, Chateau cheval Blanc and Chateau Pavie—here’s your chance to try the best of the best.

Take a Wine-tasting River Cruise in France. One of the best wines in the world

An optional land excursion to Bergerac—home of Cyrano, is highly recommended. It has some of the most magnificent Gothic and Renaissance homes. The cuisine often features truffles which are grown under oak trees and, believe it or not, rooted out by trained pigs and dogs. If you’re one who likes to try “everything” then you need to add this optional stop to your trip.

Extend your land excursion to Perigord which is a place that can be compared to the land of the Hobbits. This wine region produces full bodied red wines and sweet white Monbazilacs.

Are you interested in taking a first-class vacation in the wealthiest region of France that is all about mouth-watering experiences with food and wines?

Then call us at 1-888-804-CRUIse(2784) or visit our website at  www.CruiseExperts.com! A CruiseExperts.com agent can help you make this dream European river cruise vacation possible. Don’t wait to reserve your cruise through this picturesque land that produces the world’s finest foods and wines—call now.