{"id":43286,"date":"2013-06-26T14:26:20","date_gmt":"2013-06-26T18:26:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/?p=43286"},"modified":"2016-04-21T17:35:16","modified_gmt":"2016-04-21T21:35:16","slug":"take-a-wine-tasting-river-cruise-in-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/2013\/06\/26\/take-a-wine-tasting-river-cruise-in-france\/","title":{"rendered":"Take a Wine-tasting River Cruise in France"},"content":{"rendered":"

Where are the best wine tasting estates in France?<\/b><\/p>\n

Take a river cruise through Southern France, and you will have the opportunity to taste some of the best wines in the world. \u00a0This ultimate wine-tasting experience takes place in France’s\u00a0Aquitaine region, one of the world’s finest for wine making and\u00a0home\u00a0to the world famous\u00a0Bordeaux wines.\u00a0 Aquitaine is\u00a0one of France\u2019s wealthiest areas, filled with lushly landscaped chateaus, vineyards and villages that have been preserved in time. When you book\u00a0a European wine-tasting river cruise with\u00a0CruiseExperts.com<\/a>, your trip will take you to the\u00a0best wine tasting estates while allowing\u00a0plenty of free time to explore all the cafes, patisseries and shops\u2014and even though the villages look like you\u2019ve stepped back in time, the shopping has not. You\u2019ll find Cartier, Louis Vuitton and many higher end name brands at great prices.<\/p>\n

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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<\/p><\/div>\n

In addition to fine wines, this region of France is just as famous for its cuisine.\u00a0 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.\u00a0\u00a0It\u2019s an adventure of a lifetime for your taste buds.<\/p>\n

The land has\u00a0the best soil in the world for producing wine grapes<\/b>, as well as produce such as asparagus, black truffles, and many other fruits and gourmet vegetables. Oysters and foie-gras are\u00a0particularly favored here and a must for true foodies. Also, the finest beef in the world comes from cows fattened by the region’s\u00a0finest grass. The perfect wine paired with the perfect food, it just doesn’t get better than this.<\/p>\n

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Take a Wine-tasting River Cruise in France. Uniworld’s Bordeaux, Vineyards & Chateaux<\/p><\/div>\n

Visiting the Aquitaine region as a tourist is not as\u00a0easy as visiting\u00a0the more populous European cities with highly developed\u00a0train systems\u2014up until now, you could only reach the\u00a0region by bus or car.\u00a0Viking 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.<\/p>\n

Cruise along the\u00a0Garonne River<\/b>\u00a0to\u00a0Cadillac,<\/b>\u00a0a town surrounded by gentle hills covered in vineyards that produce their divine sweet dessert wines. And, yes, the city was\u00a0named after Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieurde Cadillac who also founded early Detroit in 1701.\u00a0General Motors named the Cadillac division after him.<\/p>\n

The river cruise then takes you out to the\u00a0Gironde Estuary<\/b>\u00a0to explore the towns of Pauillac and Blaye.\u00a0Pauillac<\/b>\u00a0is 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.<\/p>\n

Blaye<\/b>\u00a0is home of the Citadel, a UNESCO site.\u00a0 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.<\/p>\n

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Take a Wine-tasting River Cruise in France. Chateaux Montlau in Libourne<\/p><\/div>\n

The restaurants in Blaye boast of having the best fish from the Gironde and claim their pralines beat all others.<\/p>\n

To get to\u00a0Libourne<\/b>, your ship will take a left and head along the\u00a0Dordogne River.<\/b>\u00a0Libourne claims to be the greatest red wine producing region in the world\u2014their wines have the\u00a0AOC\u00a0quality 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.<\/p>\n

The entire town of\u00a0Saint-Emilion<\/b>\u00a0is a UNESCO <\/a>site. The original vineyards planted by the Romans in the 2nd<\/sup>\u00a0century are still producing great wines today, with over 200 wines classified as \u201cGrand Cru”. The top four wines of that list are Chateau Angelus, Chateau Ausone, Chateau cheval Blanc and Chateau Pavie\u2014here\u2019s your chance to try the best of the best.<\/p>\n

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Take a Wine-tasting River Cruise in France. One of the best wines in the world<\/p><\/div>\n

An optional land excursion to Bergerac<\/b>\u2014home 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\u2019re one who likes to try \u201ceverything\u201d then you need to\u00a0add this optional\u00a0stop\u00a0to your trip.<\/p>\n

Extend your land excursion to Perigord<\/b>\u00a0which 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.<\/p>\n

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?<\/b><\/p>\n

Then call us at 1-888-804-CRUIse(2784) or visit our website at\u00a0\u00a0www.CruiseExperts.com<\/a>! A\u00a0CruiseExperts.com<\/a>\u00a0agent can help you make this dream European river cruise<\/a> vacation possible. Don\u2019t wait to reserve your cruise through this picturesque land that produces the world\u2019s finest foods and wines\u2014call now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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. \u00a0This ultimate wine-tasting experience takes place in France’s\u00a0Aquitaine region, one of the world’s finest for wine making and\u00a0home\u00a0to the world famous\u00a0Bordeaux wines.\u00a0 Aquitaine … Take a Wine-tasting River Cruise in France<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":43259,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,31,40,30,29,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43286","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-destinations","category-european","category-european-river-cruises","category-informative","category-river-cruises","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43286","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43286"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43286\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43259"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43286"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43286"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43286"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}