This October, in an exciting new venture, Capital Lifestyle together with Maniago Executive Travel Designers will be offering an exclusive trip to this evocation of the soul of wine, and discover the main Bordeaux Appellations: Medoc, Margaux, Pauillac,…
Posts tagged Bordeaux
#BordeauxWineTour: Exploring wine regions home to “The Big Five”
Historically, in Africa, “The Big Five” commonly refers to the five animals: the elephant, lion, buffalo, leopard and rhinoceros. But the phrase “The Big Five” in other parts of the world, refer to something completely…
#BordeauxWineTour: Exploring World’s first wine museum-theme park
It was in June that Capital Lifestyle shared about the grand opening of La Cité du Vin or “The City of Wine” – a museum-theme park dedicated to wine – in the beautiful Bordeaux, France. In…
Enough ‘Bordeaux bashing’: top 2015 vintage lifts prices
The banner year enjoyed by Bordeaux winegrowers in 2015 will allow the most prestigious chateaux to hike their prices by some 60 percent, equalling the great vintages of 2009 and 2010, experts said. But the…
World’s first theme park dedicated to wine opens
A stunning building that does not resemble any recognisable shape because it is an evocation of the soul of wine between the river and the city of Bordeaux, France, La Cité du Vin or “The…
Bordeaux wine recovers from low harvest with ‘rare’ vintage
It was another poor harvest this year for the most famous of French wines, but Bordeaux enthusiasts can celebrate a “rare” vintage blessed by an abundance of autumn sun, local producers say. With production estimated…
Top chefs take on Bordeaux wine country
When it comes to food and wine pairing, most chefs start with the food. But in Bordeaux, the wine comes first, offering a new challenge to the Michelin-starred chefs flocking to the French region. …