Winemaker for a day, visit and tasting
Your host:
Domaine Enclos de la Croix
8th generation of winemakers. As a child, Agathe Frézouls dreamed of being noses. Today she manages to run the family estate for generations....
Meet 3 winemakers, taste more than 12 different wines.
Price per person: 150€ all inclusive except for round trip TGV train ticket from Paris (additional 50€ per person).
We will leave right away to the countryside and the vineyards of the Loire Valley. You will meet your first wine maker in the village of Thoré la Rochette, the Appellation of the wine is; Côteaux du Vendômois. We have carefully selected reputable wine makers with great wine and beautiful cellars to visit. Luc Bonhomme, a Loire Valley wine expert and your guide, will explain the characteristics of the appellations we are tasting and build up your knowledge about Loire Valley wines. We will then move to another wine maker belonging to another wine appellation and taste his or her wines. We will have lunch (wine available) in a typical local family run restaurant. Lunch is included in your package. After lunch we will continue our discovery of the Loire Valley wines by meeting our third winemaker. During this tour, you will have a chance to taste some of the most emblematic wine grapes such as Cabernet Franc, Chenin blanc, Pineau d’Aunis, and Sauvignon blanc. At the end of the day we will return to the Vendôme-Villers train station.
You can meet us at the TGV train station: Vendôme-Villiers ( TGV station of the city of Vendôme) at 8:15 AM. Alternatively, if you leave from Paris, we can include the round-trip TGV train ticket for a small additional fee (50€ per person). Please see Options for this add-on.
What is included
-Pick up at the train station or local hotel near the city of Vendôme
-Comfortable transportation
-French/English guide
-3 Winemakers visits and tastings
-Lunch in a typical local restaurant
-Drop off at the local TGV station
-Goodbye gift
What is not included
-Personal insurance
-Additional wine not included in your lunch
-Train ticket from Paris (option to add)
-Cost of shipping wines purchased to your home (option to add on the day of the tour)
At least 24-hour notice required for booking.
Cancellation policy: : Flexible
If you leave from Paris, we could include the round trip TGV train ticket for a small additional fee 50€ per person (a 100€ value). An electronic ticket will be sent to you by email. The trip from the Montparnasse station in Paris to Vendôme-Villiers takes only 42 minutes.
I am a French national who spent most of his life in California. I was a Loire Valley wine importer and distributor for the US. I am now back in the Loire Valley and enjoy sharing all the beauties of this... See more
I am a French national who spent most of his life in California. I was a Loire Valley wine importer and distributor for the US. I am now back in the Loire Valley and enjoy sharing all the beauties of this great wine region. come and join us. See less
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Winemaker for a day, visit and tasting
Your host:
8th generation of winemakers. As a child, Agathe Frézouls dreamed of being noses. Today she manages to run the family estate for generations....