Bordeaux France Resources

Bordeaux City Tourism
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Bordeaux Tourisme is a branch of the Mayor’s office and promotes Downtown Bordeaux, a UNESCO World Heritage Site worth visiting. The city center is reviewed in Exploring Wine Regions – Bordeaux France on pages 24-55. Their website is a good resource for additional information for Bordeaux City Center activities.

Saint-Émilion Tourism
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The Office de Tourisme de Saint-Émilion is the organization that promotes the Saint-Émilion Village, a spectacular UNESCO World Heritage Site in the middle of Saint-Émilion vineyards. This office provides maps, brochures and videos, and offers village tours, UNESCO tours, night tours, and tours of the underground monolithic church. The village is reviewed in Exploring Wine Regions – Bordeaux France on pages 400-415.

Wines of Fronsac
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The Conseil des Vins de Fronsac is the organization of growers and winemakers that promotes Fronsac wines and its wine tourism. They have a large wine shop with a wide variety of wines from the appellation for sale. Fronsac is reviewed in Exploring Wine Regions – Bordeaux France on pages 416-441.

Wines of Pomerol
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The Syndical Viticole de Pomerol is the organization comprised of growers and winemakers that promotes Pomerol wines and its wine tourism. They have a large wine shop with a wide variety of wines from the appellation for sale. Pomerol is reviewed in Exploring Wine Regions – Bordeaux France on pages 442-459

Wines of The Médoc
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Vins de Médoc is the organization that promotes this prestigious land of Médoc appellations, with in-depth information about each of their eight sub-appellations. They further provide detailed information on each of the châteaux in each of these sub-appellations. The Médoc is reviewed in Exploring Wine Regions – Bordeaux France on pages 56-223.

The Médoc Grand Cru Classés of 1855
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The Conseil des Grands Crus Classés en 1855 is the organization that promotes the Médoc’s red wine châteaux (except Haut-Brion in Pessac) and the sweet wines of Sauternes that were bestowed as the best wines in the world by Napoléon III in 1855. There are 61 châteaux, ranked by growths, with only five first-growths known as Premier Crus. They are the big famous names of Château Margaux, Château Mouton Rothschild, Château Latour, Château Lafite Rothschild and Château Haut-Brion. The Médoc is reviewed in Exploring Wine Regions – Bordeaux France on pages 56-223 and Conseil des Grands Crus Classés’ specific information is on page 61

The Cru Bourgeois of The Médoc
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The Crus Bourgeois du Médoc is the organization that classifies and promotes Médoc châteaux which have met strict standards of production and has excelled in blind tastings. Cru Bourgeois is not a one-time classification from 150 years ago as each château must submit to the process and be approved annually. The Médoc is reviewed in Exploring Wine Regions – Bordeaux France on pages 56-223, Cru Bourgeois specific information is on page 60.

The Graves Grand Cru Classés
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Crus Classés de Graves is the organization that classifies and promotes fourteen prestigious châteaux in the Graves appellation which were classified as great growths in 1953 and 1959. These châteaux have the unusual distinction of producing both red and wine wines of superior quality. Some are classified for only their red wines, some for only white wines, and others for both. Only 22 labels total. Graves (including Pessac-Léognan, Sauternes and Barsac) is reviewed in Exploring Wine Regions – Bordeaux France on pages 240-309.

Médoc Atlantique
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The Médoc Atlantique is an organization which promotes the many destinations along the Atlantic Ocean west of the Médoc wine regions, including the beaches, lakes and forest. There are numerous cute little towns along the ocean and lakes from Port-Medoc at the north through quaint historic little towns, expansive naturist resorts, two very large freshwater lakes (Hourtin and Lacanau), and the beach town of Lacanau Ocean to the south. The Médoc Atlantique is reviewed in Exploring Wine Regions – Bordeaux France on pages 224-239.

Great Wine Capitals
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Great Wine Capitals is a global network of ten wine capitals around the world, including Bordeaux. These are significant wine regions in ten different countries. Among other collaborations, each wine capital conducts an annual contest to determine which wineries offer extraordinary tourism in seven different categories. The index of the Best of Wine Tourism Bordeaux winners in Exploring Wine Regions – Bordeaux France is on pages 481.

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