Picturesque Jura: a travel guide for wine lovers
This tiny French region produces wonderful wines and is home to Comté cheese...
See Decanter’s travel guides to top wine regions in France, including Champagne, Provence and the Loire Valley, with expert advice on where to stay, eat and visit on your holiday.
Plus check out our city guides for the best bars and restaurants to visit in Bordeaux or Lyon and the top restaurants in Alsace…
This tiny French region produces wonderful wines and is home to Comté cheese...
From his time there as a student to today co-hosting the annual charity auction, Beaune's beauty and hospitality has always captivated Anthony Hanson MW. Here he shares his tips for a memorable visit...
The fourth generation to be involved with Château Haut-Bailly, Véronique Sanders has grown up with the city of Bordeaux as her playground. From gastronomy to music, the best views to the freshest markets, she shares with us her cultural highlights...
With its pretty hilltop towns to please walkers, and superb food and wine for gourmands, ‘Peter Mayle country’ is still as enticing as ever, says Mary Dowey.
Stunning coastline, great wines, superb gastronomy, protected national parks...
Discover the real France of farmers' markets, Burgundian cooking, country B&Bs and small producers passionate about their vineyards, says Sue Style.
Fancy a Sleeping Beauty château with your crottin? Fiona Sims picks some of the food and wine highlights of the Central and Upper Loire.
Verdant hills, elegant châteaux and ever more serious wines make this stunning region well worth a detour from neighbouring Burgundy, says Sue Style. Read the full guide to Beaujolais, including the best wineries to visit, plus top places to stay, eat, shop and relax. As published in the Decanter July 2011 issue.
Apart from the famous wines, this region is rich with world heritage sites, history and art...
Read the full travel guide to Provence, including the best wineries to visit, plus top places to stay, eat, shop and relax...
Had enough of the UK winter? Mary Dowey suggests a visit to the dramatically rugged landscapes of the southern Rhône, beautiful at any time of year
Everyone talks about Paris in the spring but the winter can be just as romantic. With a crisp nip in the air and the Champs Elysées lit up like the road to a fairytale castle it’s an enchanting place to be - and a brilliant hunting ground for the kind of French wines that seldom leave the country.
Getting your foot in the door of the world’s most exclusive wine estates generally depends on who you know. So how better to see Château Pétrus or Domaine de la Vougeraie than by joining a merchant on a bespoke tour or buying trip? John Abbot samples a new style of wine holiday
Paris is for lovers – and wine lovers in particular – finds ROWENA MEDLOW
Visiting the Loire Valley? ALAN SPENCER has the low down on where to go and what to see.
JIM BUDD packs his bags and heads down to the Loire Valley to savour la douceur angevin, and recommends a leisurely pace when visiting Anjou