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French & Wine Course


Bordeaux

If you want to learn about French wine, then Bordeaux is certainly the place to do it! Bordeaux has over 9,000 wine producing chateaux, and the first-growth red wines from Médoc and Graves are among the most highly regarded and expensive wines in world! Take our French & Wine course, and you’ll learn about the wine-making process, how to blend Bordeaux like a professional and how to distinguish the good from the bad! What’s more, you’ll taste some of the greatest vintages of the Bordeaux classics! 

Course

French & Wine in Bordeaux
French & Wine in Bordeaux
Learn French in the mornings, and in the afternoons, discover Bordeaux wines at the prestigious École de Bordeaux! During this week-long course, you'll discover a different aspect of Bordeaux wines every day! On Monday afternoon, you'll start with the great Bordeaux Whites, from the sweet Sauternes wine to Bordeaux's dry white wines. On Tuesday, you'll move on to Bordeaux's world-famous red wines, blending your own wine under the guidance of a professional. By Wednesday, you'll be ready for a visit to the famous Medoc red wine vineyards, home to Mouton-Rotschild, Latour and Lafite. Thursday's afternoon session includes a wine tasting and lesson on understanding the Bordeaux wine classifications. On the last day of your course, you'll visit the beautiful medieval wine-making town of St Emilion, a UNESCO world heritage site.

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Learn French in the mornings, and in the afternoons, discover Bordeaux wines at the prestigious École de Bordeaux! During this week-long course, you'll discover a different aspect of Bordeaux wines every day! On Monday afternoon, you'll start with the great Bordeaux Whites, from the sweet Sauternes wine to Bordeaux's dry white wines. On Tuesday, you'll move on to Bordeaux's world-famous red wines, blending your own wine under the guidance of a professional. By Wednesday, you'll be ready for a visit to the famous Medoc red wine vineyards, home to Mouton-Rotschild, Latour and Lafite. Thursday's afternoon session includes a wine tasting and lesson on understanding the Bordeaux wine classifications. On the last day of your course, you'll visit the beautiful medieval wine-making town of St Emilion, a UNESCO world heritage site.

Language level required Beginner and above
Duration 1 weeks
Number of French lessons/week 22
Number of cookery lessons/week 15 lessons of wine tasting & lectures
Accommodation Host family, student residence, studio apartment
Transfer available
Free Internet Access
Activities program
Optional Activities Visits to the Atlantic Coast, theatre trip, exhibitions, concerts, etc.

If you would like to find out more about the wines of Bordeaux, you can visit the Wikipedia Bordeaux wine page for full details on the wine making process and wine classification.

More information on our school in Bordeaux.

Can’t decide? We also offer a French Culture and Gastronomy Course in Bordeaux.

COOKERY/WINE COURSES


France

  Aix-en-Provence
  Aix-en-Provence (Wine)
  Annecy
  Bordeaux
   Bordeaux (Wine)
  Nice

Spain

  Malaga
  San Sebastian

Italy

  Naples
  Naples (Pizza)
  Pisa
  Pisa (Wine Tasting)
  Rome
  Salerno
  Sorrento
  Syracuse
  Taormina

Brazil

  Salvador de Bahia