At harvest time, you also have the chance to learn about the process of wine production from start to finish, from the picking of the grapes by hand to winemaking in the hotel’s cellar. The hotel produces its own wine and you can take a tour of the wine cellar with the sommelier, sampling the numerous wines and champagnes. The hotel also has a cooking school with lessons held in a purpose-built kitchen and suitable for all ages and all levels of culinary skill. Here you can enjoy dishes inspired by the Aquitaine region in the fine-dining restaurant. The elegant restaurant of Le Saint James boasts floor-to-ceiling windows that take full advantage of the rural views which form the backdrop for the fine dining offered by the hotel’s Michelin-starred Chef, Nicolas Magie. You have a full day to explore the vineyards of Bordeaux, soak up some culture in the city itself or try your hand at a cookery lesson at Le Saint James. You return to either Toulouse or Bordeaux. There is plenty to fill your two full days here from visiting the Gaillac vineyards to visiting local artisan food producers. The restaurant here at the Chateau de Salettes has a good choice of menu including a food and wine pairing menu. Your third stay is in the beautiful region of the Tarn, north of Gaillac, again in a chateau-hotel with Michelin-starred restaurant with its own vineyard. You have three nights in the Dordogne to visit local markets, cultural sites and to rest. From the Bordeaux region you travel into the heart of the Dordogne and stay in the village of Tremolat, in an historic manor-house hotel with Michelin-starred restaurant. We also give you the option of having two gourmet dinners with wine included in your stay. You spend two nights here with the chance to book a cookery lesson in advance. You start your gastronomic tour at Bordeaux, collect your hire-car and drive less than 30 minutes to your first stop which is at a Relais & Chateaux boutique hotel with Michelin-starred restaurant and cookery school and its own vineyards on the edge of Bordeaux. In each region you are able to taste the cuisine and produce of the region at your hotel restaurant, each with a Michelin star. Bordeaux is synonymous with world-class, fine wine but also steak dishes such as the entrecote marchand de vin and fish and shellfish from the Atlantic coast the Dordogne is associated with duck and goose, cheese and walnuts, truffles and mushrooms and the Tarn too is known for its rustic and hearty food including boar, wild mushrooms, pink garlic, pork and biscuits, pumpkin pancakes and chocolate. This 8-night fly-drive touring holiday has as its focus the gastronomy of the regions of Aquitaine, the Dordogne and the Tarn, all in the south-west of France and with strong traditions of food and wine.
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