Category: Bordeaux
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Bordeaux Travel Guide: France’s Wine Capital and What to Do There
Plan your visit to Bordeaux with this travel guide — from the wine country and UNESCO old town to getting there from the US and what to eat.
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French Surnames of Bordeaux and Aquitaine: Origins, Meanings and Family Heritage
Discover the French surnames of Bordeaux and Aquitaine — their Gascon, Basque, and Latin roots, and how families like Dupont, Laffite, and Etcheverry carried these names to Canada, Louisiana, and beyond.
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The Lagoon That Even the French Keep to Themselves
Discover the Bassin d’Arcachon — the sheltered Atlantic lagoon where French oyster farmers, tidal cabins on stilts, and Europe’s tallest dune combine to create one of France’s most distinctive coastal escapes — plus get weekly France stories free in our newsletter.
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The Ancient Harvest Signal That Bordeaux Has Followed for 800 Years
Discover how Bordeaux’s 800-year-old harvest law still shapes every vintage — and the medieval ceremony in Saint-Émilion that proclaims the new season each September — plus get weekly France stories free in our newsletter.
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What Happens in a Bordeaux Wine Village When the Harvest Begins
Every September, the villages around Bordeaux transform as the grape harvest begins. Discover the vendange culture — from the long communal lunch to the village fête — and how to experience it yourself.
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What Really Happens in Bordeaux When the Harvest Season Begins
Every September, Bordeaux transforms as the harvest begins. Here’s what really happens when tens of thousands of workers descend on France’s wine country.
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The Forgotten Villages Living Inside Bordeaux’s Greatest Wine Estates
Drive east from Bordeaux on a summer morning and the landscape changes quickly. The suburbs dissolve. The vines begin. And then, almost without warning, you pass through something that no wine map has ever bothered to mark — a village. Stone houses, a church tower, a fountain catching the light. Life, happening between the rows.…
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Bordeaux Travel Guide: Everything You Need to Know Before You Visit
\ Bordeaux has a strong claim to being France’s most exciting food-and-wine destination — and if your trip planning is focused exclusively on wine, you’re only seeing half the picture. This complete Bordeaux travel guide covers the wine, yes, but also the remarkable architecture, the Atlantic coast day trips, and what it actually takes to…