The best retreat for all lovers of superb meals and wine this autumn within the lovely countryside of Duras (not removed from St Emilion).
Have you ever ever dreamed of stress-free in your personal château, misplaced within the rolling vineyard-clad hills of Bordeaux? And with your personal non-public chef to cater to your each culinary whim? Nicely now could be your probability.
This Autumn sees the beginning of a brand new programme of retreats on the luxurious Orangerie Duras – a six bed room Nationwide Historic Monument whose 800-year-old bastion varieties a part of the traditional fortifications of Château Duras. That is your probability to take part in a one-off distinctive 5-night meals and wine retreat with one of the revered wine specialists within the Bordeaux area and a selection of two award profitable celeb cooks. Invite your mates – there are solely 8 folks taking part.
You’ll not solely find out about their high suggestions and strategies of the best way to take nice native seasonal produce and add a particular twist, but in addition to combine and match with one of the best native wines searched out over time by your personal wine knowledgeable, Nicolle Croft. The Bordeaux winery is considered one of France’s largest and well-known principally for its high categorized wines that fetch more and more excessive costs. However additionally it is recognized for its smaller producer wines that always ‘go beneath the radar’ however that signify distinctive high quality, authenticity and worth for cash.
The best retreat for all lovers of superb meals and wine
Our first retreat (eleventh to sixteenth September), hosted by wine knowledgeable Nicolle Croft and award-winning chef Alan Coxon, combines gastronomical experience and native insider data to offer you an unforgettable expertise of the area’s most interesting meals and wines. Take pleasure in dishes perfected for five-star lodges and Michelin-starred eating places, created with native seasonal produce, together with two specially-created pairing menus. Alan will share suggestions from a profession spanning 4 a long time as a number one chef, culinary jurist and guide, and from his function as Ambassador.
For our second retreat (9 to 14th October) we’re excited to welcome Dan Lee, the present Masterchef Professionals Champion 2021. French skilled, Dan has turn into a revered identify for his revolutionary and uniquely-styled South-East Asian and European fusion menus, which he’ll put together at l’Orangerie Duras utilizing the freshest locally-sourced elements. Nicolle Croft will accomplice with Dan to create wine-pairing menus for 2 spectacular meals that includes his delicacies and the best native wines.
For each retreats, Nicolle will information you on two excursions, exploring each of Bordeaux’s principal wine areas; the Proper Financial institution Saint Emilion/Pomerol and the Left Financial institution Pessac Leognan, Graves and Sauternes, the place you’ll go to among the most prestigious properties in addition to key small producers. She is going to introduce you to the winemakers, providing you with an inside perspective on one of many world’s most well-known wine areas.
Whether or not you’re having fun with a spectacular dawn and occasional by the heated pool or taking within the view of the magnificent Chateau Duras, L’Orangerie is the right retreat from busy trendy life and the best base for these two excursions. Deal with your self this autumn to such a particular expertise and benefit from the area’s lovely autumn sunny climate earlier than the beginning of the winter months.
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£1900 per particular person (most of 8 folks). The tour worth consists of: lodging primarily based on 2 folks sharing a room, all meals, wine tastings, and two guided wine excursions. It doesn’t embrace flights into Bordeaux or Bergerac.
or electronic mail Olly
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