Bordeaux | New Aquitaine

Synonymous with wine, the Bordelais (Bordeaux region) is the French countryside at its bucolic best, all ancient villages and crumbling towers and rolling vineyards screaming for the four ‘B’s: a bicycle, baguette, bottle and some brie. The city of Bordeaux itself boasts magnificent architecture and fine museums, while exquisite Saint-Emilion is a UNESCO World Heritage site. A new generation of vineyard owners has turned vineyard tourism into a lovely confluence of epicurean imbibing and outdoors exposure.