A brand new title from Sawday's... Special Places to Stay: French Vineyards is an unmissable guide for those who want to delve deeper into French culture and the rhythms of rural life. Spend lazy days sauntering around La Belle France, quaffing, learning, meeting interesting owners with tales to tell, eating regional food in convivial company and then staying put for the night. There are gîtes, châteaux and B&Bs on wine producing estates in the country's best wine regions. All have been inspected and are special, so rev up the old deux chevaux (making sure there's room for a few crates), don your best panama and prepare to meander.
There are over seventy entries, each with a double-page spread of a large-format book with an extensive write-up, full colour photography and wine tasting notes from each estate for those eager to learn how to distinguish their clarets from their cabernets. The larger coffee table format of this guide makes planning your trip a real pleasure.
“Sawday's; the undisputed master of guidebooks about places to stay in France.”
French Magazine
“...I am genuinely looking forward to looking through the book as a vicarious travel adventure. Do look out for it if you share my interest in wine-related travel or are simply looking for somewhere congenial, and ecologically aware, to stay in French wine country.”
Jancis Robinson
Patrick Hilyer owns a restaurant in northern France. He has chosen places where there is an emphasis on sharing knowledge with visitors, convivial meals and an easy-going inclusiveness.
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