French Excellence workshop: Grands Vins de Bordeaux and fine food tasting (5 wines)

Wine tasting workshop featuring 5 Grands Vins de Bordeaux, paired with premium French delicacies (caviar, foie gras and more).

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• From €90 per person
• 2 to 10 people
• Duration : 1 hour 30 minutes
• Location : Bordeaux

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What to expect from our great wines of Bordeaux and fine food tasting workshop

Treat yourself to a tasting of the Grands Crus Classés de Bordeaux, alongside some exceptional French delicacies in Olala’s tasting room in the center of Bordeaux.

Throughout this French Excellence workshop you’ll taste 5 Grands Vins de Bordeaux, including 3 Grands Crus Classés of older vintages.

You’ll try a combination of red and white Bordeaux wines accompanied by local delicacies.

• French Caviar
• Sturgeon rillette crostini with caviar
• Semi-cooked artisanal foie gras
• Artisanal cured duck
• Farmhouse cheese
• Dark bean-to-bar chocolate from Bordeaux

After a crash course in the wines and terroirs of the Bordeaux region and an overview of the wine tasting steps, our sommelier will introduce you to the three main principles for pairing food and wine. You’ll then move straight into putting all that theory into practice!

With each pairing comes the opportunity to learn about the products you’re trying, their history and why they’re a match made in heaven. We have carefully selected fine Bordeaux wines and French delicacies made by local producers that make for interesting gourmet pairings.

You might be surprised by some unexpected combinations and the pure alchemy that arises from matching the right food with the right wine. Pairing food and wine goes beyond the general principles and success requires curiosity and even courage! It’s all about appreciating both the wine and food separately, as well as together.

Treat yourself to our interactive Grands Vins de Bordeaux tasting, where all questions are not only welcomed but actively encouraged, and you’re free to share your thoughts in a friendly setting.

How to book our Excellence Grands Vins de Bordeaux tasting

Reserve one or more places at the same time by clicking the booking button. This session is also available as a gift voucher for your nearest and dearest. If you’d like to arrange a private tasting for a group of 10 or more people, please contact us.

Please note: as the food tasted during this gourmet workshop has been carefully selected to pair beautifully with each wine, no substitutions are available. The foods provided contain meat, fish and lactose.

The sommelier can deliver the session in English or French.

Please arrive 10 minutes before the start time.

Children under the age of 16 are not permitted.

What’s included:

• A passionate sommelier
• 5 glasses of Grands Vins de Bordeaux (including Grands Crus Classés and older vintages)
• Exceptional traditional French delicacies (caviar, foie gras, cured duck, Bordeaux chocolate and cheese)
• Artisanal bread
• Water

Not included:

• Tips
• Any bottles of wine purchased on site