![]() ![]() ![]() The Bordeaux Rouge appellation accounts for more than one-third of all production. These include AOC Bordeaux, Bordeaux Supérieur and the sparkling-specific Crémant de Bordeaux. While Bordeaux is well regarded for wines produced within specific districts or communes, many of its wines fall under other, broader appellations. These range from dry whites to challenge the best from the Burgundy region ( Pessac-Léognan is particularly renowned) to the sweet, botrytized nectars of Sauternes. The legendary reds are complemented by high-quality white wines based on Sémillon and Sauvignon Blanc. The former is focused (at the top level) on Cabernet Sauvignon, the latter pair on on Merlot. The finest (and most expensive) of these are the wines from the great châteaux of the Haut-Médoc and the Right Bank appellations Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. The majority of Bordeaux wines (nearly 90 percent of production volume) are the dry, medium- and full-bodied red Bordeaux Blends that established its reputation. Bordeaux grape varieties, including new additions in 2021įound in the southwest of France, the region needs little introduction as one of the world's most famous, prestigious and prolific wine regions.For additional information, e-mail (best method of contact) or call 71. Request a registration form and send it with a $400 per person non-refundable deposit payable to The New York Botanical Garden to: Carol Gracie, The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY 10458. Tour Fee: $3295 (based on 10 participants), not including airfare. Carol’s book, Wildflowers in the Field and Forest: the Northeastern United States was published in April of 2006. They are authors of A Guide to the Vascular Plants of Central French Guiana, among other publications. Scott Mori and his wife, Carol Gracie, have extensive research and guiding experience and have led over 35 tours for The New York Botanical Garden. If registration warrants, an additional guide will join us.ĭr. His patience, enthusiasm, and knowledge of flora and fauna will add much to the pleasure of the trip. Bob is the author and/or photographer of over 30 books, among them Travellers’ Nature Guides: Greece and Flowers at My Feet. Plan your departure from Toulouse after 5:00 pm on May 25th or later. We should also see at least two species of native daffodils, globularias, pasque flowers, and many other species. There are orchids in abundance, including endemic specialties. The Cévennes has a wonderful flora and fauna. We are only a mile from a large griffon vulture breeding colony, and we should get good views of the birds. From here we can walk straight out into the surrounding gorges and hills and travel further afield onto the high causses (limestone plateaus) and mountain areas in the Cévennes National Park. Our hotel is beautifully situated in a small village where two major gorges meet. On day 6, we will transfer a few hours to the east into the lovely Cévennes. Bats can be seen around the buildings on warm evenings, and midwife toads and mole crickets can be heard, and the glow-worms may have started glowing. Although we will be a little early for the peak of butterfly season, we can still expect to see 30 or more species, including several fritillaries, Adonis blues, and purple-edged and large coppers. It is a fine area for birds, and we should see or hear various birds of prey including the short-toed eagle, hobby, and honey buzzard, a range of warblers scops and barn owls crag martins, alpine swifts, and an abundance of nightingales. On a previous trip, 35 species of orchids were recorded in one week. The flora is very rich, and we will soon become blasé about such amazing plants as lizard orchids, which occur in some abundance. We may visit a local market, one of the internationally famous caves, or take a boat trip along the Dordogne below the cliffs. A swimming pool near the house may be ready for use depending on the weather.ĭuring our stay at Castang, the tour will consist of a mixture of local walks and short trips further afield to gorges, woodlands, limestone pastures, and fens. The food and general ambience are superb, with all meals provided, including a 5-course dinner with wine, in a charming atmosphere. The area around the house is delightfully unspoiled with masses of green-winged orchids on the lawn (and many other orchids nearby), birds such as hoopoes, wrynecks, and red-backed shrikes breeding locally, and a wealth of butterflies. We will meet at the airport in Toulouse at 4:00 pm on May 16th and transfer to the beautiful Castang, a lovely old converted farm near Sarlat-la-Canéda.
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