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Bordeaux Uncorked: A Luxury Wine Traveler’s Guide to France’s Iconic Wine Region

June 26, 2025

Wine Travel in Bordeaux Dear friends, Welcome to Petite Wine Traveler, your weekly sip of inspiration — blending wine, travel, and storytelling, one glass at a time. By Jamie Knee, Global Wine Communicator, Luxury Wine Travel Specialist, and Curator of Wine Experiences This week, we find ourselves in the heart of Bordeaux, where wine isn’t just […]

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Bordeaux Wine Tour: A Wine Lover’s Cruise Adventure

November 8, 2024

BY JAMIE KNEE | JULY 30, 2024 Playing Pétanque and sipping wine from Entre-Deux-Mers Having just returned from hosting an enchanting wine river cruise in the heart of Bordeaux, I am brimming with stories and memories. This famed wine region, celebrated for its luxurious offerings, revealed itself in all its glory as we navigated

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A Day in Loire Valley with Château de la Ragotiere

February 2, 2020

It’s always a great day when you get to spend it with visiting wine makers. For me I find it so fascinating to get a look into their lives, to see the drive and inspiration behind their wines. I was excited to enjoy a lovely Luncheon with Amélie Dugué-Couillaud, where I was introduced to her

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Where Vouvray is Born!

February 6, 2019

One of my favorite white wines has to be be Vouvray. An important white wine appellation in France, in the Touraine, and one of the top in all of the Loire. Vouvray uniquely specializes in a wide range of styles from dry to sweet, and still to sparkling, each with its own distinct character. Vouvray

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