| Even by Wanaka property standards, tilting in their more grandiose fancies towards southern Tuscan or colonial chateaux, the house is a beaut. |
|
| Most of the big chateaux refused to release a grand vin or main chateau wine that year. |
|
| In the summer of 2000, she planned a two-week trip through Bordeaux, Burgundy and Beaujolais to see historic chateaux. |
|
| The idea is to change the image of France as a nation of fine wines and elegant chateaux only. |
|
| The best of the chateaux make outstanding wines that improve with age, in taste and often in value. |
|
| The Loire Valley of France is famous for its many romantic chateaux and its wines. |
|
| Castles, chateaux and ruins shine in the Bengal lights and the evening fireworks. |
|
| For example, the top thirty chateaux in Bordeaux only produce half a million cases of wine in any one year. |
|
| A monthly allowance from an aged aunt allowed Travers to live the grand life, floating between chateaux, country houses and smart hotels. |
|
| Blessed with excellent terroir and fine chateaux, this could be the area that can push fine Bordeaux onto the table of more Americans. |
|
| The hotel ballroom was also full of famous bottles from the great chateaux of Bordeaux and these two California wines held their own without a problem. |
|
| Venture off the beaten track, though, and you'll find some interesting attractions that might lack the grandness of the big chateaux, but have a real character all their own. |
|
| We have an extensive network of chateaux, auberges, museums, hotels and customised outdoor locations. |
|
| For instance, if you want to go sightseeing and visit castles and chateaux, you should come between early May and late September. |
|
| It is still possible to find real jewels in the Parisian countryside, private family chateaux which, while not strictly speaking hotels, are happy to accommodate guests. |
|
| While most Sauvignon Blanc wines from Bordeaux are consumed within a few years of the vintage, the dry and sweet wines from the great chateaux can age for decades. |
|
| For the third time in 150 years, the vineyards of France were witness to war and the French vignerons and chateaux owners once again set about their wartime tasks. |
|
| Pays de la Loire In addition to the splendour of its chateaux, the Loire Valley offers quality wines. |
|
| We salvage our own stained glass windows, church stained glass from private houses and chateaux, churches and chapels. |
|
| Ideally situated on the chateaux circuit in the Loire Valley, Angers is well known for its laid-back lifestyle and the purity of its language. |
|
|
|
| Not forgetting the famous chateaux of the Loire, the fine wines of the Burgundy region, and the fascinating city Paris. |
|
| Nevers is a revelation for us both, a wonderful town nestled on the Loire and bursting with cathedrals, chateaux and history. |
|
| They make up a two-book set with recipes from all 85 Relais chateaux chefs in North America. |
|
| This space also holds many, many portrait miniatures and paperweights, not to mention drinking glasses and tableware from the various imperial chateaux. |
|
| This silhouette is of particular significance in the Canada's Capital since many of the important symbolic buildings are designed in a neogothic or chateaux style with highly modeled and articulated upper roofs. |
|
| Lovely setting with chateaux and quaint towns nearby. |
|
| The Valectra laboratory has already worked on assessing bronze statues on display at the chateaux of Fontainebleau and Versailles, laying the groundwork for permanent repair of fragile areas on certain statues. |
|
| Although some monuments and most museums and galleries are open all year round, during summer there are various accompanying events taking place at castles and chateaux that you should not miss. |
|
| And lastly, his historian's knowledge of castle, civil and military architecture make him the ideal partner when it comes to working on castles and chateaux. |
|
| This time around, almost 490 chateaux applied for classification. |
|
| Its fortress-like design, derived from the medieval chateaux of France's Loire Valley and enhanced by its dramatic clifftop location, expressed the prevailing romantic view of Quebec as a French medieval city. |
|
| The landscape of mountain massifs, lowlands, mirrors of water areas, the green of woods alternating with picturesque villages and towns complete with old castles and chateaux is best viewed from a bird's-eye perspective. |
|
| Set in the heart of the Loire chateaux, this property is ideally situated less than 30 minutes from the regional capital, from its TGV train station, its good secondary schools and sixth form colleges. |
|
| By 2050 the region may be unsuitable for winegrowing at all, making chateaux such as Lafite, Petrus and Latour redundant and their supreme wines mere memories, said experts. |
|
| His son shows us round the estate, where 30,000 bottles of Chateaux de Salles are produced each year using time-honoured methods. |
|
| With their massive ballrooms, twisting galleries, ceremoniously laid out kitchens and enviable furnishings, Chateaux were also the dwellings of European Kings and queens. |
|
| He won a stage and the overall of the Triptyque des Monts et Chateaux France last April and is on-track to compete for a place in the British team at the 2016 Rio Olympics. |
|
