| French wine country refers to all the places within | | | | also highly priced but not as much as the private |
| the entire French countryside, where the vineyards | | | | wine tours. |
| are cultivated. It has become a popular tourist | | | | Most of the vineyards offer free tasting of their |
| destination attracting people from all over the world. | | | | various wines to the visitors. The visitors can also |
| Of course, it is also an educational place for wine | | | | enjoy conversations with wine experts, thus |
| lovers, who get an opportunity to increase their | | | | deepening and enhancing their knowledge of wine. |
| knowledge about the different kinds of French wine. | | | | Those who cannot afford the wine tours, can |
| Travel agencies within France offer specialized wine | | | | straight away head to the French wine country and |
| tours, taking the tourists on a trip to a particular | | | | visit the villages themselves. Many villages within the |
| region or regions within France, wherein they can visit | | | | wine country have tasting rooms where samples of |
| exotic vineyards. The agencies may even offer | | | | the different wines are kept. Sometimes, there is a |
| different kinds of wine tours. Corporate wine tours | | | | small charge levied for the tasting. |
| mainly cater to corporate companies dealing with | | | | It is however, advised to go on a package tour as |
| wine, and prove to be quite helpful when the | | | | the tour guide may help you overcome the language |
| company wants to know more about a particular | | | | barrier and provide you access to many places within |
| kind of wine or wishes to invest in it. Then, there are | | | | the wineries which may not be otherwise open for |
| private wine tours as well. These are quite expensive | | | | individuals. The best time to visit the French wine |
| and meant exclusively for real wine aficionados. | | | | country is usually between April and May, also the |
| Travel agencies also offer wine tours for tourists | | | | harvest time from mid to late September could be |
| who have interest in wine and vineyards. These are | | | | worth every penny spent. |