What are the Bordeaux Wine Festival Previews?

With the arrival of summer, comes the installation of four days of festivities along the quays of the Garonne during the festival. On the program: tastings, discoveries, meetings and entertainment, for young and old alike! But why settle for just that? With its Previews, the wine festival invites itself throughout the Bordeaux metropolis in the week preceding the festival on the quays.

The 2024 Previews in video!

Open-air concerts and tastings

To make the most of the fine weather and summer temperatures, the communes of the Bordeaux metropolis are decked out in the colors of the Bordeaux Wine Festival! In exceptional outdoor venues, such as the Jardin Secret du Carré-Colonnes in Saint-Médard-en-Jalles or the Villa Valmont in Lormont, come and taste organic Bordeaux wines to the accompaniment of concerts by local bands. Food-trucks are also on hand to provide you with a bite to eat.

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Avant-Premières 2023 © Vincent Bengold

The wine festival in the Bordeaux restaurants

Each year, the festival also invites itself into the restaurants, delicatessens and wine bars of the Bordeaux metropolis. It's the perfect time to discover, or rediscover, Bordeaux wines thanks to various events organized by and with winegrowers and merchants. For the occasion, menus specially created for the occasion can be offered, highlighting regional and seasonal products.

Avant-Premières © Vincent Bengold
Avant-Premières 2023 © Vincent Bengold

Also at the local wine shops

But that's not all! Wine merchants, too, are offering the previews, and this time, throughout the Gironde. With events, tastings and meetings with cellarmen, winemakers and wine merchants, take advantage of unique moments to exchange ideas and learn more about the diversity of Bordeaux wines!

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