If you are not already a trained sommelier, you will want to take a wine class. In lecole du vin, they are taught in both french and english every day except sundays and holidays. What a trip it was. Try out the hotel de la presse in bordeaux city center for a nice central location in the middle of tons of shopping and wine focused restaurants. With wine tourism hitting all time peaks in france, now is the time to slip in under the wire and go on a bordeaux wine adventure of a lifetime! The trips are great and you learn. The class is thorough and will help you fully appreciate the complex blends offered in the region. Bordeaux, described by many visitors and locals as a petite paris, is everything you would think France would be. I found the area to be so beautiful, and drenched in fantastic wine. You will learn exactly which grapes are grown locally, the history of the region and will learn about the scents you will experience when tasting wines. We love florida vacations, and epcot france is just like visiting bordeaux, it is easy to take most areas of the city in disney style.