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 All inclusive except Lunch
at Michelin-starred restaurant
- Spend four days with Ferme de Montagne with a unique and
entertaining insight into the marriage of wine and food:
- How to decipher a wine list including the 4 questions to
ask prior to "What do you recommend? from the restaurant's
sommelier.
- Learn about Champagne on a gentle mountain walk and outdoor
picnic in stunning alpine scenery.
- Visit local Savoie and Swiss vineyards winegrowers (on the
edges of Lac Leman all by boat).
- Sample local cheeses and homemade hams made by local producers.
- Learn about simple barbecue marinades and what to drink
at those summer barbecues, Burgundies and Australian wines
at the fore for tasting.
- Visit one of France's or Switzerland's most highly rated
restaurants.
- Outline Programme:
- Day 1: Mountain walk and evening barbecue
Wonderful Alpine scenery en route to our Champagne tasting on
high with Henriot champagne alongside some outstanding local produce,
cheese/homemade hams and salamis/wild raspberries and blackcurrants.
An evening barbecue with local marinated meats on our sunny terrace
with a selection of Australian wine and French Burgundies to taste,
all matching the food.
- Day 2: Swiss vineyards
A day out at Swiss vineyards on the shores of Lake Leman. We spend
the day on water visiting vineyards accessible by boat and tasting
wines that will change your opinion of Swiss wines. Lunch on the
terrace of a local winemaker.
- Day 3: Michelin-starred restaurant visit
A visit to a Michelin-starred restaurant. Learn to decipher a
wine list so you are drinking the perfect accompaniment to your
meal. We will receive a typical menu prior to leaving Ferme de
Montagne so we have some opportunity to prepare for what will
be a particularly unique eating experience!
- Day 4: Pampering
Morning of relaxation before you leave for the airport.
- Please contact us for
more information about our food and wine experiences.
- Please visit www.decanter.com
to find out everything about wine.
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