A unique opportunity to create your signature red wine blend!
AT A GLANCE:
- A walk in the organic vineyards and explanation of wine growing and organic farming
- Initiation to wine tasting and tasting of five wines
- Introduction to wine and food pairing
- A delicious pairing platter – organic delights expertly paired with each wine
- A digital pocket guide to wine tasting and a digital pocket guide to wine and food pairing.
- A winemaker’s perspective of her organic vineyard and wines
- A deep dive into winemaking with detailed tour of the winery and of the steps in winemaking for each style of wine
- Blend your own unique red wine from 3 different red wine samples and bottle it to take home
- Monday to Friday 10h30
- 5.5 hour average duration
- Minimum 2 people
- €180
(*tours can be customised to meet the mobility needs of our guests)
Stroll the diverse terroirs of Chateau Feely organic vineyard to learn about the different grape types. Awaken your senses as Caro Feely, winemaker, author, accredited wine educator, and organic farming expert, leads you through a tasting of the vineyard’s wines. Organic foods of the season, cheeses* and vegetarian treats and are expertly paired with the wines. Take a moment to soak in the tranquility of the vineyard over chocolate, tea, and coffee before moving onto the main feature of the day: winemaking and blending.
We explore the winery and share how we make the different styles of wine. Then it’s over to you to blend your own unique red wine blend from three different barrel/vat samples. This is a fabulous, fun way to learn about wine and have a very special bottle to take home with you.
A digital pocket guide including ready reckoners to help you recognise varietals, age of wine and well-known appellations and a pocket guide on wine and food pairing, are provided after this tour. * We can can cater to special needs like gluten free, vegan, dairy free if notified on booking. Feely wines are all vegan friendly.
Monday to Friday 10h30 start €180 per adult
‘A must not miss experience to enjoy with friends and family. Loved it!’ L. Sanders
For all our tours please wear shoes that are good for walking outside as we spend some of the time in the vineyard.
All our activities are held at Feely organic vineyard in South West France, 1 hour 30 mins from Bordeaux city, 10 mins from Ste Foy La Grande, 15 mins from Bergerac. For access to the area, see contact page.
For this tour and all our day tours we offer collection from Gardonne station if you are coming from Bordeaux, a beautiful direct train ride from Bordeaux St Jean, St Emilion, Bergerac or Sarlat. We offer drop off by latest 16h30 at Gardonne Station for a return train.
Experience our beautiful ecological tasting room made of natural materials including wood, stone, chalk and hemp.
EXAMPLE FOOD AND WINE PAIRINGS (changes with the season and availability)
Feely Sincerité, a zesty pure sauvignon blanc grown on limestone with fresh citrus flavours and minerality or Feely Brut Rosé is paired with goats cheese and a red pepper tapenade. Feely Générosité a dry barrel aged sémillon with notes of vanilla, apple pie and apricot compote or Feely Orange Wine Mille Fleurs – is paired with a courgette curry or a beet and horse radish tapenade and camembert. Feely La Source, a Merlot Cab Sauv blend aged in oak with a touch of smoke and minerality from flint and limestone or Feely Resonance, a pure Merlot, is paired with black olive tapenade and comté. Sometimes we have Feely Grâce, a Merlot Cabernet sauvignon blend 100% barrel aged or Feely Vérité a pure Cabernet sauvigon natural wine for this pairing. Saussignac dessert wine with Roquefort and apple.
Guests continue the pairing voyage with 2 Bovetti organic chocolates also produced in the Périgord and organic coffee or tea or fresh mint tea from the Feely potager.
Chateau Feely was the national winner of the Gold Trophy for education and valorisation of ecological practices at the first French Wine Tourism Competition in 2019.
