Bordeaux is famous for its red wine blends known round the world. But did you know that some of the most expensive wines in Bordeaux actually aren’t red at all? In fact, it’s a bottle from Bordeaux’s Sauternes appellation that holds the Guinness World Record for the most expensive bottle of white wine ever sold: an 1811 bottle of Château…
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In the most beautiful part of Sauternes where the most famous Sauternes châteaux lie, there’s a honey colored castle. It’s Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey, one of the oldest châteaux in Sauternes, and now a luxury boutique hotel and a gastronomic restaurant as well. Thomas Jefferson even bought wines from the château on his travels to Bordeaux in 1788. Come discover the wines,…
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At the end of a long tree-lined lane stands a magnificent château. It’s been called one of the most romantic places in the Bordeaux wine region. It’s Château Guiraud, an 1855 Premier Cru Classé estate in the Sauternes appellation and it’s the very first châteaux among the 1855 first growths to be certified organic. The 128 hectare estate makes you…
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Sauternes is a spectacularly complex wine with multiple layers of honey and exotic fruits. It’s often bold and always sweet. And we’d bet it’s a wine most people have never heard of, despite a bottle of Château d’Yquem 1811 fetching $117,000 in an auction in 2016 and setting the new Guinness World Record for the most expensive bottle of white wine.  Here…
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