{"id":5646,"date":"2017-01-11T15:03:47","date_gmt":"2017-01-11T15:03:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thechaingang.co.uk\/blog\/?p=5646"},"modified":"2022-02-15T10:28:40","modified_gmt":"2022-02-15T10:28:40","slug":"video-of-the-bordeaux-winetrail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thechaingang.co.uk\/news\/video-of-the-bordeaux-winetrail\/","title":{"rendered":"Video of The Bordeaux Winetrail."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Chain Gang on the Bordeaux Winetrail, 2016\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_K3OVTQoq4o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>I&#8217;ve uploaded a video of our Bordeaux Winetrail to Youtube.  That&#8217;s the video embedded above, just click to watch, courtesy of Roberto Peixoto.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve picked out 5 personal highlights to share with you.<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_5689\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5689\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thechaingang.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Anthony-and-Lyndsay-at-Ch\u00e2teau-Tiregand-\u00a92016-Roberto-Peixoto.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thechaingang.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Anthony-and-Lyndsay-at-Ch\u00e2teau-Tiregand-\u00a92016-Roberto-Peixoto-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Anthony and Lyndsay Johnston at Ch\u00e2teau  Tiregand\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-5689\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5689\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Anthony and Lyndsay Johnston at Ch\u00e2teau  Tiregand<\/figcaption><\/figure><strong>1.  A visit to Ch\u00e2teau Tiregand.  At 05 mins, 45 secs.  <\/strong><br \/>\nI love visiting this Chateau at any time. It&#8217;s the first vineyard we visit on our Bordeaux Winetrail, and is owned by Le Comte de Saint-Exup\u00e9ry, distant relation of famous aviator and author Antoine.<\/p>\n<p>They&#8217;re always very generous with their time at Ch\u00e2teau Tiregand, but the reason I liked this section was that half the group seem to have joined the payroll and are busy pruning the vines.  <\/p>\n<p>Anthony and Lyndsay Johnston, Sue Shaw, Peter How &#8211; any of you who want to explain what was going on, please do.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_5690\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5690\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thechaingang.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_2804.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thechaingang.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_2804-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Umbrellas as part of the &#039;Relooker ma rue&#039; installation. Apparently.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-5690\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5690\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Umbrellas as part of the &#8216;Relooker ma rue&#8217; installation. Apparently.<\/figcaption><\/figure><strong>2.  The French are mad.  At 07 mins, 25 secs.<\/strong><br \/>\nWe spend our 3rd night on the Bordeaux Winetrail in Ste Foy la Grande.  Last July a Chain Gang group turned up to see the place festooned with umbrellas.  <\/p>\n<p>It was part of an art installation called &#8216;Relooker ma rue&#8217;, which would translate as &#8216;refresh my road&#8217; &#8211; it it was actually in French to start with, which it isn&#8217;t.<\/p>\n<p>Isn&#8217;t it just great? <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_5693\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5693\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thechaingang.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_2878.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thechaingang.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_2878-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Roberto and Jerold in St Emilion.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-5693\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5693\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Roberto and Jerold in St Emilion.<\/figcaption><\/figure><strong>3.  St Emilion.  At 10 mins, 55 secs.<\/strong><br \/>\nI have always thought St Emilion gets a bit of a rough deal, because it&#8217;s too famous for its wines.  It should be equally famous for being a beautiful medieval village.<\/p>\n<p>We eat (weather permitting, which it nearly always does) in an ancient courtyard. I love spending time in St Emilion, especially at the end of the afternoon when we arrive and the streams of daily tourists leave.  The evenings are special.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_5694\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5694\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thechaingang.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_2922.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thechaingang.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_2922-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"1966. Eric Cantona was born; England won the World Cup. And this wine was bottled.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-5694\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5694\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">1966. Eric Cantona was born; England won the World Cup. And this wine was made.<\/figcaption><\/figure><strong>4.  Ch\u00e2teau  de la Riviere, Fronsac.  At 12 mins, 30 secs.<\/strong><br \/>\nThis ch\u00e2teau used to be famous as the most beautiful estate in the region. Unfortunately it gained greater exposure for an entirely different reason at the end of 2013. Owner M. Gregoire had completed the sale of the estate to new owner, Chinese billionaire Lam Kok. M. Gregoire suggested they survey Mr Kok&#8217;s new estate in his proivate helicopter, and promptly crashed it into the Dordogne, killing the old owner, the new owner and the Mr Kok&#8217;s son.  <\/p>\n<p>Life goes on, it would seem. It&#8217;s a spectacular estate with a labyrinth of tunnels quarried into the limestone, complete with underground stream and banqueting room.  A bit special.  <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>5.  Ch\u00e2teau du Raux, Haut M\u00e9doc. At 18 mins, 25 sces.<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/thechaingang.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3023.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thechaingang.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3023-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3023\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-5695\" \/><\/a>It&#8217;s hard to choose my favourite vineyard from our Bordeaux Winetrail tour.  But certainly Ch\u00e2teau du Raux is one of them. The young owner, Patrick, has always been amazingly generous with his time.  We often picnic in the garden ofm the ch\u00e2teau, and Patrick just provides bottles of Ch\u00e2teau du Raux on the house.  <\/p>\n<p>Often when we visit a vineyard, we report to the Visitor Centre, and we&#8217;re treated wonderfully by the professional wine guide.  Here, Patrick and his Dad are farmers. We get a completely different view of the world of wine-making, albeit on the prestigious terroir of the haut m\u00e9doc.<\/p>\n<h2>You can see more of our videos on our YouTube channel, <a title=\"The Chain Gang chnnel on YouTube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/chaingangcycletours\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">  which you&#8217;ll find here<\/a>. <\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve uploaded a video of our Bordeaux Winetrail to Youtube. That&#8217;s the video embedded above, just click to watch, courtesy of Roberto Peixoto. I&#8217;ve picked out 5 personal highlights to share with you. 1. A visit to Ch\u00e2teau Tiregand. At 05 mins, 45 secs. I love visiting this Chateau at any time. It&#8217;s the first [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,25,27,45],"tags":[],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":6}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thechaingang.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5646"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thechaingang.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thechaingang.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thechaingang.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thechaingang.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5646"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thechaingang.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5646\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thechaingang.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5646"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thechaingang.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5646"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thechaingang.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5646"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}