AS CHRIS Froome slogs his way up a mountain in the name of Great Britain, you can sit and watch another type of Tour de France.
Arguably one of the greatest wine professionals of his generation, Gerard Basset OBE is the reigning World Champion Sommelier and the known as the Sommelier’s Somelier – and in our video he talks you through a tour of French wine.
With the Tour De France covering a total distance of 3,479 kilometres, it is the perfect time to highlight France’s wine regions.
As the riders set off, we too can tour this beautiful country, and see what wines it has to offer along the way.
From the early stages in the Languedoc-Roussillon to the Loire Valley, France has a lot of choice with varying tastes and styles.
Gerard Basset is on hand to offer us his expert knowledge on all things wine, giving us the scoop on which regions to look out for and the newest popular wines to tickle our taste buds.
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