Restaurant in the heart of the vines; Château Candale, St Emilion

The beautiful mini château of Candale situated in the rolling hills of St Laurent des Combes opened a restaurant in the midst of its vineyards this summer. At last an opportunity to enjoy lunch (and dinner) amongst the vines in St Emilion. Daily menus are around 16€ and well prepared and presented by chef Cyrille. The wines …

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Trend of Bordeaux Châteaux moving into foreign hands continues

The sale of St Emilion premier grand cru classé Bellefont Belcier has been completed to a Chinese industrialist with his fortune made in iron. Prices per hectare are said to be between 1 and 1.5 million euro (13 out of 20 hectares in production). Bordeaux is used to foreign ownership with Japanese, Belgian, Americans and English …