To indulge in culinary festivals and wine events is a truly memorable experience. And even if the festival is celebrated far from your country, a culinary event becomes a great excuse to travel and explore other destinations and all they have to offer. From this point of view, France is no exception with many food and wine festivals and events, unique cities, full of great sightseeing and superb shopping opportunities.
France’s food and wine festivals and events attract many visitors from around the world annually, who come to taste some of the best food and wine in the world, along with experiencing the country’s rich culture and traditions. Flights to France are available from almost all European countries, and those who are going to have their business in France and are flying from London, will find business connections to Heathrow with non-stop trains from where they can fly to France.
Tickets for Heathrow express can be booked online. Those who fly to France from other destinations are recommended to do some research before booking so that they can find cheap flights and save money for more experiences. Read on to get acquainted with some of France’s best food and wine festivals and events.
Before passing to festivals it’s worth nothing that France is home to several major wine regions, including Asace, Bordeaux, Burgundy, Languedoc-Roussillon, Rhone and Loire, producing wines of red, rose, white, and fortified styles.
Truffle and Wine Festival
The event involves both truffle and wine tasting, as well as gives visitors the chance to meet the growers, who will talk about their work. Visitors will also see demonstrations of digging for truffles, numerous games and culinary demonstrations. This year Truffle and Wine Festival took place on February 2 in Carpentas with over 40 stands presenting truffles and truffle-related products. Located in the Provence of the Rhone at the foot of the Mont Ventoux, Carpentas is a truly exceptional and varied land, dotted with beautiful villages, and amazing countryside, as well as home to many small shops, cafes and a superb weekly market, one of the best in France.
Les Etoiles des Mougins
Annually held in the small, medieval town of Mougins, in the South of France, Les Etolies des Mougins is 3-day International Gastronomic Festival that welcomes foodies and chefs from different corners of the world to try delicious food, share experiences, and take part in food conferences. Over several days the little village is transformed into an open-air theater – theater of taste. The only thing you should do is to prepare all your five senses for an outstanding gastronomic event.
Cork French Food & Wine Festival
Organized by On The Pig’s Back and scheduled to take place on May 10th, 2013, Cork French Food & Wine Festival comes with an impressive program of food discovery, wine tastings, music and dances and family-friendly entertainment and involves the French community of Cork along with many dining venues, wine retailers, wines producers and food producers.
World Pastry Cup Lyon
World Pastry Cup or the ‘coupe du Monde de la Pâtisserie’ has been a reference event for pastry art all over the world since 1989 with the objective to show through practical demonstrations the progress made in the pastry trade. The event took place on January 28, 2013 with 22 countries participating in the contest. Special prizes were for the best ice sculpture, best chocolate, best poster and so on, awarded for taste, work method, hygiene, skill and presentation of the final buffet.
Popualr are also: the Châteauneuf du Papes, also known as the Veraison wine festival, celebrated in all of the wine making villages in the region; Beaujolais Nouveau, celebrated in the third Thursday of November and the famous Fete du Citron (Lemon Festival) attracting over 200,000 visitors annually, among many other festivities and events.
