11 Sep 2024
Communication with the limousine company was very good starting a few days before the trip. Our driver, Hugo, was wonderful and provided good local history, and he clearly has expensive knowledge of the area wineries and wine making. We enjoyed the variety of wineries that we visited. My only recommendation is to spend less time at the restaurant for lunch and allow more time for walking around Saint Emilion. Lunch lasted over 90 minutes and we only had about 30 minutes to walk around St. Emilion.. The atmosphere and food at the restaurant were outstanding, but I would’ve preferred to have more time in St. Emilion to walk around more. Perhaps the limousine company could ask the participants their preference regarding having a fancier sit down lunch out in a vineyard restaurant versus lunch in town. The tour guides at both Château Franc Mayne and Beauregard were lovely and entertaining. The older gentleman who poured wine at a small Family winery that we visited at the end of the trip was also funny and very pleasant.