Wine: Take a drive and discover wine country

To get a feel for the world of wine you need to get a feel for geography and do a bit of driving – perhaps from Napa to Sonoma, from Bra to Barbaresco or take a drive up the D2 from Bordeaux through Margaux, St. Julien, Pauillac and St. Estephe. 

The best drive of them all begins in Dijon, sought through Gevrey-Chambertin and Nuits-St-George to Beaune and then on to Pommard and Volnay with perhaps a detour to Puligny-Montrachet before heading south to Pouilly Fuissé and Macon.

From there take a further diversion through the Beaujolais villages (Moulin-à-Vent, Fleurie etc.) and then to Lyon for a rest.