Wine with Leslie: My top tips for vineyard visits and an €8 Sauvignon to try at M&S

"If you would like to include vineyard visits in your holiday this year then France is my top recommendation. For a start, it is so easy to get there with ferries from Cork and Rosslare..."

Fri, 10 Mar, 2023 - 02:00

Leslie Williams

Now that the grand stretch in the evenings are getting more pronounced I’ve begun thinking about my summer holidays. Last year it was Spain with a bit of France thrown in, but this year we are off to Austria and will of course visit some vineyards near Vienna.

If you would like to include vineyard visits in your holiday this year then France is my top recommendation. For a start, it is so easy to get there with ferries from Cork and Rosslare, and it is a short drive from Brittany and Normandy to the vineyards of the Loire where you will find raspberry and cherry-scented reds, crisp dry whites and of course sparkling wine, rosé and dessert wines.