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&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Wine just happens to be grown in the most beautiful places on Earth.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&amp;ldquo;I have noticed that,&amp;rdquo; said Margaux Laroche with a laugh.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;She should know.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;She is the seventh generation owner and winemaker at Le Domaine D&amp;rsquo;Henri in Chablis, an appelation in France&amp;rsquo;s stunning and renowned Burgundy wine region.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&amp;lt;/who&amp;gt;Photo credits: Steve MacNaull/NowMedia Group&amp;lt;/who&amp;gt;Margaux Laroche is the seventh generation owner and winemaker at Le Domaine D’Henri in Burgundy’s Chablis region.&quot; class=&quot;img-responsive&quot; src=&quot;/files/files/images/Margaux.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin: 5px;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&amp;ldquo;I love how we respect the soil and it gives us the beautiful green lines of the vineyards,&amp;rdquo; added Laroche.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&amp;ldquo;The grapes and wines they produce are traditional and classical, just like the landscape.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&amp;lt;/who&amp;gt;Chateau Long-Depaquit in Chablis.&quot; class=&quot;img-responsive&quot; src=&quot;/files/files/images/chateau%20in%20Chablis.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin: 5px;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;I&amp;rsquo;m having this discussion with the winemaker at ChaBio, a wine tasting event that&amp;rsquo;s part of the every-two-years Grand Jours de Bourgogne.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;It&amp;rsquo;s a massive, multi-day, multi-venue promotion of Burgundy wines to sommeliers, restauranteurs, wine buyers, importers, distributors, retailers and media.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&amp;lt;/who&amp;gt;Francois Menin is the vineyard manager at Domaine William Fevre in Chablis.&quot; class=&quot;img-responsive&quot; src=&quot;/files/files/images/Francois.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin: 5px;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Okanagan&amp;#39;s beautiful, too&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;The Okanagan industry has touted its eye candy ever since the Valley got seriously into wine 35 years ago.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;The Valley with its 100-kilometre-long lake, ideal weather and vineyards spilling down mountain slopes.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;It&amp;rsquo;s a setting that attracts winemakers, locals and tourists alike to oogle, create, sip and enjoy.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&amp;lt;/who&amp;gt;The lookout at Vue Les Clos takes in the village of Chablis and surrounding vineyards.&quot; class=&quot;img-responsive&quot; src=&quot;/files/files/images/lookout.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin: 5px;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Burgundy, too&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;If you transfer the concept to France&amp;rsquo;s stunning and renowned Burgundy, you&amp;#39;ll discover a place where people have been growing grapes and making wine for 2,000 years.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;While this story starts as one of wine, it really is a travel story of going to a fabled destination and discovering that what&amp;rsquo;s in the glass, exploration and discovery are inexplicitely intertwined.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;My first revelation of this is just an hour earlier when our tour group hike out to the Vue Les Clos viewpoint.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;The village of Chablis and its surrounding vineyards divided by the Serein River are Old World idyllic in the twiight.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;By the way, Chablis wines are almost always exclusive made of Chardonnay grape either with no time in oak barrels or very light oak to preserve freshness, minerality and deliciousness.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;There will be more tastings and discussions of the business of wine, but really its the joie de vivre of French wine country travel that resonates.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&amp;lt;/who&amp;gt;Active Tours co-owner and guide cycles through vineyard gates on a tour along the Voie des Vignes.&quot; class=&quot;img-responsive&quot; src=&quot;/files/files/images/guide%20Guillaume%20(vineyard).jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin: 5px;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hop a bike&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;For instance, taking a break from the mass tasting at the conference centre in Beaune, I pedal with Active Tours along the Voie de Vignes.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;It&amp;rsquo;s the 60-kilometre well-marked and well-maintained bike path through and around the vineyard, wineries and villages of Cote de Beaune and Cote de Nuits.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Active Tours co-owner and guide Guillaume Feltin leads me on a 34-kilometre loop that takes in the stone and church-spire villages of Pommard, Volnay, Meursault, Puligny-Montrachet and Chassagne-Montrahet and the wineries of Domaine Bernard Delagrange and Chateau Famille Picard.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;There are ample stops througout the Burgundy eye candy for photos, tidbits on what makes the soil, vineyards, wineries and topography so spectacular and, of course, tastings at the wineries.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&amp;lt;/who&amp;gt;Most of Burgundy is a patchwork of vineyards.&quot; class=&quot;img-responsive&quot; src=&quot;/files/files/images/blue%20sky%20vineyard.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin: 5px;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;This is the land of both red and white wines &amp;ndash; delicate Pinot Noirs and Chardonnays that tend to see a little more oak for lushness and complexity.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Food and wine? Yes, please!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;France is not France without pairing the local wines with regional fare.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Thus, roast chicken with a Chardonnay during the cycling lunchbreak at L&amp;rsquo;Agastache Restaurant in Volnay; escargot (yes, snails) in gravy with a Cremant de Bourgogne sparking wine at Le P&amp;rsquo;tit Paradis in Beaune; and foie gras and sausage atop roasted vegetables with a Pinot match at Le Biz&amp;rsquo;Tro, also in Beaune.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&amp;lt;/who&amp;gt;The Cite des Climats et vin de Bourgogne museum in Beaune.&quot; class=&quot;img-responsive&quot; src=&quot;/files/files/images/Cite.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin: 5px;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;All in all, this is a double-barrel travel-wine story urging you to visit Burgundy if you can to enjoy both the vibe and the wine.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;If you can&amp;rsquo;t physically get there, buy a Burgundy wine at you local liquor store and be transported to France via your taste buds.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&amp;lt;who&amp;gt;Photo credit: Air Canada&amp;lt;/who&amp;gt;Air Canada flies to fives destinations in France -- Paris, Lyon, Nice, Toulouse and Nantes.&quot; class=&quot;img-responsive&quot; src=&quot;/files/files/images/Air%20Canada%20Dreamliner%202.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin: 5px;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hop a plane&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Air Canada is the best way to get to Burgundy.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;It flies non-stop from both Toronto and Montreal to Paris, which is a two-hour train ride from Beaune in the heart of Burgundy wine country.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Air Canada also flies non-stop Montreal to Lyon, which is an hour-and-a-half train from Beaune.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;As well, Air Canada flies from Montreal to Nice, Toulouse and Nantes, which all have surrounding wine regions.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Check out&amp;nbsp;&lt;a data-saferedirecturl=&quot;https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&amp;amp;q=https://bourgogne-evasion.fr/en/&amp;amp;source=gmail&amp;amp;ust=1774644485098000&amp;amp;usg=AOvVaw2l1hKp954_bOxWWZ2sFY0X&quot; href=&quot;https://bourgogne-evasion.fr/en/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;https://bourgogne-evasion.&lt;wbr /&gt;fr/en/&lt;/a&gt;,&amp;nbsp;&lt;a data-saferedirecturl=&quot;https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&amp;amp;q=https://www.bourgogne-wines.com/&amp;amp;source=gmail&amp;amp;ust=1774644485098000&amp;amp;usg=AOvVaw3xDWw2VBl4d3pcKzVLyLxP&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bourgogne-wines.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;https://www.bourgogne-&lt;wbr /&gt;wines.com/&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;&lt;a data-saferedirecturl=&quot;https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&amp;amp;q=http://aircanada.com/&amp;amp;source=gmail&amp;amp;ust=1774644485098000&amp;amp;usg=AOvVaw0A_RhCBt74vzRpM7Jiwoyv&quot; href=&quot;http://aircanada.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;aircanada.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&amp;lt;/who&amp;gt;Philippe Delagrange is the seventh-generation owner of Domaine Bernard Delegrange in Meursault.&quot; class=&quot;img-responsive&quot; src=&quot;/files/files/images/palm%20trees%20in%20wine%20country.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin: 5px;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&amp;lt;/who&amp;gt;Tasting room manager Helene Roux pours the 2024 Bourgogne Chardonnay at Chateau Famille Picard.&quot; class=&quot;img-responsive&quot; src=&quot;/files/files/images/Helene%20pours.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin: 5px;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&amp;lt;/who&amp;gt;Colour-coded oak barrels at Chateau Famille Picard.&quot; class=&quot;img-responsive&quot; src=&quot;/files/files/images/colour-coded%20barrels.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin: 5px;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&amp;lt;/who&amp;gt;Steve MacNaull selfie at the hand and grape statue in Chablis.&quot; class=&quot;img-responsive&quot; src=&quot;/files/files/images/hand%20and%20grape%20statue.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin: 5px;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Steve MacNaull is a NowMedia Group reporter, Okanagan wine lover and Canadian Wine Scholar. Reach him at smacnaull@nowmediagroup.ca. His wine column appears every Friday afternoon in this space.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&amp;lt;/who&amp;gt; A hot air balloon welcomes tasters at the Grands Jours de Bourgogne event at Tonnellerie de Mercurey.&quot; class=&quot;img-responsive&quot; src=&quot;/files/files/images/hot%20air%20balloon.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin: 5px;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

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