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Each year, more than 10,000 visitors visit the festival which is situated in the splendid Citadelle of Blaye, in order to taste some of the best wines from 80 growers around the region.

The festival kick starts on Saturday 10th April at 10am and runs right up until 8pm the Sunday night.

You will find markets, guided tours, performances, and obviously food and wine tasting!

When: 10/04/2010 & 11/04/2010 (10am until 8pm daily)
Where: Citadelle of Blaye
Cost: Admission is free (wine is not)

www.printemps-des-vins.com

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They will be hungry to get off to a good start after taking out the title last year.

Just a quick note about Cricket in France:

There are 3 divisions for the competition in France :

• Superleague (the highest level of competition)
• Nationale 1 (national second division)
• Regional is played in (Paris, South West, East)

There are two others competitions in a cup format :

• the national T20 cup
• national indoor cup

Did you know? Le cricket has been played continuously in France for over 125 years!

When: Saturday 10th April
Where: Château Giscours, 10 Route de Giscours, 33460 Labarde
Price: Free!!

www.bordeauxcricket.org

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La Sauzaie, one of the best reefs of France renowned to deliver some consistent and hollow waves when the surf reaches 1 to 1.2 meter range, will welcome some of the world’s best surfers competing for the valuable 1500 ratings’ points and US$ 85,000 prizepurse on offer.

Bretignolles sur Mer is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region. It is around 300km from Bordeaux and 110km from La Rochelle.


When: 21 – 25th April 2010
Where: La Sauzaie, Bretignolles sur Mer

http://www.protestvendeepro.com/

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The Swatch Girls Pro is going to be held from the 12th until the 16th May at the world famous surf breaks of Seignosse and Hossegor and will welcome the elite of women surfers from around the globe.

For its first edition, the Swatch Girls Pro will see a much expected battle take place between current ASP Elite Top 17 members including three-time ASP Women’s World Champion Stephanie Gilmore (Gold Coast, AUS) and uprising talents seeking for valuable ratings’ points.

With the number of ASP Star Series Women’s events in Europe jumping from one in 2009 to four this year and the Swatch Girls Pro allowing the world’s best female surfers to get back to France and surf its powerful quality waves, the set-up for this first edition is ideal.

Classified 6* in the World Qualifying Series (WQS 6*), this event will see the top women surfers competing on one of the world’s top beach break.

The ASP 6-Star Swatch Girls Pro and ASP Grade-2 Swatch Girls Pro Junior run from May 12 to 16 at Les Bourdaines in Seignosse, France.

When: 12th until the 16th May
Where: Seignosse and Hossegor
Cost: Free!

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The Jazz360 festival offers a 360° panoramic view of the jazz scene in Aquitaine, from Jazz funk, Jazz guitar, Jazz vocal, Big Band and Swing…

Jazz360 was brought about through the passion from volunteers, officials and members of the associations in Cénac who wanted to create a jazz festival in a rural environment in Cénac, 10km from Bordeaux.

For this first edition, Sylvain Luc, talented Jazz Guitarist, was chosen to be heading the festival. Other performances include, Fada, Lo Jay and Serge Moulinier Quartet, MovieJazzProject and Innvivo will ensure head bopping music the remainder of the festival, supplemented by the Conservatory of Bordeaux’s Big Band paying a homage to Charlie Mingus.

The Jazz360 Festival is held in Cénac and Quinsac, two communes located to the south-west of Bordeaux and will be held over the long weekend from the 12th until the 16th May.

Where: Cénac and Quinsac
When: 12th – 16th May 2010
Cost: Some concerts are free, others range from €10 – €15

www.festivaljazz360.fr


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From the 1st June until the 30th September 2010, you will have the chance to satisfy your thirst for performing arts.Discover a wide variety of theatre, street art, classical, jazz and world music. Along with visual arts, photography, cinema, literature and some of the most beautiful and captivating places in the South West of France.

The rich and original programming in 2009 saw approximately 600 spectacles throughtout more than 200 communes in Gironde.

Les Scènes d’été facts:

• A total budget of 6 million
• More than 360,000 spectators
• 4 months of entertainment without interruption
• 200 partners (common, communities, tourist offices)
• 73 associated operators

There is so much going on over the summer it’s not funny… the best way to keep a finger on the pulse would be to sign up to their newsletter.

To kick off the festival this Friday 28th May there is a free concert at the stade de Captieux (75km from Bordeaux). Anne Etchegoyen, Debout sur le Zinc et Sans Additif will be ensuring the festivities get off to a bang!

When: 1st June until 30th September 2010
Where: Gironde
Cost: Some events are free, others are not. Click here for program.

www.sndt.gironde.fr

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Jazz and Blues was founded in 1992, by the meeting of ex-Hot Club member and local ‘jazzman’, Jacques Merle and Didier Séris the then chairman of the Festival Committee of Léognan. The idea was launched and the association was born in July, 1993.

The principal activities is for the promotion of Jazz and the Blues through concerts, festivals & “Faces of the Jazz” photography expositions by Jacques Merle.

The first edition of the Jazz and Blues Festival was back in 1996 and this year they have a bumper crop of talent coming your way.

When: 4th until 12th June, 2010

Where: Bordeaux, Léognan and surrounding area
Cost: Check program for pricing

www.jazzandblues-leognan.fr

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Starting off will be the Oakley Pro Junior, from August 13th to 16th , for the under 21. They’ll not only be competing for the Junior World Championship but also for the Wild Card which will allow them to access Soöruz Lacanau Pro’s final score board, and mean going against the world’s best surfers.

At the same time, 13th to 16th, some of the best female surfers will be competing against each other for the Girls Oakley Pro Junior trophy.

A new addition will also be introduced this year – during expression sessions, Nike 6.0 Cash for Tricks will directly reward surfers who give the most impressive surfing performances with €10,000 prize money in cash !

As usual, the Lacanau Beach seaside resort will beat to the rhythm of surfing in a lively village full of activities with live concerts put on every night and parties organized in local Lacanau clubs.

Local support will be high, hoping to follow on the fine form from last years winner Joan Duru (Duru being the first Frenchman in 27 years to win at Lacanau).

When: 12th to 22nd August, 2010
Where: Lacanau Beach, 33680
Cost: Free!

http://www.lacanau-pro.com/

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Laurent Moujon’s prospective readers are English-speaking people who either live in or visit the region. Among these are the low-cost airline regulars who commute between Great Britain and a handful of airports in South-West France.

And rare are those which include an English translation.

His project is based on this observation. He spent ten months working with the various tourist offices, the Bordeaux Wine Council, the Department’s Tourist Board and the wine châteaux. He also spent whole days visiting monuments, towns, searching out hotels, restaurants and the châteaux where the staff speak English.

There were two imperative conditions. The guide must be positioned for a middle or upper range tourism bracket. For example, hotels must be credited with more than 2 stars. Secondly, full emphasis must be given to the region’s heritage and its gastronomy.

His guide, printed on glossy paper and illustrated with a great many colour photos, has two parts. One presents Bordeaux with its monuments, a selection of 48 restaurants, 7 wine bars, hotels, and shops other than the big international chains. The second part deals with the wine-producing zones with suggestions for wine itineraries including châteaux providing a family welcome in particular. At every stage, the guide also provides advice by wine specialists.

This guide, written first in French and then translated by professional interpreters, provides a large number of very practical maps and town plans.

In his editorial, Laurent Moujon explains his wish to present his readers with “the real Bordeaux hospitality,” so as to encourage them to return.

“Bordeaux World Heritage and its Wines” is available at some bookshops but above all in the tourist offices, as well as from fine wine merchants, wine bars, and from chateaux. Millésima is offering it at their New York wine shop.

The author has also promoted his book in other tourist spots frequented by English-speaking tourists, such as the Basque Coast and Monaco. Next year, the second edition will also be translated into Mandarin Chinese and perhaps Russian.

Details: “Bordeaux World Heritage and its Wines”, self published, 324 pages
Cost: €12
Info: www.bordeauxworldheritage.com

Article taken from: www.greatwinecapitals.com

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