Bordeaux has always been associated with the exceptional quality of its wines by wine lovers from around the world. This worldwide renown is undoubtedly thanks to the role the city has played in the commercialization of its wines.

Wine has left an indelible mark on the city. Once full of wine merchants from abroad, the Chartrons has kept the traces of its history. Discover Wine in the city.

Apart from certain traces from the XVIth and XVIIth centuries, it was only in the middle of the XVIIIth century that Bordeaux began to show the signs of its wine making activities. Initially the monuments edified by the Intendants Boucher and Tourny, The palais de la douane et de la bourse, the portes d'Aquitaine and Dijeaux, followed by the residences of the wealthy merchants: bunches of grapes can be seen on the arches of windows as well as sculptures of Bacchus.

However, the most prolific period was the XIXth century, and more particularly the latter half. There wasn't a single wine merchant that didn't decorate the building with sculptures of grapes and suchlike.
Public monuments also pay tribute to the city's principal activity, be it the Monument des Girondins, The fontaine Art Nouveau on the place Amédée Larrieu, the monuments to Gaston Lafargue, local writer, or to Alexis Millardet, scientist, in the jardin public.

Throughout the city, wherever you go, there are constant reminders of the city's relationship with the vineyards. This ultimate link is symbolised by the boat "Ville de Bordeaux" that takes the Bordelais and tourists on river trips from the city to the vineyards. Since 1990, the boat has been decorated with the figure of Bacchus.

Museum of Chartrons (http://www.mairie-bordeaux.fr/vins/muschartrons.htm)
Wine in freedom (http://www.vins-bordeaux.fr/)
Vinexpo (http://www.vinexpo.fr/)
Vinorama (http://www.mairie-bordeaux.fr/vins/vinorama.htm)
Wine school (http://ecole.vins-bordeaux.fr/)