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Cognac & the Charentes — Eat, Sip & Stay (3 nights)

Cognac & the Charentes — Eat, Sip & Stay (3 nights)

Regular price $3,500.00
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Per couple, from. Hotel, tastings, signature dinner and driver included; flights are not.

Three nights in Cognac: two in a converted cognac cellar at Chais Monnet, one on the river at La Nauve, with Hennessy, Martell and Rémy Martin in between and two starred dinners.

Stay

Hôtel Chais Monnet & Spa, Leading Hotels of the World, nights 1–2. La Nauve, Hôtel & Jardin, Relais & Châteaux, night 3.

The days

Day Eat Sip
1 — arrive via Angoulême Dinner at the Chais Monnet brasserie; Bar 1838 Hennessy Prestige visit, three tastings
2 — the big houses Lunch at La Ribaudière, Bourg-Charente; signature dinner at Les Foudres (1 Michelin star) Martell in the morning; Rémy Martin Grande Champagne tour in the afternoon
3 — Grande Champagne villages Dinner at Notes, La Nauve (1 star) A family house in Segonzac; cocktail masterclass at Chais Monnet
4 — depart, or on to La Rochelle Breakfast at La Nauve Normandin-Mercier near La Rochelle as the coast add-on

What's included

  • 2 nights at Chais Monnet and 1 night at La Nauve
  • Four house visits, reserved and prepaid
  • Signature dinner at Les Foudres
  • Private driver on days 2 and 3
  • Cellar Mouse trip notes and restaurant reservations for every meal

Price is per couple, from, in USD. Flights and rail not included. Pairs with our Bordeaux trip for a 7-night run.

Booking, deposit and cancellations

What's in the price

Every Eat, Sip & Stay trip is priced per couple and includes the hotel for every night listed, the winery visits and tastings named in the itinerary (reserved and prepaid), one signature dinner, a private driver on the days that need one, airport or rail-station transfers where noted, and a reservation at every restaurant in the plan. Flights, rail to the region, other meals, wine pairings at the signature dinner, and gratuities are not included.

Booking

Choose a trip and check out with the deposit shown, or write to us with your dates first. We confirm hotel and tasting availability within two business days, then send a final itinerary and the balance invoice. The balance is due 45 days before travel. The "from" price is the shoulder-season rate; peak weekends, harvest and holidays are quoted at booking.

Changes and cancellations

Deposits are refundable in full if we cannot confirm your first-choice hotel. Once confirmed, cancellations more than 60 days out are refunded less any non-refundable tasting and dinner reservations; within 60 days the hotel's own policy applies. We'll always try to move dates rather than cancel.

Who we are

Cellar Mouse is a wine-travel guide and tour operator based in Los Gatos, California. We've stayed in, eaten at, and photographed everything we recommend. Questions: matthew@cellarmouse.com.

Combine two trips

Sonoma + Mendocino (7 nights). Paso Robles + San Luis Obispo (6 nights). Bordeaux + Cognac (7 nights). Loire + Lyon by train (7 nights). Write to us and we'll price the pair.

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