Commanderie Visit by the Commanderie to the Bordeaux wine region
September 15, 2018Commanderie de Bordeaux in Tokyo
A group from the Commanderie de Bordeaux in Tokyo came for a visit to the Bordeaux wine region from Saturday 15th to Tuesday 18th September 2018.
The Tokyo Commanderie group:
Mr Hirohisa Yoshizawa (Head of the delegation)
Mme Yumiko Yoshizawa
Mme Yayoi Okachi (member)
Mr Kazumichi Okachi
Mr Ichiro Usui (member)
Mme Yuka Usui
Mr Kiichi Nomura (member)
Mme Hisako Nomura
Mlle Mayu Nomura
Mr Makoto Fujimori (member)
Mr Naotaka Katou (Guide)
Schedule of the visit
Saturday 15th September
6 pm: first gathering: cocktail reception at L’Orangerie bar of the Grand Hôtel in Bordeaux
Sunday 16th September
9 am: depature from the Grand Hôtel
Day: participation at the Harvest Proclamation celebration event (Ban des Vendanges) organised by the Jurade de Saint-Emilion
6 pm: arrival at Bordeaux city-centre
Monday 17th September
9.30 am: departure from the Grand Hôtel
11 am: arrival at Château Haut-Lagrange, Léognan
Luncheon at Château Haut Lagrange
2.30 pm: arrival at Château Beychevelle, Saint-Julien-Beychevelle
5.30 pm: arrival at Place de la Comédie in Bordeaux
7.30 pm: departure from the Grand Hôtel
8 pm: arrival at Château Haut-Lagrange, Léognan
Dinner with the Grand Conseil du Vin de Bordeaux
11 pm: return to Bordeaux city-centre
Tuesday 18th September
9.30 am: departure from the Grand Hôtel
11 am: arrival at Château Sigalas Rabaud, Bommes,Sauternes
Picnic lunch
3.30 pm: arrival at Bordeaux city-centre
End of the day: free time in the city
