Foire au Vin

Well, I certainly know where I will be on Friday 4th October later on this year; sitting on the ferry with a glass of wine in hand, en route to Cherbourg for my first experience of the "Foire au Vin". For sure this is a weekend to round up a gang of wine loving friends and to buy all of next year's wine supplies and much more! I have never visited the Foire au vin, but do hear great reports on tremedous fine wine bargains. As far as I know the sale takes place in all large Auchan and Le Clerc supermarkets throughout France. If anybody has anymore information please let me know. I did a google on the name and couldn't find much. The text below has been copied from Irish Ferries webiste. Sounds fun!

"French Autumn Wine Sales Focus Of Irish Ferries Escorted Wine Cruise To Cherbourg
To coincide with the annual ‘Foire au Vin’ wine sales which take place in French hypermarkets each Autumn, Irish Ferries are running an accompanied wine mini-cruises to Cherbourg departing from Rosslare on Friday, 5th October next. A second accompanied trip aimed at pre-Christmas shoppers will also depart on Friday, 30th November.
Focus of the first trip will be the renowned wine sales at hypermarkets Auchan and LeClerc where savings of E12 per bottle of champagne, E10 on spirits and up to E8 on wine plus big reductions on beer and DIY items are the norm.
Aimed at novices and experts alike, each cruise will be accompanied by Ireland’s foremost wine expert and broadcaster, Martin Moran, who will conduct wine tastings on board, preview some of the wines that can be bought ashore plus offer advice on the best bargains available.
Departing at 1600 hours, passengers will spend up to 6 hours ashore in Cherbourg on Saturday, returning to arrive back in Rosslare on Sunday morning at 1130 hours.
Fare, which includes a bed in a 2 bed cabin en-suite, from EUR99 per adult and EUR39 per child (4-15 years) return. A car or motorbike is carried from only EUR59 return extra when two or more adults travel together.
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