This luxury trip hits two of the world’s
most legendary wine regions. In Bor-
deaux, spin through vineyards, stop
for lunch at a UNESCO World Heri-
tage site, and enjoy VIP tastings at
famed producers like Château Mouton
Rothschild and Château Lynch-Bages,
where you can blend your own wine.
Then it’s on to Burgundy, where you’ll
dine in the private wine cellar of a
grand cru producer, and get private
tastings at boutique pinot noir and
chardonnay producers. Along the
way enjoy five-star accommodations
and work up an appetite as you pedal
through bucolic villages and 800-year-
old castle ruins. The price includes
a rental Cannondale, like a Synapse
Carbon Pro Disc or Neo e-bike.
8 days / 104 to 148 miles / from
$9,995 / Recreational-plus
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5 days / 139 miles / $8,695 / Intermediate
BEST FOOD AND WINE
The Trip Best of Bordeaux
+ Burgundy | The Outfitter
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TASTING IN
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1 Bentonville, AR
This Ozarks hotspot
will surprise you with
40-plus miles of fea-
ture-packed trails, an
extensive network of
family-friendly green-
ways, and some of the
country’s best undis-
covered road riding.
2 Sedona, AZ
Pedal more than
250 miles of swoopy
singletrack or endless
ribbons of smooth
pavement through
a rugged red-rock
landscape.
3 Big Sur to
Monterey, CA
This stretch of the
Pacific Coast Highway
offers the most magi-
cal 28 miles of coast-
line, with near-constant
views of the shimmer-
ing Pacific.
4 Western Colorado
Climb Pikes Peak or
Mount Evans, get
sendy above the tree-
line in Crested Butte,
or hit the gravel roads
around Steamboat
Springs.
5 Brevard/
Asheville, NC
World-class road and
mountain biking tucked
away in the peaks and
valleys of the Blue
Ridge Mountains.
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