Tours & Workshops
What is a company meeting? At Vatel Bordeaux, our teams do everything they can to ensure the success of our students. This is why company meetings have been set up in our school, in order to allow our students to discover many companies in the hotel, catering and tourism sector. The principle of company meetings [...]
“Le Quatrième Mur,” which has been open since September 2015, defines itself as a “chic and contemporary brasserie.”Located in the prestigious national opera, Philippe Etchebest is its conductor. His “Tables d’Hôtes” have just been awarded their first star in the 2018 Guide Michelin. The 23 students in Vatel Bordeaux’s second Bachelor year (M2B) had the [...]
Charentes region is full of undreamed discoveries. A variety of products are created in this one. We explore their home and meet their passionate makers. Cognac, Pineau, Wine and Cremant are suddenly less mysterious. Chateau de Beaulon : The Chateau Pietrus of Cognac and Pineau Our classroom (First year of a master degree in [...]
A few words about the interesting presentation that Catherine Nicolas, a specialist in tea tasting and educational methods, gave us. The samovars are plugged in and an unusual odor of plants and fruit is penetrating the tasting room; quite a surprise for first year MBA students who are beginning their discovery workshop with the famous [...]
Let’s head to Martillac for a guided tour of Les Sources de Caudalie. Vatel first year MBA students were greeted by Marie Christine Ters, the hotel’s assistant manager and a Vatelien, for a general immersion into the 5* universe of the Sources Caudalie, an unusual palace in the heart of the Château Smith Haut Lafitte [...]
MBA Wine & Spirits Management students had the privilege of doing a wine tour to discover the world of Cognac. They left Bordeaux early in the morning to visit The House of Delamain, a trader in very high quality Cognacs since 1759. “With this tour, we were able to better understand what a trader […]
Vatel MBA International Wine & Spirits Management students toured the Chateau Castera vineyards. To get to know the people who make wine and the land that grapes grow on, you have to get out of the classroom. Students were happy to shed their uniforms for a tour of the heart of the Medoc region, […]
Today, our 1st year students in MBA in International Hotel & Tourism Management got the chance to visit the beautiful village of Saint-Emilion, within the frame of their “Tourism module”. They were lucky enough to visit the underground Saint-Emilion heritage (listed on the UNESCO) as long with the charmful village before ending their tour at Château […]
On 1st of October, Château Latour-Martillac, a Grand Cru Classé located in the AOC Pessac Léognan area, did us the huge honour of welcoming our two International MBA classes for a day’s instruction on grape harvesting. A young student from our Wine & Spirits Specialisation class, Lonnie Smadja, gives us her impressions of the day. […]
Being part of the seminar dedicated to introduce our MBA students to the world of hospitality, wine and spirits, we had the chance to welcome ast Friday (October 2, 2015) Bastien from Valade & Transandine. MBA students getting introduced to WW wines JP Paubert serving a “Dog Point” Sauvignon Blanc MBA students (English Course) Thanks […]