Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux (UGCB) USA Tour 2023 in Washington DC

The Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux (UGCB) toured the USA, including a stop in Washington DC on January 24.

Founded in 1973, the Union is an affiliation of the finest Bordeaux producers from all of the major appellations, which means more than 90 châteaux, winemakers and/or owners were be on site to pour over 100 wines at what will be Washington DC'sNew York City’s biggest Bordeaux tasting event of 2023.

Bordeaux Producers at the UGCB USA Tour 2023 in Washington DC

Haut - Médoc

• Château Beaumont
• Château de Cantemerle
• Château Citran
• Château Coufran
• Château La Lagune
• Château de Lamarque
• Château La Tour Carnet

Listrac - Médoc

• Château Clarke
• Château Fourcas Dupré
• Château Fourcas Hosten

Margaux

• Château Brane - Cantenac
• Château Cantenac Brown
• Château Dauzac
• Château Desmirail
• Château Giscours
• Château Kirwan
• Château Lascombes
• Château Marquis de Terme
• Château Prieuré - Lichine
• Château du Tertre

Moulis - en - Médoc

• Château Maucaillou
• Château Poujeaux

Pauillac

• Chateau Batailley
• Château Clerc Milon
• Château d’ Armailhac
• Château Duhart - Milon
• Château Lynch - Bages
• Château Lynch - Moussas
• Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande

Pessac - Léognan

• Château Bouscaut
• Château Carbonnieux
• Domaine de Chevalier
• Château de Fieuzal
• Château Larrivet Haut - Brion
• Château La Louvière
• Château Malartic - Lagravière
• Château Olivier
• Château Pape Clément
• Château Smith Haut Lafitte

Pomerol

• Château Beauregard
• Château Le Bon Pasteur
• Château La Cabanne
• Château Clinet
• Château Gazin
• Château La Pointe
• Château Rouget

Saint - Emilion Grand Cru

• Château Balestard La Tonnelle
• Château Beau - Séjour Bécot
• Château Canon - La - Gaffelière
• Château Cap de Mourlin
• Château La Couspaude
• Château Dassault
• Château La Dominique
• Clos Fourtet
• Château Franc Mayne
• Château Larcis Ducasse
• Château Larmande
• Château Pavie Macquin
• Château Soutard
• Château La Tour Figeac
• Château TrotteVieille
• Château Valandraud
• Château Villemaurine

Saint - Estèphe

• Château Lafon - Rochet
• Château Ormes De Pez
• Château de Pez
• Château Phélan Ségur

Saint - Julien

• Château Beychevelle
• Château Branaire - Ducru
• Château Gloria
• Château Gruaud Larose
• Château Lagrange
• Château Langoa Barton
• Château Léoville Barton
• Château Léoville Poyferré
• Château Saint - Pierre
• Château Talbot

Sauternes

• Château Bastor - Lamontagne
• Château Guiraud
• Clos Haut - Peyraguey
• Château Lafaurie - Peyraguey

Bordeaux 2022 by ombiasy WineTours

Annette Schiller regularly conducts Bordeaux tours. See here for the most recent tour in the fall of 2022:

Pictures: The 2019 Group at Château Canon-La-Gaffelière, Appellation Saint-Émilion, Premier Grand Cru Classé B, with Proprietor Count Stephan von Neipperg, aat the Market Square in Saint-Emilion, at Château Bouscaut, Appellation Pessac-Léognan, Cru Classé de Graves, with Owner Sophie Cogombles-Lurton and her Husband Laurent Cogombles, at Château Le Bon Pasteur, Appellation Pomerol, with Dany Rolland and General Manager Benoit Prévot, at Château Le Reysse, Vignobles Paeffgen, Appellation Médoc, with Stefan and Heike Paeffgen and at Château Lafite-Rothschild, Appellation Pauillac, 1ière Grand Cru Class.

Tour and Tasting at Château Haut-Bailly, Graves, Appellation Pessac-Léognan, Grand Cru Classé - Bordeaux Tour 2022 by ombiasy WineTours, France

How Does the Negociant System in Bordeaux Work? Tour and Tasting at Millésima - Bordeaux Tour 2022 by ombiasy WineTours, France

Dinner with a View: At Restaurant L’Estacade in Bordeaux City - Bordeaux Tour 2022 by ombiasy WineTours, France

Tour and Tasting at Château La Conseillante, Appellation Pomerol - Bordeaux Tour 2022 by ombiasy WineTours, France

Vineyard Tour, Cellar Tour and Tasting at Clos Puy Arnaud with Owner Thierry Valette, Appellation Côtes de Castillon - Bordeaux Tour 2022 by ombiasy WineTours, France

Lunch at Restaurant L’Atelier de Candale in Saint-Laurent-des-Combes - Bordeaux Tour 2022 by ombiasy WineTours, France

Tour and Cellar Tasting at Tertre-Rôtebœuf with Owner/ Winemaker François Mitjavile, Appellation Saint-Emilion - Bordeaux Tour 2022 by ombiasy WineTours, France

Vineyard Tour in a Golf Cart and Tasting at Château Beau-Séjour Bécot, Premier Grand Cru Classé, Appellation Saint-Émilion - Bordeaux Tour 2022 by ombiasy WineTours, France

Winery Tour and Tasting at Château Dassault with the Managing Director, Grand Cru Classé, Appellation Saint-Émilion - Bordeaux Tour 2022 by ombiasy WineTours, France 

Gourmet Wine-pairing Lunch at Château Le Bon Pasteur, Pomerol, with Dany Rolland - Bordeaux Tour 2022 by ombiasy WineTours, France

Cellar Tour and Tasting at Couvent des Jacobins, Grand Cru Classé, Appellation Saint-Émilion - Bordeaux Tour 2022 by ombiasy WineTours, France

3 Days and Nights in the Spectacular Medieval Town of Saint-Émilion - Bordeaux Tour 2022 by ombiasy WineTours, France

Vineyard Tour, Cellar Tour, Lecture and Tasting at Château Reynier with Owner/ Winemaker Marc Lurton, Appellation Entre-Deux-Mers - Bordeaux Tour 2022 by ombiasy WineTours, France

Vineyard Tour, Cellar Tour and Tasting at Château Coutet, Premier Grand Cru Classé, Appellation Sauternes, with Technical Director Laurier Girardot - Bordeaux Tour 2019 by ombiasy WineTours, France

Lunch at Restaurant L’Entrecœur in Preignac, Sauternes - Bordeaux Tour 2022 by ombiasy WineTours, France

Winery Tour and Tasting at Château Smith-Haut-Lafitte, Grand Cru Classé Appellation Pessac-Léognan - Bordeaux Tour 2022 by ombiasy WineTours, France

Lunch at the Dordogne River at Restaurant Le Bord d’Eau in Fronsac - Bordeaux Tour 2022 by ombiasy WineTours, France

Winery Tour and Seated Tasting at Château de la Rivière, Appellation Canon-Fronsac - Bordeaux Tour 2022 by ombiasy WineTours, France 

What we did for Dinner: 5 Nights in Bordeaux City - Wine More Time Wine Bar, Restaurant L‘Estacade, Restaurant La Terrasse Saint Pierre, Château Bouscaut, Grand Cru Classé de Graves - Bordeaux Tour 2022 by ombiasy WineTours, France

Lunch at Pinasse Café, Cap Ferret, at the Bassin d'Arcachon - Bordeaux Tour 2022 by ombiasy WineTours, France

At La Baraque à Huîtres in L’ Herbe: Visit of an Oyster Farmer at the Bassin d'Arcachon - Bordeaux Tour 2022 by ombiasy WineTours, France

Winery Tour and Vertical Tasting at Château Cos d’Estournel, 2ième Grand Cru Classé, Appellation Saint-Estèphe - Bordeaux Tour 2022 by ombiasy WineTours, France

Lunch at La Maison d’Estournel (following a Winery Tour and Vertical Tasting at Château Cos d’Estournel, Appellation Saint-Estèphe, 2ième Grand Cru Classé) - Bordeaux Tour 2022 by ombiasy WineTours, France

Tour and Tasting at Château Phélan-Ségur in Saint-Éstèphe, with Winemaker Fabrice Bacquey - Bordeaux Tour 2022 by ombiasy WineTours, France

Winery Tour and Tasting at Château Ferrière, 3ième Grand Cru Classé, Appellation Margaux - Bordeaux Tour 2022 by ombiasy WineTours, France

How a Barrel is Made: Visit of the Cooperage Berger & Fils in Vertheuil - Bordeaux Tour 2022 by ombiasy WineTours, France

Winery Tour and Tasting at Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande, 2ième Grand Cru Classé, Appellation Pauillac, with Nicolas Glumineau, Managing Director - Bordeaux Tour 2022 by ombiasy WineTours, France

Wine-pairing Lunch at Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande, 2ième Grand Cru Classé, Appellation Pauillac, with Nicolas Glumineau, Managing Director - Bordeaux Tour 2022 by ombiasy WineTours, France

Winery Tour and Seated Tasting at Château Gruaud-Larose, 2ième Grand Cru Classé, Appellation Saint-Julien - Bordeaux Tour 2022 by ombiasy WineTours, France

Winery Tour and Tasting at Château Lynch-Bages, 5ième Grand Cru Classé, Appellation Pauillac - Bordeaux Tour 2022 by ombiasy WineTours, France

Vineyard Tour, Cellar Tour and Picnic-style Lunch at Château Kirwan, 3ième Grand Cru Classé, Appellation Margaux - Bordeaux Tour 2022 by ombiasy WineTours, France

Dinner in the Private Quarters of the Château Bouscaut, Grand Cru Classé de Graves, Appellation Pessac-Léognan, with Owner Sophie Lurton Cogombles and Winemaker/ Owner/ Husband Laurent Cogombles