Boutique B&B in the Heart of Bordeaux Winelands

The pruning and turning of the soil has been done at Etalon Rouge, and bud-burst started about ten days ago. We have bought new barrels for the 2015 harvest. This vintage will be an exceptional millisime. Like 2010 the price…

The “Printemps de Vin” of Blaye took place once again in the UNESCO World Heritage site, the Citadelle of Blaye; with lots of sun and 20 degrees on Sunday a great event in Blaye!

We are excited once again to be featured on Robert Scott’s www.winelineradio.com podcast. Tune in this Friday when Les covers debunking the myths of wine and wine tasting. Les is the smiling proprietor of Villa Saint Simon in Blaye, Bordeaux. Robert and…

Bonjour à tous, Nous espérons que votre année fut remplie de joie et de bonnes expériences ! Nous sommes très reconnaissants de la très agréable année que nous avons eue avec vous et pour toutes les rencontres que nous avons faites…

    This week on WineLine Radio, I interview my good friends Les Kellen and Clarissa Schafer regarding their development of Villa Saint Simon, La Galerie and their other remarkable business ventures in Blaye on the right bank of the…

We’re very pleased to share with you our friend Robert Scott’s online radio cast, featured at WineLineRadio.com. A Friday afternoon discussion about wine, wine oriented travel and food and wine pairings. A weekly wine pairing recipe is selected to match…

We were excited to discover that Villa St Simon was one of the highlights in a recent article posted by the Canadian Lifestyle Publication, Forever Young News, entitled « European travels: small-town Bordeaux, France », by AJ Williams. Here is a short excerpt from…

Many visitors to Villa St Simon ask me about hangovers. What causes them? How can we cure them? Does everybody get them? etc… If you only drink Bordeaux wine and little else alcoholic, then hangovers and headaches are not part of…