Testimonials

Just a line to say we are home from our cruise and our lovely trip to Europe, and by far our outstanding moments were with you in Bordeaux. It was a memorable experience, made all the more so by your interest and expertise. Thanx again!!!
Fondly, Pauline and Murray. July 2010

Decanter Tours (06 0825 0054; decantertours.com) Texan Mary Dardenne has lived in Bordeaux for 15 years and knows her stuff. She has access to all manner of chateaux that might otherwise be off-limits and her jaunts are famously enjoyable.

Jonathan Ray – Weekend Telegraph, UK newspaper

Dear Mary,
We all had a wonderful time in Bordeaux, thoroughly enjoying your tour!Carol and I got some fun photos too.Please find attached some small size photos from our trip.
Thank you again for a great experience,Best regards,

EH Switzerland

Thank you so much, we had a wonderful time with Andre and the tour was great. We appreciated your organisation especially as we were doing it at the last minute.

Lee, Perth Australia

I took four journalists who were all wine novices. All came back confident with their new found knowledge , all excited about Bordeaux, its wines and food. J… took some really great photographs.

Mary Dardenne had organised the tour brilliantly and was professional and fun on the trip.

PR Firm R&R Teamwork, London

WOW, the G.. family had a very wonderful time. Dr. G.. called me first thing this morning to report about the trip. They thoroughly enjoyed your services as guide. He said that every single detail was taken care of to perfection.

They loved the food and wine, especially the private lunch at the chateau that you recommended. All the hard work you and I put into this trip paid off – It was a fantastic memorable experience for them. Thank you – thank you! I look forward to working with you again in the future. I will also tell all my colleagues to use you whenever possible.

Kind and warm regards,

Heidi Wohlert, CTCFour Seasons Travel, A Virtuoso Agency

“Mary was a pleasure to work with from the moment I began discussing the possibility of having her assist with planning an unforgettable wine holiday in Bordeaux. My wife and I would consider ourselves novice wine drinkers who can appreciate a great bottle of wine but still need to develop our palate. Mary understood this and began planning an itinerary which met our needs that proved to be unbelievably educational, fun and memorable. Between Mary’s high level of professionalism, vast knowledge of wines, and overall personality I would highly recommend Mary Dardenne to assist and guide anyone on their wine tasting experience throughout the world”

Robert & Megan – Atlanta, Ga.

First – apologies for being very slow in responding – the normal chaos returned when coming back to reality in the City. We truly enjoyed the trip and are very happy with your guiding. I feel we learned a lot and we definitely will do more of these type of trips. Our timing was also impeccable as it started raining as we got into the car on the way back to the airport from St Emilion.

Your selection of visits and restaurants was great… We were very pleased with the weekend and will definitely do it again – both Bordeaux + other regions. Just need to find the time.

Thomas P. , London, UK

Mary arranged a three day golf/wine tasting trip for us last year. She booked our golf starting times, lunch, dinner, hotel and tours to 6 different vineyards.

We had a great trip and would not hesitate to recommend her to anyone wishing to have a very well organised, hassle free trip to Bordeaux.

Don G., UK