WINE CONNOISSEUR & PASSIONATE GOLFER, JULIEN YUNG MAMEAUX TELLS WHERE TO TRAVEL IN 2015 FOR THE 18TH AND 19TH HOLES.   SOUTHEAST FRANCE   Fans of Victor Dubuisson know that the French champion started playing in the French Riviera by the Mediterranean sea. From Provence and Languedoc-Roussillon to Cannes, Saint-Tropez or Monaco, plenty of courses can be enjoyed throughout the year, like Domaine de Terre Blanche golf & spa -where Raphael Jacquelin trains-, or Golf de l’Esterel with spectacular holes designed by Robert Trent Jones Senior. They are nearby the Chateauneuf-du-Pape wine area (more on this here) -Raymond Usseglio Cuvee Imperiale ... Read More »

WINE EXPERT & CEO OF THE EXPERIENCE COMPANY, JULIEN YUNG MAMEAUX TAKES US TO SELECTED 7 WONDERS OF THE WINE WORLD PART OF THE UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE.   DOURO VALLEY, PORTUGAL   This may well be your surprise destination on a trip to Spain and Portugal such as described here. At the Western edge of Europe lies the breathtaking scenery of Douro Valley, just by Portugal’s second largest city. Mountains of granite sculpted in terraces by men have been hosting black grape vines for 2,000 years. A boat cruise on the river will take you to quintas (estates) where authentic ... Read More »

For many, the wine world is made of red or white wines. But just like there is grey between black and white, rosé wines come in multiple and exciting shades, tastes and styles. Looking at a glass of such wine, rosé is rarely the color used by professionals to describe its hues: the robe can vary between melon, peach or grapefruit, Barbie doll pink or pinkish, salmon color like the fish’s flesh, the pale to intense pigments of an onion’s skin, or orangey like the fruit or even a Buddhist monk civara. In short, a delight to the eye.   ... Read More »

WINE AND TRAVEL EXPERT JULIEN YUNG MAMEAUX OF THE EXPERIENCE COMPANY, TAKES US ON A HEAVENLY, TASTEFUL JOURNEY. Having lived part of my life in Rhône, I feel committed to bring you to this beautiful part of France. The way to the famous wines grown in the area has been paved over centuries by the Roman emperors and Christian popes. Rhône is actually better described not as one but an aggregation of iconic terroirs, along the Rhône River, one of Europe’s major waterways, which rises in Switzerland, runs through the southeast of France before flowing out into the Mediterranean Sea.   NORTHERN ... Read More »