La Cité du Vin (City of Wine) is an over-the-top, mega project with all the scope of a wine theme park for adults. Located on the banks of the Garonne River in the Bassins à Flot district of Bordeaux wine country, this permanent World’s Fair of wine, opened on June 1. It is a 10-story, $91 million museum with a Disneyland approach to its 20 themed areas and exhibits. There is a 250-seat auditorium for screenings and classes, and in true theme park style, there is also a simulator boat ride, reimagining the maritime journey of a merchant’s galley across the globe.
To accompany this event, the French magazine « Terre de Vins » has launched a special edition with an interview of Patrick Bouey, one of the 83 patrons of this wonderful project.