Any travel tips for France?

My husband and I are planning a two and a half week road trip through France in September. Does anyone have any recommendations of favorite French wines, vineyards to visit, or festivals they know of? Basically, any recommendations about anything are welcome. We're spending a few days each in the Burgundy, Rhone, Bordeaux, and Loire regions.

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My advice is a very general thing that I was told and it ended up being accurate. Someone told me to not spend a fortune at the fancy French restaurants and try the smaller, local spots. If you ask servers, bellhops, and people you meet in town over concierges and online reviews, I think you will get a better, more authentic, and affordable experience of what the locals enjoy.

Just remember that they charge gas by the quart not the gallon, the further you are from a city the less likely they are to speak english, go to the markets in the morning if you can/if there's any

https://www.wine-searcher.com/regions-burgundy

https://www.visitfrenchwine.com/en

https://about-france.com/index.htm

Also when you get over there check Facebook for events or groups to join and change your settings in maps to go by the metric system

Thanks for all the advice and tips!

I did a similar trip last summer! Had an amazing time. Big tip - Spend some time in Beaune, beautiful town in Burgundy that’s all about wine. Another tip would be to pre-plan and book your tastings, most wineries you can’t just drive up and request a tasting. I used Airbnb ‘experiences’ and also the website ‘viator’ to book tours and tastings, it was great.

We stayed at Deveny Mars in Burgundy and loved it. The wine there was amazing as well and we sent home many bottles from Deveny mars and other wineries in the area. Corton C and Moillard both had wonderful selections as well.