Wine tourists looking for a little "vinotherapie" should investigate Les Sources de Caudalie, a hotel and spa in the grounds of chateau Smith Haut Lafitte, a journalist has suggested.

In the Daily Telegraph, Jonathan Ray said the "weird and wonderful" family-owned Bordeaux hotel offers such treatments as the Crushed Cabernet Scrub, Pulp Friction Relaxing Massage with Fresh Grapes and a Barrel Bath with Red Vine Wrap.

Alice Tourbier, who manages the location with her husband, said wine tourism is still underdeveloped in France but the hotel has gone from strength to strength in its 11-year history.

"It's been a huge success with folk coming from all over the world to walk among the vines, drink the estate wines, and those of our rivals which we're equally proud to serve, and to enjoy our trademark vinotherapie treatments," she told the newspaper.

Anthony Ward, the owner of Vondeling Wines in South Africa, recently revealed to the Times that chateau Smith Haut Laffite is his favourite French wine.