Bethany Joy Lenz

I still don't know what I'm going to be. I love acting. I would love to be an English teacher. I would love to be a housewife and have a chateau in the South of France, I would love to be a singer that travels to cafes around different towns.

American Actress

Pamela Druckerman

My family was once invited to lunch at a chateau owned by a friend of a friend. As we drove our rental car up to the giant castle, my kids gasped and said, 'They must be rich!

American Writer

David Hyde Pierce

I was chased through a chateau in the Loire Valley by a bunch of American school girls.

American Actor

Sam Neill

I don't have a chateau in France. There's no private airplane or yacht.

Irish Actor

Chateaux are part of French heritage, often linked to history and luxury.

Cultural Significance

Despite resembling castles, chateaux may not have royal or defensive purposes.

Not Always Royal

Many chateaux in France are known for wine production in their vineyards.

Wine Association

 And just together, that vintage and that chateau took on this aura that eventually kind of gave it this cultish following. But it's 60 years old. There's not much of it left. What there is of it left you don't know if it's real -- it's considered to be the most faked wine in the world.

Benjamin Wallace: The...

 Chateau Frontenac and even if you're not staying here come here and you can eat you can have a drink and you can also have tea which is what we're about to do