The Vineyards tours take you to your favorite vineyard region and last 5,10 or 15 days according to your tour preferences.
A wine trail is a route selected for tourists that takes you deep into the heart of wine-growing regions, naturally with the aim of introducing you to the local wines, the wine-growers and the vineyards, but also the local cuisine, the cultural heritage, and other regional tourist attractions.
The growth in wine tourism, both in France and beyond, has led to the creation of the concept of the wine trail: both for the benefit of local tourist organisations – with the aim of raising the profile of a wine-growing region – and simply to create a tourist trail that a guide can recommend. A visit to a vineyard remains a unique experience that allows guests to combine discovery of new wines with the exploration of a region!
Wine routes exist for all of France’s different wine regions. The first trails were created from the 1950s onwards, and now the routes offer the unique opportunity to dive, head first, into the heart of a wine-growing region, discovering its cultural and culinary features as well as the wine itself.
Today, nearly 7.5 million wine tourists fill up the vineyards each year, from France and other countries, beginners and experts alike: all kinds of people come together on the journey from winery to winery. From the best known to the best-kept secrets, from the longest to the briefest, the sunniest to the coolest, France gastronomy tours takes you on an unforgettable journey on the trail you picked!
The Route des Grands Crus (Wine Route) passes through the most prestigious part of Burgundy’s vineyards, between Dijon and Beaune then on to Santenay. Discover 38 picturesque wine villages of the Côte de Nuits and Côte de Beaune, wineries, and beautiful countryside over a length of 60 km. It’s a narrow strip that stretches out on a north-south axis, whose width does not exceed 2 km and altitude, 300 to 400 metres. The route is marked with brown-background signs showing a white grape cluster, from Dijon to Santenay via Nuits-Saint-Georges and Beaune. The first part of the route follows an axis parallel to the former N74 road, newly renamed the D974. This prestigious Côte de Nuits contains a string of the greatest red wines in the world, including 24 of Burgundy’s 33 grands crus (Romanée-Conti, Clos de Vougeot, Chambertin…). After Corgoloin, it’s the Côte de Beaune region as far as the slopes of Maranges. The blessed land of Chardonnay producing the greatest dry white wines in the world, with Corton Charlemagne, the wines of Meursault, Montrachet…
Throughout these gentle hills, the vineyards run in tight rows between each town, just a few miles from each other.
From Gevrey-Chambertin to Nuits Saint Georges or Aloxe-Corton to Santenay, they display a typical vineyard architecture of beautiful limestone houses with tiled roofs. Often organised between courtyards and gardens, these winegrowers’ houses almost all have old cellars, the centrepiece of the house that the owner will allow wine lovers to discover.
Traditional villages, often opulent with occasional wine merchants’ houses built in the 18th or 19th century. Gathered around their Gothic church, sometimes Romanesque, with their fountains and wash houses, these villages are places emblematic of life in the Burgundy vineyards.
Each village has its own vineyard and appellations, red (pinot noir) and/or white (Chardonnay), and along the route, a landscape that’s harmonious and full of charm. Gentle curves, vineyards organised into parcels, some of them surrounded by dry stone walls, a river or hedge. These are the “Clos” (enclosed plots), whose entrance is sometimes adorned with impressive gates or porches bearing the owner’s name. Some plots have also retained their small limestone structures, called “Cabotes”, which used to serve as tool stores, somewhere the winemaker could rest and stop for a bite to eat.
Imagine….Your flight just landed at Lyon airport.. your chauffeur and your tour guide are right there waiting for you with a warming welcome. We hit the road for Dijon where you will be staying. About a few minutes after you stepped out of the airplane you are comfortably seated in a luxury comfortable car and enjoying the city vibes through the car window.
The car just stopped in front of your luxury 5 stars hotel you just have to get down the car straight to your suite as your chauffeur took care of your luggage and your tour guide is taking care of checkin you in at reception desk.
You step out of the car and feel the excitement of a vibrant city filled with history, art, beauty and modern energy, After that long flight maybe you’ll want to enjoy a spa or a massage, your tour guide just went ahead of your potential needs and has planned everything for you!
Now that you relaxed, it’s time for serious things, you’ll now be able to enjoy your first high-end cuisine dinner in France.
After dinner, you can enjoy the hotel fancy bar and just get a good night of sleep in your luxury 5 stars hotel.
In the morning, you are awakened by this sweet smell of hot butter croissants and fresh coffee… you have time for yourself in the morning, maybe you’ll want to take a walk around your hotel or enjoy your time there. At noon, your car with your chauffeur and your tour guide will be ready, waiting for you outside your hotel and you will hit the road for the program of the day : Each and every day during our vineyards tours we visit a different vineyard and we offer you to choose among several activities and before, during or after that cultural visit, we planned a basket full of regional specialities for you to enjoy at lunch time.
If you are curious to know more about this tour taking you onto the Burgundy wine trail. you can request our brochure for the Bourgogne vineyards TOUR reference #TOUR30 by filling out this form :
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