Enjoy a Day Discovering Two Famous Bordeaux Wine Regions
ID: GYG62312-87252
Category:
Country: France
Duration:
08:30 hours
Description
Tour two mythical wine regions in Bordeaux: Médoc and St-Emilion. Drive through the Bordeaux countryside and pass by ‘appellations’, which have given Bordeaux red wines their reputation. Discover 3 wine estates within a day and enjoy a picnic lunch.
Meet your guide in the center of Bordeaux and drive to the Medoc wine region. Enjoy explanations about the Bordeaux wines during the journey to the chateaux. Be welcomed at a prestigious Classified Growth estate, operating since 1855. Walk around the vineyards and cellars, learn about the estate’s wine making process, and finish with wine tastings.
Discover a charming family run estate in the region. Enjoy explanations of their traditional ways of making wine and savor their wines with French delicacies. Drive to St-Emilion and enjoy a picnic lunch with a Frehcn apéritif at the chateau in Saint-Emilion.
After lunch, enjoy the beautiful Saint Emilion region, kicking off your tour with a visit to an authentic and charming family-run estate - also a Classified Growth estate (Grand cru classé) along the right bank. Feel the intimacy of the private chateau as you tour the traditional vat room and cellar of this estate, and then delight in a tasting class, learning the steps of wine tasting and educating your nose in identifying wine aromas. After this visit, enjoy a guided tour of the village of Saint Emilion, classified on UNESCO’s World Heritage list.
Highlights
- Visit three different chateaux
- Enjoy 6 wine tastings (2 per château)
- Learn how to taste wine properly
- Have a pincic lunch at a lovely spot and an aperitif with French products
- Tour the medieval village of St-Emilion
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
• The tour may be cancelled if there is only 1 participant. Legally a minimimum of two people are required to operate the tour. If so, the supplier will contact you and you will get a full refund
All participants who are over 12 years old must present either proof of full vaccination, proof of a Covid-19 infection in the past 6 months, or a negative test taken no more than 24 hours before the activity starts
You are required to bring and wear a mask
Bordeaux Tourism Office, 12 Cours du 30 Juillet, 33000.
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 48 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 48 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.
