Private excursion to Côte de Beaune and Côte de Nuits (full day)

About this tour

A full-day private tour through Burgundy's two most prestigious wine regions, Côte de Beaune and Côte de Nuits. Your guide—a qualified wine specialist—takes you inside two working domains to taste a dozen wines, including grand cru and premier cru selections. You'll learn how Burgundy's winemaking tradition evolved from Roman times through modern practice, reading vineyard landscapes and observing cellar techniques firsthand. The day suits everyone from curious drinkers to serious collectors.

Highlights

• Two domain visits with winemaker or specialist conversations
• Taste 12 wines: four grands crus and premiers crus included
• Walk vineyard terrain and see winemaking in practice
• Understand Burgundy's wine history from Roman era onwards
• Private transport throughout the day
• Guide adapts depth and pace to your knowledge level

What to expect

You'll spend the morning and afternoon moving between two carefully chosen estates in the region's most celebrated slopes. At each stop, expect a cellar walkthrough where your guide explains fermentation, ageing, and bottling in straightforward terms—no wine-speak required, though they'll go deeper if you want. Tastings happen in natural light, with water and time between samples. You'll learn to read the subtle differences between neighbouring vineyard parcels and why soil and slope matter. Conversations with winemakers or estate staff happen organically; these are working properties, not museums.

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