Burgundy On A Plate-Exclusive Wine & Food Tours, Beaune, France Sight-Seeing Tours

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Experience the real Burgundy off the tourist route with private tastings in small family owned cellars, meeting the locals & enjoying the best wine & local cuisine that Burgundy has to offer! Cellar visits, Truffles, Cheeses, Cooking Classes & more!

Burgundy on a Plate offers wine and food tasting tours from one day to one week - it's up to you! As an example, this is the itinerary for our 5 night, six day Heart of Burgundy tour. Apart from the tour described below, we offer a range of one day tours from 220 euros which you can view on our Burgundy on a Plate website on the one day tour page.

Heart of Burgundy Tour

Day 1 - Arrival day will include an introduction to wine tasting in Burgundy before a great first night dinner in an exceptional location. Day 2 takes us off to the medieval village of Flavigny sur Ozeraine where ‘Chocolat’ was filmed. We taste local bonbons and some wines from the Auxerrois. Lunch is in a Ferme Auberge run by a group of farmers’ wives using local produce. Burn off some calories with a walk around Flavigny’s ramparts. The stunning village and 12C castle in Chateauneuf en Auxois is on the menu for the afternoon. We return home via the picturesque Ouche Valley running alongside the Burgundy canal.

Day 3 ��' Your first tasting of the red wines of the Cotes de Nuits is in Nuits St Georges in a small family owned domaine. Lunch today is in Hautes Cotes de Nuits where hams are baked over the fire. A drive back through the vineyards takes us to meet our chef in his Beaune restaurant for a really fun, interactive cooking class. We return to his restaurant for a delicious meal that we might have helped to prepare!

Day 4 - Today it’s the turn of the Cote de Beaune. You will taste at a small family cellar in Meursault before going on to the renowned village of Puligny Montrachet. Here you will visit the cellar and vineyards of a well known winegrower. This is followed by a leisurely, informal tasting lunch in their restaurant. Take a break from tasting on a spectacular drive up into Hautes Cotes de Beaune where you will be entirely surrounded by vineyards. If time permits, you have a choice for our last event of the day ��' a further wine tasting or a visit to a pottery in one of the villages.

Day 5 ��' Market Day in Beaune. Meander around Beaune’s wonderful market, full of colourful vegetables and fruits, delicious cheeses, olives and pates. There will be a visit to the mustard museum for those interested. After lunch we go cheese tasting in a farm in the hills and a visit to the red fruits farm where berries are transformed by hand into a wealth of delicious products. The last night dinner is at a Michelin starred restaurant in wonderful surroundings. Day 6. Departure day and we take you back to Dijon station during the morning to fit in with your personal travel arrangements.

A typical wine tasting day would start around 9.00 when you will be collected from your hotel or the local train station if you are coming from Paris. We drive through some lovely scenery to our first tasting of the day and en route, your guide will find out your level of wine knowledge and take you through some of the basics of Burgundy's wine region, so that when we start the tastings, you will understand the four levels of the classifications system. Your new found knowledge will be reinforced during the course of the day. Our winegrowers are predominantly small family owned domains with plenty of history behind them. If they don't speak english, your guide is there to translate. We taste through three of the four levels to premier cru quality with the occasional tasting of grand cru. If you require a grand cru tasting specifically, you can choose our Tour D. After the first tasting we move on to the second cellar before an excellent lunch in a wine village, renowned for its specialities of the region. The afternoon is reserved for a final cellar visit and a drive through the renowned vineyards and village of the region including the stunning upper slopes. We would normally drop you back at your hotel or station around 17h30.

Check also our One Day Tours here!!

One Day Wine & Gastronomy Tours

Tour A - Vineyards of Côte & Hautes Côtes de Beaune

Two private tastings/cellar visits in Meursault, Puligny Montrachet, Chassagne Montrachet or Santenay
Drive up into the upper slopes with its stunning vineyard views, past the castle of La Rochepot and the beautiful vineyard landscape across St Romain
Lunch in Volnay for some of the best regional cuisine of the area
Final wine tasting of the day in either Auxey Duresses, Pommard or Volnay with artisanal wine grower

From 220 euros per person inclusive of a three course lunch

Tour B - Vineyards of Côte & Hautes Côtes de Nuits

Private tastings in three different domains in Côte de Nuits wine villages.
Delicious 3 course typically Burgundian lunch with glass of wine
Leisurely drive through the famous vineyards of Côtes de Nuits, Nuits St Georges,Vosne Romanee, Chambolle Musigny, Gevrey Chambertin etc
Visit and stroll around the site of the legendary Romanée Conti vineyards

From 220 euros per person inclusive of a three course lunch

Tour C - Vineyards of Cote Chalonnaise

Travel South of Beaune for private tasting/cellar visits to the lesser known villages of Montagny, Givry, Mercurey or Rully. visiting small, family run domaines producing excellent quality wines.(village to premier crus)
Local three course gourmet lunch
Leisurely tour & walk amongst the vines to taste & photograph the beautiful vineyard landscape of Cote Chalonnaise

225 euros per person inclusive of a three course lunch

Tour D - Luxury Wine & Gastronomy Tour in Cote de Nuits

Taste village, premier and Grand Cru wines in Gevrey Chambertin, Vosne Romanee, Morey St Denis or Nuits St Georges at some exceptional cellars. Gourmet lunch at a Michelin rated restaurant or equivalent quality.
Visit to the site of the Romanee Conti vineyards in Cote de Nuits, a drive through the stunning vineyard scenery of the upper slopes of Cote de Beaune or a visit to the Château de Clos Vougeot. (village to grand cru)

275 euros per person inclusive of a three course lunch

Tour E - Luxury Grand Cru wine tour in Cote de Beaune

A morning tour of Northern Cote de Beaune to the famous hill of Corton and tastings which include the grand crus Corton Charlemagne white grand cru and Corton red grand cru. Cross to Southern Cote de Beaune for a 1* Michelin lunch before our cellar visit tasting from such villages as St Romain, St Aubin, Meursault, & Puligny Montrachet. Tour of the grand cru vineyards and upper slopes before final wine tasting with an artisanal winemaker.

From 295 euros per person inclusive of three course Michelin lunch.

Tour F - Cheese and Wine in Côte de Nuits

Private visit & tasting at two wine cellars in renowned villages of the Côte de Nuits with a stop at the site of the Romanee Conti vineyards.
Delicious typically Burgundian 3 course lunch in the countryside where fresh hams are baked over the fire and regional specialities on the menu
Visit to a goats’ cheese farm high up in the hills, learning each stage of artisanal cheese making & sampling excellent cheese with our hosts in their 300 year old farmhouse
Scenic drive through vineyards & villages of Nuits St Georges, Gevrey Chambertin, Vosne Romanée, Chambolles Musigny etc

From 245 euros per person inclusive

Tour G - Wine & Cooking In Burgundy

We can now offer half day cooking classes every day in the kitchens of local restaurants or private kitchens with french chefs of the region. Prices include lunch with wine. Afternoons include exceptional private cellar/wine tasting visit in Cote de Nuits and a tour of some of the famous vineyards in the area.

From 295 euros per person

Tour H - Medieval Burgundy (Flavigny & Chateauneuf)

Visits to two of the prettiest medieval villages in France, Flavigny sur Ozerain (of 'Chocolat' fame) and Chateauneuf en Auxois
Lunch at a Ferme Auberge run by local farmers’ wives
Fun and informative tasting of wines of the Auxois region
Optional walking tour through Flavigny’s delightful streets
Free time to stroll through picturesque Chateauneuf or visit the château
Return to Beaune the scenic route through the beautiful Ouche Valley

From 220 euros per person inclusive

Tour I - Truffles & Wine in Cote de Nuits

Imagine a day wine tasting and truffle hunting in the beautiful Cote de Nuits with the backdrop of a 17th C. château.. Spend the morning in the picturesque Burgundian countryside watching a specially trained dog sniffing out the precious truffles and learning about the Burgundy truffle from the expert. Enjoy a truffle based four course lunch with wine followed by an optional walk through the vineyards of Vosne Romanee stopping off at the site of the Romanee Conti vineyard, the most expensive wine in the world!

In the afternoon, a private vineyard and cellar visit in either Gevrey Chambertin, Chambolle Musigny, Nuits St Georges or Vosne Romanee before returning to Beaune.

From 250 euros per person inclusive of a four course truffle lunch

Our age range seems to be 20's to 70's. As these are wine tours, they are not suitable for children under 14 although now and again we do take children if you book a private tour. We have groups of friends or colleagues, singles, couples, young people to seniors. On our one day wine tours we take from 2 to 8 people. If a group is larger than 8, please contact us in advance as we have to arrange a bus with a driver as well as a wine guide. As a very flexible company, we do our best to accommodate your requests. We will also arrange private tours where you do not share with anyone else.

We recommend 3 and 4 star hotels in and around Beaune. If you are staying just for a night or two, we can give you our recommended accommodation list to enable you to make your own choice. In this list we also include bed and breakfast accommodation.

Our restrictions are few! No pets, no smoking in any of the venues or in the bus - but you can sneak a cigarette outside in the vineyards! We would prefer not to take minors under the age of 14 because of the nature of the tour, but we have taken the occasional baby around the vineyards!

One Day Tours from 220 euros (Check our one day tour page)

Heart of Burgundy Tour from 1,995 euros for 5 nights, 6 days (accommodation not included).

Please see the website for other costs and note that we have a whole variety of different tours.

You can also contact me for private tour information.

Look at our website for testimonials - we have a whole page of them!

Here's just a few

Many thanks for all your help during our ( too brief ) stay . We are all agreed that you got it spot on with our visit , mixing the size, variety and quality of visits/wine tasting perfectly.. Certainly your reputation seems very good as they all seemed happy to see you and of course that makes the visits much more personal and thus enjoyable. All in all great fun and much enjoyed by us all. David Sibree for the Benfield Group, UK

We can't stop talking about what a great time we had with you in Burgundy. As Rich said, this weekend we shared a fabulous dinner with our friends and dazzled them with our new found knowledge of wines and food. The prior weekend, we went to a party where I brought a platter with Epoisse cheese and french bread. It was devoured quickly! Thanks again for your warmth and hospitality. ……..Patti & Richard Eisenberg ��' USA

The two days that we spent with you in December - one day for a wine tour and one day for the truffle hunt were exceptional. The wine tour was "THE REAL THING", talking and tasting with the actual winemakers in small historic cellars. It was delightful and we were so pleased that the tastings were not the commercial kind open to everyone. You were obviously respected by the wine makers we visited and the truffle hunt was not only entertaining, but also very educational. We would take both tours again and would recommend them to anyone wanting to get a true insider's view of Burgundy.
Sue and Bob Guthrie ��' USA

Thank you for a wonderful tour of Burgundy. As Ralph and I recount the experiences we feel as though we truly enjoyed the best of Burgundy…..We look forward to returning with our children and introducing them to Burgundian hospitality.. Jenni del Rio - USA

These may be offered from time to time, depending upon the circumstances.