Average rating Bordeaux Wine Tasting Tour

Explore magnificent Bordeaux vineyards on foot with this year-round one day Bordeaux wine tasting tour guided by a splendid English-speaking wine buff. Experts and novices alike can sample and learn all there is to know about the area’s scenic organic estates and enjoy a gourmet picnic to keep them going,

Bordeaux is near the Atlantic coast in south-western France and Bordeaux wine takes the name from the region’s main port and city; the region spreads 60 miles around the city. With a short winter, hot summers and temperate winters the region produces some of the world’s finest and most famous wines, red and white, in fertile valleys dotted with picturesque villages.

Besides wine, Bordeaux city boasts an intoxicating mix of culture and architecture, museums and three UNESCO world heritage monuments: Saint Michel Basilica, Saint Andre Cathedral and Saint Seurin Basilica, that mark the French pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela in Spain.

This Bordeaux wine tasting day is one of sophisticated pleasures simply taken. The vineyards on this tour of the Saussignac region are organic and conform to the highest standards of biodiversity and the well-established wine-making customs of the areas. Your guide is a member of the management committee of the Saussignac commune appellation and will explain the techniques used.

You will learn about soil, climate, grape and appellation as well as seeing some of the other beautiful sights in the surrounding countryside including bubbling brooks and gorgeous orchids. When you start feeling peckish, you can sit down to a wonderful picnic prepared in advance for you.

This is an elegant day-trip in a delightfully high-brow region of France, perfect for a couple of any age already planning on holidaying in the south-west and looking to sample some local specialities. There is no need to be a wine snob as the walk is tailor made for all levels of knowledge, your guide is a charming and English-speaking vintner and the gourmet picnic’s excellent too! If you’re looking for a way to escape the children, then this tour holds the right mixture of culture, history and alcohol to entertain you.

Getting there

Fly to Bergerac, Bordeaux or Rodez then drive (no more than an hour and half from each)

Price includes

Gourmet picnic lunch
Two vineyards with wine-tasting included at both

Available

Jan—Dec

Typical Duration

1 day

Experience required

A reasonable interest is all that is needed