6 nights in Bourgogne, including Beaujolais
Come with me
With more than 40 years of experience touring France’s numerous distinctive wine growing regions, Eric is the perfect guide to help you appreciate and understand the subtleties and complexities of French wines.
Please join me in France in this Spring and late Summer as we visit up to 10 wineries in the region of Bourgogne/Beaujolais.
Two trips:
Trip 1: April 26-May 2, 2026
Trip 2: August 31-September 5, 2026
Space is extremely limited!
Limited to groups of 6 to 8 people
Make your reservations early!
Itinerary
Sunday:
Check into lodging. Welcome dinner
Monday: Côtes de Nuits
1 winery, lunch, 1 winery, Clos Vougeot tour
Tuesday: Côtes de Beaune
1 winery, lunch, 1 winery,
Gastronomic dinner in Beaune
Wednesday:
Relaxation day – Self guided options:
Wine tasting, mustard factory tour, Hospice de Beaune, golf, visit art galleries, or anything else you wish to explore in the region.
Thursday: Côtes Chalonnaise
1 winery, lunch, 1 winery
Friday: Beaujolais
2 wineries, lunch, 2 wineries
Saturday:
Breakfast and bon voyage!
Costs
$5,975 per person
Reserve your space for
Trip 1: by February 15, 2026,
Trip 2: by May 15, 2026
with a $1000 (non-refundable) deposit. The remainder is due 60 days before the tour and is non-refundable.
Tour members will have the opportunity to purchase their favorite wines directly from wineries, with the option to have the wine shipped to their country.
Participants are expected to provide their own transportation. If the group decides to not drive themselves, transportation to and from wineries can be arranged for an additional $1000 fee per person.
Arrangements
Includes 6 nights of lodging in a luxurious chambre d’hôtes/hotel, 6 breakfasts, 4 lunches, and 1 gastronomic dinner, all meal will focus on local dishes. Price includes admission to 10 wineries and all wine tastings.
* The price does not include flights, train rides and rental cars.
Our friend Jacques Martinet at Calparrio Travel Services, calparrio.com, 415-612-6012 jacques@calparrio.com, can easily help you set up all your flights, train rides and rental car to suit your needs . This way you can choose your own dates of coming and going and decide which class you would like to fly, etc…
My Recommendations
Having traveled from California to France many times, my suggestion is that you fly to Paris, if you can stay 2 or 3 days to visit this amazing city and adjust to the local time zone. One of my favorite areas is Montmartre: so inviting, lots of history and things to visit, fun/good restaurants and why not treat yourself with a cabaret show at the famous “Moulin Rouge”. For where to stay, check out this cute hotel “Le Relais Montmartre“. I have stayed there several times. It’s very charming and super clean!
Then you could choose to:
- take the TGV fast train from Paris Gare de Lyon Station to the city of Dijon and rent a car there or
- rent a car straight from Paris and drive down, about 3 hours by freeway or
- stay overnight in Chablis, in the heart of this amazing wine region (the most northern part of “Bourgogne” which is where the Chardonnay grape originated) or
- stay overnight in the city of Dijon or Beaune (this one located in the heart of Bourgogne, very pretty and with many things to do and visit).
I would be happy to talk about logistics; please email me at eric@thefrenchwineguy.com
before calling me at (415) 518-2686
