Burgundy gourmet food & wine trip from Beaune (private)

Highlights

  • Taste local delicacies accompanied by your guide

  • Specialties include Charcuterie, Cheese, Chocolats, pastries

  • Panoramic tour of the vineyards of Burgundy

  • Local Tour Guide, Expert in Burgundy Wines

Summary

Small Group Private Burgundy Food & Wine from Beaune. Taste cold meats, cheeses, chocolates, breads, pastries and more. Choose your lunch option then enjoy a Cote de Beaune or Cote de Nuits Burgundy wine tasting tour in the afternoon.

Tour info

Duration
8 hours
Group Size
8
Pricing (From)
Adult: (18-99 years)
€465.00
Commentary
English
Meeting Point
Dropoff location

Why take this tour?

This morning, we will come and pick you up at the train station, your hotel, AirBnB or accommodation in Beaune or the surrounding area.
Meet your English speaking guide who is an expert on Burgundy Food & Wines and who will go over the program and itinerary of your private wine tour with you. Then, board your Premium, air-conditioned vehicle and begin your private tour to discover the local delicacies, specialties and wines of Burgundy. 

Program & Itinerary :

9:30 AM :  Pick up at train station, Hotel, Accommodation or AirBnB in Beaune

- Five culinary tasting stops to taste local specialties
- Optional lunch to choose from different suggestions
- Panoramic tour in the vineyards
- Commented wine tasting session of Burgundy wines
 
5:30 PM : Return to Beaune

Taste local food

This morning, depending on the season and your day of visit, follow your guide on a food tour in a market either in a village, in the town of Beaune or in the famous "Halles de Dijon". On this occasion you will have the opportunity to meet producers and farmers while tasting some local food. Regional products that can be tasted include the Burgundy Truffle, Parsleyed Ham, gingerbread, Blackcurrant liqueur from Dijon, Anise from Flavigny, chocolate, pastries and of course the famous Dijon Mustard.

Include your lunch during the booking process

To make it easier for you, we suggest 3 different options for your lunch that you can choose from during the booking process. 

Option number 1: Enjoy a local lunch at the table of a vineyard restaurant. Exquisite, traditional cuisine in an idyllic setting. This option is priced at 25€ per person, excluding wines. 

Option number 2: Enjoy food & wine pairing lunch at a family estate in Côte de Beaune or Côte de Nuits. Choose the wines you wish to pair with typical Burgundy dishes and cheeses. This option is priced at 79€ per person (subject to availability, closed on Sundays).

Option number 3: Enjoy fine dining at Château Le Clos de Vougeot with a 4 course lunch at the restaurant 'La Table de Léonce' with 4 wines included. This option is priced at 75€ per person (subject to availability, closed on Mondays during the season).

Taste local wines

Your afternoon will take you through the vineyards of Burgundy of Côte de Beaune & Côte de Nuits. Along the Route des Grands Crus admire castles, former Abbeys, Romanesque Churches and quaint villages surrounded by vineyards. Then stop in a traditional wine cellar for a comparative Burgundy Wine Tasting session. During your commented tasting, experience Burgundy White wines as well as Pinot Noir red wines that will include 1ers Crus and Grands Crus wines. You will also be able to combine some of the local food purchased in the morning to pair with the wines tasted in the afternoon.

After your wine tasting session, it will be time to make our way back to Beaune. We will drop you off in Beaune and that will be the end of our services.

What’s included?

  • English-speaking guide expert in Burgundy wine

  • Morning tasting of local specialties (Charcuterie, Cheese, Chocolate etc)

  • Sightseeing in the vineyards with your wine expert guide

  • Comparative tasting of Burgundy wines

  • Choose your optional lunch during booking process

  • Travel insurance

  • Meals, drinks unless mentioned in program

  • Personal expenses

  • Gratuities for the driver/guide

Things to know

Before you book

  • Tour requires minimum 2 passengers (adults) to operate

  • Small group option, maximum 8 persons per tour

  • Tour is not wheelchair accessible

  • Visit 1 or 2 wineries, 5 to 14 wines including Premiers Crus & Grands Crus Wines

  • Adult tour only, no children accepted under the age of 18

Before you go

  • Tour involves some walking, good walking shoes recommended

  • Currency is in Euros

  • Price is per person

  • 8 hour private Gourmet Food & Wine Tour from Beaune

  • Tour is operated in English, other languages on request

Cancellation Policy

    Private transportation (maximum 8 passengers per vehicle) 7 days or more before services: 50€ cancellation fees / 6 to 3 days before services: 50% of the total amount / Less than 3 days before services, the day of service or no show: 100% of the total amount.

Redemption information

    If any hotel or predetermined meeting place changes, notify Orphorus immediately.  Otherwise be at location 10 minutes prior to pick up time.


    Your voucher will be collected or scanned on redemption

About operator:

Ophorus Tours is both a licensed Tour Operator, member of Atout France and ETOA, and a Transportation company with headquarters in Bordeaux. We operate since 2005 and conduct Walking Tours, Day Trips, Private Tours, Shore Excursions and multi-regional Tours throughout France. 

Our multilingual office staff is made up of France Travel Experts that design unique itineraries for both individuals and groups. Their perfect knowledge of the destination allows them to suggest carefully crafted programs to professionals of the Travel Trade all over the world. 

Our in house team of licensed, multilingual Tour Guides are local Experts that can conduct any type of tours including (but not limited to) Cultural & Historical, Food & Wine, Luxury, Battlefields, Active, Family friendly, Faith-based etc...