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Bordeaux Vineyards Wine Tasting Half-Day Trip

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Bordeaux, France
Bordeaux Vineyards Wine Tasting Half-Day Trip
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Bordeaux Vineyards Wine Tasting Half-Day Trip
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Discover the subterranean cellars and winemaking secrets of the Bordeaux wine region on a half-day tour from Bordeaux. Admire sweeping vistas of the picturesque countryside as you travel by air-conditioned coach to prestigious wineries in the appellations of either Saint-Emillion or Mèdoc. Descend into the ancient cellars and see oak barrels of refined wines before marveling at expansive sprawls of vineyards. Pamper your palate with delicious samples of wine and gain fascinating insight into the wines’ delicate flavors and meticulous manufacture.
  • Discover Bordeaux's winemaking history and heritage with your guide
  • Explore winemaking territories such as Médoc, Saint-Emillion, and Sauternes
  • Tour the cellars and stroll through the vineyards of some of Bordeaux’s age-old wineries
  • Taste the wines for yourself and gain an insight into their delicate flavors
  • Travel by air-conditioned coach
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Wine tasting (volume according French regulations)
Professional guide (who will be speaking both French and English during the tour)
Air-conditioned vehicle
Entrance fee to the monolithic church of Saint-Emilion
Gratuities
Food and drinks, unless specified
Hotel pickup and drop off
Office de Tourisme et des Congrès de Bordeaux Métropole , 12 Cr du 30 Juillet, 33000 Bordeaux, France
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Please be present at 1.15pm. Departure of the tour at 1.30pm, return 6.30pm.-- Minors under 18 are not accepted on this tour -- wine region visited: -- Tuesday : Medoc -- Wednesday: Graves & Sauternes -- Friday: Entre-deux-Mers -- Saturday: Medoc -- Sunday: Saint-Emilion

1:30 PM
This activity will end right where it started.
After pickup from a centrally located spot, escape the metropolitan bustle of Bordeaux and travel to lands of verdant vineyards in an air-conditioned coach. Marvel as the views from your coach transform from city sprawl to a spellbinding natural tableau of rolling hills and beautiful vineyards, and listen as your guide offers fascinating insight into the rich geological and historical heritage of the winemaking region, which dates back to the 8th century.

Depending on the day of your tour, visit two different wineries and vineyards unless touring St-Emilion. See the picturesque territories of each region and delve into the underground cellars of the wineries to taste refined samples produced on the property.

The return to your vehicle and relax during the journey back to central Bordeaux.
Itinerary
Stop At:  
Saint-Emilion
On Sundays guided visit of Saint-Emilion village and its amazing underground church followed by of a wine château and a tasting of 2 wines from the estate The entrance fee for the underground monuments is included
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Duration: 4 hours 
Admission Ticket Free
Stop At:  
Margaux
On Tuesdays & Saturdays excursion in the Medoc with a visit to 2 properties of different type (family, grand cru classé, cru bourgeois) and tasting of 2 wines at each château (the cellars, the vat room, the stages of wine making, how to taste, the grape varieties, the aromas and any question related to wine). ---- The partner châteaux are different on each date depending on their availability. They are located throughout the Médoc and we try to go to 2 different appellations.---- Visiting and tasting rights are included.
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Duration: 4 hours 
Admission Ticket Free
Pass By:  
Sauternes
On Wednesdays you will vist 2 wineries South of Bordeaux, one in Sauternes and one in the Graves wine region and taste all the colors of the wine. Be aware that the quantity of wine for the tasting is limited by the French law. The visit at each chateau lasts around 1 hour. The chateaux are changing every week and depends on their availibility. On the way the guide will give you lots of usefull information.
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Entre-deux-Mers Tourisme
On Fridays you will visit two wineries in Entre-deux-Mers wine region, an authentic terroir: the opportunity to discover the diversity of its appellations produced by welcoming family estates and taste almost all colors of the wines! Each visit at the chateau lasts around 1 hour.
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Duration: 4 hours 
Admission Ticket Included
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • This tour is open to adults over 18 only
  • Please note the tour is conducted in English and French at the same time
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Near public transportation
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • This tour is made to give a good overview of the Bordeaux vineyards
  • A minimum of 10 people is required to confirm the tour; in case minimum numbers are not reached we will offer to reschedule or refund
  • Please book at least 24h in advance as the tour is very successfull
  • The wine region and the wine chateaux are changing every day
  • Tuesdays & Saturdays: Medoc 2 wineries and wine tasting
  • Wednesdays: Graves & Sauternes 2 wineries and wine tasting
  • Fridays: Entre-deux-Mers 2 wineries and wine tasting
  • Sundays: Saint-Emilion 1 chateau + the village and the underground church
  • Most travelers can participate
  • Please have a mask when you get on the coach
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 50 travelers
  • OPERATED BY OT Bordeaux
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

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star-3
We throughly enjoyed the...
Robert_B
, Jun 2022
We throughly enjoyed the tour especially Baudan the passion & love this lovely family have for making their wine for me comes through in the wine. The late arrival back of almost 1 hour caused us to miss our train. The last one of the evening back to La Rochelle. The tour guide in our opinion should be ensuring that the tour stays running on time. We had to find a hotel in Bourdeaux as well as purchase another train ticket for the morning.........these expenses were not planned for so it left a damper on our experience especially when the bus driver said "you shouldn't have booked a train ticket"....one plans their holiday & their tours.
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star-3
Not what I expected
Marlowe_P
, Jun 2022
The guide on this tour was really lovely, knowledgeable and did a great job at sharing the same info both in English and French. The trip to Saint Émilion was a nice surprise, though a warning about the very steep descent to the underground church would have been nice to have in advance. I was quite disappointed with the wine tour part of the tour as we only went to one winery, only got two tastings and it was very disorganized. Not enough places for everyone to sit - or be in the same room. Hardly the tasting I’m used to in other parts of the world. There wasn’t even break or water to cleanse the pallet. Overall, the tour was OK.
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Not a vineyards tour
Chloe_B
, May 2022
This is a tour of Saint Emilion with a single vineyard tour and only one brief wine tasting (with two small glasses of wine). The name of this tour suggests you visit multiple vineyards with wine tastings, but that is not the case. The guide (Frederic) was good and very articulate in French and English, and seeing the underground saint emilion church was interesting, but the tour was not as advertised.
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Not a wine tasting tour.
Claire_F
, May 2022
This tour is definitely NOT what you think. By all means if you’re not into wine but want to visit a nice town and walk around a winery learning about the process then go for it. Anyone else, I do not recommend this tour at all for reasons I will explain. I came for a wine tasting tour and went to ONE winery for two tasting servings of wine. TWO! (Advertised to visit two wineries also by the way) The tour Left Bordeaux at 1330 and wine didn’t pass our lips until about 1700! Really the operator should not call this a wine tasting tour, it’s really a history tour. Granted the visit to the town of St Emillion was nice but most of the tour was actually spent here and not at winery. I and my husband ended up just leaving the tours visit to a church to pay for a wine in the main square so we could start experiencing the local wine. We then went to the one winery of the so called wine tour with the group. Most of it was spent touring the grounds and getting the history of the place, how the wine is made etc which of course is part of the course though it was very long. We got our two meagre wine samples at the end of all this then home. I am very passionate about wine and have been on many wine tours in Australia, New Zealand and the US. I would advise anyone that wants to really explore and experience tasting various wines in the region to hopefully find something else. Contact the tour operator to find out how many tastings, wineries etc so you know what to expect. My husband and I were bitterly disappointed. Avoid if you’re planning on drinking more than two tasting servings of wine on an entire ‘wine tasting’ tour.
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1 traveler found this review helpful
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The village of St Emilion...
Jayanti_D
, Oct 2021
The village of St Emilion was nice to visit but the winery tour was disappointing because it was a modern winery and did not bring out the romance of wine making in all it's traditional glory..the cellers were not underground and the person explaning was very poor in English while the language of the tour was supposed to be English.
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1 traveler found this review helpful
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Visiting the winery was...
Rita_m
, Oct 2021
Visiting the winery was the highlight. The owners were charming and informative! Wish we could have visited another winery with another tasting.
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1 traveler found this review helpful
star-5
HIGHLY RECOMMEND
Ginelle_B
, Sep 2020
This was excellent! Christine was a gem and we really appreciated the warmth and interaction . Highly recommended
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star-3
If you speak French recommended
Diana_D
, Sep 2020
Ok but for native French speakers. Translate was not accurate and waste of time in translation. Wine was good
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star-5
Amazing
Negin_R
, Mar 2020
Beautiful view, amazing experience and it was really comfortable for a solo traveler like me! I really enjoyed it, thank you!
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1 traveler found this review helpful
star-4
the guide was amazing and shared so much with us
Mohamad_S
, Feb 2020
excellent tour for the price you pay - we went for half day to the Médoc region. good and cheap way to quickly visit the region and learn so much from the guide about the different wines and Chateau. it also included a tasting of 4 wines at 2 different chateau!
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Wine tasting in February
edelcallaghan5
, Feb 2020
A lovely day out - got to see a lot of the Bordeaux region, Glass on wine and onion soup in St Emilion village
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star-2
Too much talking, not enough tasting.
ashaleemd
, Feb 2020
The tour involved just so much talking and history of wine. We didn't really get to taste much, just two wines per vinyard, after standing in cold store rooms for more than an hour each.
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1 traveler found this review helpful
star-3
It was ok!
goa_ele_love
, Oct 2019
It was ‘ok’. The tour guide talked the whole journey, and I mean non-stop, which was a bit annoying. When we arrived at St Emilion, a few of us went to the toilet and told her we were, and asked she wait for us so we could join the tour to the underground church, which was optional. She said ‘yes’ of course, but despite us only taking a few minutes, she walked off without us. We literally had to run to catch up. Don’t say yes, but then leave! The underground church viewing took far too long. What started as interesting, quickly became boring. I’d strongly recommend you opt out and spend the time in the town instead. There’s nothing of interest in there. It’s dark, dank, cold and like I said, biting after about 10 mins. I think we were in there for about half hour!!! We tried to get out but the door was locked, so had to endure it. I wish we’d gone for a glass of wine or shopping in the pretty town instead. We then had about 20 mins in the town before boarding the coach again to go for wine tasting. Again, it was just ok. To call it wine tasting is overdoing it. It was literally a ‘drip’ of wine. We got to test two wines. Nobody expects a glass of wine, not even half or quarter of a glass, but honestly, despite not being a ‘drinker’, it barely wet my lips. Very disappointing. Many people were saying the same thing! It was nice to visit St Emilion, even if briefly. I’d have liked to score higher and be more enthusiastic about it but I can’t.
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star-4
Pleasant evening for wine tasting
antwniailia
, Oct 2019
Beautiful feedback across the whole trip about wine and châteaux. A day to spent if you are in Bordeaux.
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star-4
Highly recommend
Dina_M
, Oct 2019
I went on Thursday 3rd of October. The guide on the bus was SO good. He didnt just give us a history of Bordeaux that he had read in 5 mins from a lonely planet book as many often do. He gave us history, word etymologies, explained culture and language, al in the trip to the vineyard. Such an excellent guide, very pleasant and professional and didnt even ask if we "could leave a review". The first lady at Chateux Auzac (brown hair) was formidable, a wealth of information, no question she did not know the answer to. The tour was great, and we got to learn a lot about the wine making process. The second location was less commercial so got to see the process a bit. Tour guiding wasnt super like the last one. My only criticism is that we didnt get to go to a vineyard or see any of the processes really of wine making. If possible, this could be added on for when I bring my mum next time! The coach was super clean and comfortable.
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star-3
Overall disappointing but good sights
Nomad31725
, Oct 2019
Disorganised at the start. Group too large. Guide should have used a marker eg flag to find him. One part was a steep downhill walk - we should have been advised to bring strong shoes. The wine tasting was brief and the group too large. Water should have been offered. The English of the young French woman at the winery wasn’t quite adequate in this setting.
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star-3
Half day to Blaye
Ann_F
, Sep 2019
There were way too many people on this trip to make it enjoyable and the journey between wineries was very long.
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star-5
A taste of Bordeaux - Highly Recommended
Joni_Yorks
, Sep 2019
We went on two half-days trips, to two different regions of Bordeaux, with two different guides, and found both tours equally interesting and enjoyable. Both trips were with large groups, Our first tour was to the Medoc region. Our guide Christine explained as we travelled the history of wine growing, speaking both in French then in English. We visited two chateaux where upon arriving we were split into French and English speaking groups. We learnt further about the chateaux we were visiting, the grapes they were growing and the wine they produced, sampling two wines at each chateaux. Our second tour was to St Emillion and the beautiful Chateaux Pressac. Brigitte, our tour guide, once again explained the history of wine growing as we travelled, but delivered the explanation in a different style to our first guide so it was still very interesting (speaking both in French then in English). Brigitte also explained the history of St Emillions in both languages, pointing out lots of interesting items as we walked through the village and churches. We remained in one large group on arriving at the Chateaux Pressac, where the company guide spoke French then in English about the grapes which were being grown and the wine produced. Again we sampled two wines. As non-drivers we think these tours are a good experience to see in a very short space of time the countryside, villages and chateaux of Bordeaux whilst at the same time learning more about the wine industry.
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star-5
Relaxing tour tru Medoc
Erwin S
, Sep 2019
Very knowledgeable tour guide . Nice bus with a friendly driver. Worth the price considering renting a car would be more,
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star-5
My experience
susimanzana
, Sep 2019
it was a very nice tour, I enjoyed the experience so much, the two places we visited were incredible and the hosts of the vineyard houses were very kind and willing to answer all questions
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