Bordeaux Vineyards Wine Tasting Half-Day Trip
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Bordeaux Vineyards Wine Tasting Half-Day Trip
By Office de Tourisme de Bordeaux
The Bordeaux wine region is one of the most famous in France and produces some of its most prestigious wines. This tour visits two wine chateaux in the St-Emilion or Medoc appellations, where you enjoy guided wine tastings, and learn all about French wine, including an explanation of “terroir” and its complex classification system.
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$56.52
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Ages 18-99, max of 50 per group
Duration: 5h
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English, French
Highlights
- Two wine tastings: sample a variety of red, white, or rosé wines
- Guided tour: Learn more about the French winemaking process
- Convenient round-trip transport from Bordeaux
- 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
- Entry/Admission - Entre-deux-Mers Tourisme
What's not included- Gratuities
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- Hotel pickup and drop off
- Meet your group and guide in central Bordeaux and travel by air-conditioned coach to explore the wine regions of Medoc, St-Emilion, or Sauternes (depending on the day). Along the way, listen as your guide explains the history of French winemaking and the wines that put Bordeaux on the map. Hear about different grapes, the importance of “terroir,” and the seemingly complex classification system that includes grand cru, premier cru, and AOC. During the tour, stop at two different wineries or wine chateaux, where you have the chance to stroll the vineyards and explore the underground wine cellars. At each winery, enjoy a guided wine tasting and sample a selection of red, white, or rosé wines. Based on your preferences, your guide can help recommend other varietals you might enjoy. Your tour ends back in central Bordeaux.
- Departure details
- Office de Tourisme et des Congrès de Bordeaux Métropole, 12 Cr du 30 Juillet, 33000 Bordeaux, France Please be present at 1.15pm. Departure of the tour at 1.30pm, return 6.30pm.-- Wine region visited: Monday: Saint-Emilion and surroundings - Tuesday : Medoc - Wednesday: Graves & Sauternes - Thrusday: Bourg & Blaye - Friday: Entre-deux-Mers - Saturday: Medoc - Sunday: Saint-Emilion
Return details- Returns to original departure point
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 2915CT- 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 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 & Mondays : Saint-Emilion 1 chateau + the village and the underground church
- Thursdays: Blaye & Bourg 2 wineries and wine tasting
- Most travelers can participate
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 50 travelers
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
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- How much is Bordeaux Vineyards Wine Tasting Half-Day Trip?
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- Bordeaux Vineyards Wine Tasting Half-Day Trip cancellation policy: For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience. Discover and book Bordeaux Vineyards Wine Tasting Half-Day Trip on Tripadvisor
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- How much time do I need for Bordeaux Vineyards Wine Tasting Half-Day Trip?
- On average, this experience will take approximately 5h. Discover and book Bordeaux Vineyards Wine Tasting Half-Day Trip on Tripadvisor
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 2915CT
Itinerary
- You'll start atOffice de Tourisme et des Congrès de Bordeaux Métropole12 Cr du 30 Juillet, 33000 Bordeaux, FrancePlease be present at 1.15pm. Departure of the tour at 1.30pm, return 6.30pm.-- Wine region visited: Monday: Saint-Emilion and surroundings - Tuesday : Medoc - Wednesday: Graves & Sauternes - Thrusday: Bourg & Blaye - Friday: Entre-deux-Mers - Saturday: Medoc - Sunday: Saint-EmilionSee address & details
- 1Saint-EmilionStop: 4 hoursSee details
- 2MargauxStop: 4 hoursSee detailsPass bySauternes
- 3Entre-deux-Mers TourismeStop: 4 hours - Admission includedSee details
- 4BlayeStop: 4 hoursSee details
- 5MargauxStop: 60 minutesSee details
- You'll return to the starting point
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This is the best office of tourism in France.We stopped ther e several times,, and the peope were super. helpful. I…
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00The problem was it was in French and English
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Emma L
1 contribution
Jul 2022 • Solo
i enjoyed the Guide, he was so nice and gave us some free time at St emilion. our Bus was a bit late which is why our wine tasting came a bit short. nevertheless the Guide tried everything to give us a good time and it was still very enjoyable :)
Written July 28, 2022
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Lucie P
1 contribution
May 2019 • Couples
Great information: about the region, the wineyards and the appellations. Lovely landscapes along the way.
too long explanations: everything was repeated in both English and French and you had to make sure you listen at all time to get the right version. Ot hets quite tiring after a while.
and... very little wine. That was very disappointing. There was no explanations as to how to drink your wine or the aromas. They serve you a minuscule amount, which is merely a way to lead you into their shop. Also some water would have been great. This is not a ‘wine-tasting’ but more a visit of the Chateaux.
too long explanations: everything was repeated in both English and French and you had to make sure you listen at all time to get the right version. Ot hets quite tiring after a while.
and... very little wine. That was very disappointing. There was no explanations as to how to drink your wine or the aromas. They serve you a minuscule amount, which is merely a way to lead you into their shop. Also some water would have been great. This is not a ‘wine-tasting’ but more a visit of the Chateaux.
Written May 31, 2019
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
jonwes74
Bristol, UK1 contribution
Sep 2018 • Couples
We had a lively, friendly host for this trip and the coach was clean and comfortable.It was nice to visit two contrasting vineyards - a family run business and also larger scale site. The 'wine talk' at the first place went on a bit at first - I think they just need to get a glass of something in your hand a bit earlier! The tour was explained in French and English - this worked a lot better on the second vineyard as the guide was more practiced. It was interesting to find out how the wine is made and the trip sped along at a decent pace - and nice to try all the wines of course...
Written September 18, 2018
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Margit K
12 contributions
We bought the city pass in the smaller office at the place der la bourse, and the staff was very helpful in explaining how to make the most of it, including recommending the best routes to get to the different sights. When we asked for ideas regarding visiting a wine yard they recommend us to go to the big tourist office. There is a special counter for wine yards, and the lady there, Isabel, was really phantastic! She explained many options and did her best to choose two tours for us which could be interesting for our son (12) as well. She even called one place with free wine tasting in order to make sure it's still open, so that we wouldn't drive there in vain. We really recommend to go there, obviously they love their job and love to help tourists! 5 stars, we are so happy we went there!!
Written August 22, 2022
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wisenetizen
Switzerland83 contributions
Aug 2022
Great information, kind and competent bilingual guide, overall a good experience and must-do in Bordeaux! Got lots of specific information and all my questions were answered by the guide(s).
I particularly liked that it wasn't a typical sales-promotion tour, where one gets the impression that the main purpose of the trip was to sell you overpriced stuff. I.e. there are no sales pitches or special offers for participants, putting you under pressure and trigger the FOMO (fear of missing out) in you.
OTOH, that also means it's not a good idea to buy/order any wine at any of the visited Châteaux, as they're apparently obliged to sell their wines for the official list price, which will be higher than the market price for most of the "normal" wines. For example, a 2018 Château Prieuré-Lichine was sold for 48 EUR per bottle, although you can currently find it on the market for up to 10 EUR less.
I particularly liked that it wasn't a typical sales-promotion tour, where one gets the impression that the main purpose of the trip was to sell you overpriced stuff. I.e. there are no sales pitches or special offers for participants, putting you under pressure and trigger the FOMO (fear of missing out) in you.
OTOH, that also means it's not a good idea to buy/order any wine at any of the visited Châteaux, as they're apparently obliged to sell their wines for the official list price, which will be higher than the market price for most of the "normal" wines. For example, a 2018 Château Prieuré-Lichine was sold for 48 EUR per bottle, although you can currently find it on the market for up to 10 EUR less.
Written August 21, 2022
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
Jenny M
Brisbane, Australia63 contributions
May 2018 • Couples
This afternoon we did a half day small group tour of the Medoc with Ophrus . Do not waste your money . At the first chateau we visited, Chateau Lascombes, the guide, who did speak English, had obviously been employed for her language skills of her birth country. Her knowledge of wine was non existent. She rattled on froma learned script and was unable to answer most questions. It was appalling. The second chateau, Chateau Marquis de Terme, was excellent and the guide was very knowledgeable and passionate about the industry. Our driver was just ok, nothing terribly interesting. We also thought that visiting 2 chateau in the one appellation was a cheap effort to save on driving a little further to experience something different. We felt that we had wasted our money and could have learned just as much with Google and several bottles of wine from a good wine cave!
Written May 31, 2018
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Charlotte J
8 contributions
Apr 2018 • Couples
An amazing afternoon, we went on the Monday trip to Blyth and B. we cant rate it highly enough. Our guide was a star, so informative and helpful and the two vineyards we went to were fantastic. Real value for your money. We will definitely go again to a different region when we return.
Written April 28, 2018
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Dawn M
London, UK9 contributions
We went on this trip on a Sunday, at no point in the booking did it say that this would only include 1 chateau, and one in the midst of a renovation.
We spent a good 1-2 hours looking at creepy catacombs in an underground church. Nice if you like that kind of thing, but not what we booked.
We went to one chateaux with a sexist wannabe magician as owner and by his own admission drank a little of his 'bad wine'. It was far too young and should not have been served for another 10-15 years. The chateaux was evidently in the process of renovation and so we stood, and it was a large group, in a dusty half finished shed like room whilst he attempted to do magic tricks. A distraction from the bad wine perhaps.
We were then bundled back on the bus where it became apparent our "wine tour" was in actual fact a lengthy and very boring tour of a church and one tiny tasting of bad wine.
The tour guide, although speaking both French and English appeared to give lengthy explanations in French and then would say random English words "soil" etc. So I do feel the explanation was somewhat lacking in English. Perhaps why half the bus fell asleep on the way there.
Overall very disappointing and blatant false advertising and definitely not worth the money!!
We spent a good 1-2 hours looking at creepy catacombs in an underground church. Nice if you like that kind of thing, but not what we booked.
We went to one chateaux with a sexist wannabe magician as owner and by his own admission drank a little of his 'bad wine'. It was far too young and should not have been served for another 10-15 years. The chateaux was evidently in the process of renovation and so we stood, and it was a large group, in a dusty half finished shed like room whilst he attempted to do magic tricks. A distraction from the bad wine perhaps.
We were then bundled back on the bus where it became apparent our "wine tour" was in actual fact a lengthy and very boring tour of a church and one tiny tasting of bad wine.
The tour guide, although speaking both French and English appeared to give lengthy explanations in French and then would say random English words "soil" etc. So I do feel the explanation was somewhat lacking in English. Perhaps why half the bus fell asleep on the way there.
Overall very disappointing and blatant false advertising and definitely not worth the money!!
Written March 5, 2018
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
Dear Dawn,
I am sorry to read your remarks.
It is true that the wine tour you mention includes only 1 wine chateau and the medieval village but it is mentionned everywhere on our flyers and website.
This organization has been settled many years ago to meet visitors expectations frustrated at not being able to discover this lovely village. I hope this will not stop you from choosing our city in the future and that you enjoyed your time in Bordeaux. We hope to see you again soon.
Written March 13, 2018
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toriaevans
Cardiff, UK4 contributions
This isn’t the most expensive wine tour but definitely dreadful value. An hour on a bus being bored senseless by a very dull guide - not enigmatic in the slightest. First Chateaux we tasted 2 VERY small glasses of wine - nothing special though. Then another half hour on the bus before we pulled over because the driver didn’t know where he was going. He was using his phone for directions and then had to call someone! We stopped 4 times in total trying the find the chateaux. The guide literally had to guide the bus driver around lanes and help him reverse the bus. The Chateaux eventually had to send a van out for the bus to follow. €40 to spend 3.5 hours on a bus and probably one large glass of wine in total - awful.
Written July 31, 2018
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Piret S
4 contributions
As the public transport was running late, I phoned the tourism office at 1.30pm to inform them that I am just arriving and asked to wait up. They said they are able to wait a minute. I literally crossed the road and could not see a bus. My ticket was checked by an agent in front of the office who then said that it was not her tour. I then rushed into the office and was informed that the tour had left with no viable option to reach them. I would have expected the tour organizers to be understanding of the delays due to World Cup. The customer service representatives shrugged shoulders and offered no alternative except for an expensive taxi. The woman working at the vineyard tour desk was in contrary extremely helpful compared to her colleagues trying to recommend for alternative ways to experience the destination.
Written July 15, 2018
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Yomna A
Dammam, Saudi Arabia17 contributions
Hi how can I contact you plz? I want a private tour plz for 2 persons
bobbylou91
Greater London, UK1 contribution
There is a group of 8 of us that wants to do this - how can we book this?
Priti Rangnekar
1 contribution
Can my 17year old join the wine tour? I understand he will not be allowed to taste.
Bonjour, nous aimerions faire ce trip cet après-midi. Est-ce que c'est possible? Ca va être nickel! merci et salutations, Michelle et Micheal
andraoprea
London, UK80 contributions
Hello, we are a group of 8 girls wanting to do a wine tasting tour - was wondering why is this activity limited to 4 people? Can you please advise? Many thanks.
the Daniels Family Adventures
5 contributions
Hi,
Our family is traveling and spending 4 days in Bordeaux this July. Are there any tours where children are welcome? I know a few vineyards do cater to families. Thank you in advance!
Sidharath T
Gurugram (Gurgaon), India45 contributions
We (my wife and me) are planning to do on this trip on Nov 8. We need to be at the Train Station at 6.30 pm for our train to Paris. Could you pls confirm that it is possible and we could be dropped at the station?
