REVIEWS · WINE TASTINGS IN BORDEAUX
Good wine tastings in Bordeaux fill up weeks ahead and the great ones go first. Below: the 15 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
Explore Bordeaux’s Cité du Vin with interactive exhibits, a digital guide, a world wine tasting, and panoramic city views.
“Very informative for beginners in the wine world like me.”
Review of a small-group Saint-Émilion tour from Bordeaux, with a Grand Cru Classé château, village walk, wine tasting, and French snacks.
“Excellent afternoon spent with Marion and a lovely group. We enjoyed a wonderful tour around the beautiful village of Saint Emillion and then visited Chateau Cote de Baleau for beautiful and educational tasting! We had debated getting the train and organising a trip ourselves but very happy that we booked this tour instead! Thank you Marion & team at Chateau CdB!”
Compare Bordeaux wine tours to Médoc or Saint-Émilion with château visits, tastings, local snacks, transport, and practical booking advice.
“The tour was great. We really liked our tour guide. She was very knowledgeable and very funny and did a great job. We enjoyed all the wineries that we visited.”
Review of an eight-hour Saint-Émilion and Pomerol wine tour from Bordeaux, with three tastings, château visits, and free time.
“Excellent day of wine tasting with our very knowledgeable guide, Oscar and exploring the UNESCO town of Saint Emilion”
Review of Bordeaux’s Saint-Émilion half-day tour, with a château tasting, village walk, minivan transport, costs, timing, and practical tips.
“Very informative tour of the Bordeaux Right Bank vineyards and the town of St. Emilion. Carol provided a lot of great information about the vineyards, town, and the rules, processes and implementation of the wine rating system. We tasted 4 wines, and got to compare vintages and methods.”
Review of the Saint-Émilion half-day tour from Bordeaux, with village history, château visit, three wine tastings, and small-group transport.
“Had a lot of fun with Valentin as our guide. Would recommend!”
Ride e-bikes through Saint-Émilion vineyards, visit two châteaux, taste local wines, enjoy a picnic lunch, and explore the medieval village.
“Rustic Vines is a great company! Our guide, Pauline, was wonderful. She had a great personality and very knowledgeable about the area! We had a great time on the bikes and it was not difficult at all. The Chateaus were great and we had some wonderful wines. Our favorite part was walking through St. Emilion and our last tasting was the best. He was so knowledgeable and made it very fun!”
Explore Bordeaux’s Wine and Trade Museum, then taste Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon in historic 18th-century cellars.
“The exhibit was intimate and the wine tasting experirence . The museum director was so nice during the tasting .”
Explore Bordeaux vineyards, Saint-Émilion, Médoc, Graves, or Blaye with château visits, wine tastings, and an expert bilingual guide.
“Tour guide was very knowledgeable about the wine region, the prices and current events. He was engaging and pleasant. The bus was to quality and the driver was skilled, which was good considering dinner if the tags he had to drive down. Saint Emillion was gorgeous and fascinating. The vineyard was beautiful and our host was brilliant. And the wine, oh the wine, was excellent. I bought a case. Highly recommend this tour especially on a Sunday or Monday.”
Review of a small-group Saint-Émilion tour from Bordeaux with organic wine tasting, medieval sights, local macarons, and practical tips.
“Our tour guide was lovely very informative. Excellent English speaker who made us all feel so welcome. Highly recommend. Would love to have had a little longer at St Emilion to explore ourselves plus and extra winery to visit would have been great. Thoroughly enjoyed our half day trip.”
Explore Margaux from Bordeaux on a four-hour small-group tour with château visits, five wine tastings, expert guides, and scenic Médoc views.
“The tour was amazing: beautiful places, informative guides and a very courteous driver.”
Explore Saint-Émilion from Bordeaux with two winery visits, six red wine tastings, local snacks, and a small-group guide.
“Perfect trip! Everything was amazing. Special thank to our guide Clement. For sure I would recommend it to everyone!”
Review of Bordeaux’s St Emilion wine tour, with three classified chateaux, tastings, village time, transport, price, and practical tips.
“Dulce was the most amazing guide I’ve ever had. We went to 3 chateaus and each was very very beautiful and different. We met the winemaker at one of them too and he greeted our guide with cheek kisses!! Dulce was the best and talked the whole drive telling us about the area and wine. I’d recommend to anyone. Very worth it!”
Review of a Saint-Émilion day trip from Bordeaux with château visits, 10 wine tastings, picnic lunch, village walk, and small-group transport.
“Our guide Susanna was brilliant. She provided us with interesting and useful information during the transport to the different destinations, all with a great sense of humour and authenticity! And she prepared a wonderful picnic for us 😀 The different wine tasting locations were great - different styles: family run vs investor led vs independent wine shop - and this gave us the opportunity learn and understand the different perspectives and of course to try fantastic wines!! The time in St. Emilion could have been a bit longer but overall it was a great and memorable day!! Thank you!”
Taste 11 French wines, learn Bordeaux basics, visit two Saint-Émilion châteaux, and explore the medieval village on this full-day tour.
“LOVED this tour. I was a solo female traveler - and loved every minute of this experience. The lesson was super informative - I am a novice at best. I wish we would have gone to more castle looking chateaus ... but that was quickly forgotten when we had our stop over in St Emilion to check out the CUTEST little old French village. It was a dream!”
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