Taste Trails · From vine to table
Vineyard experiences in France
Grape harvest days, shared tables and a closer taste of the places and people behind the wine.
Representative landscape, not the estate: Vineyards near Beaune in Burgundy. Photo: Mark Gorzynski · CC BY-SA 4.0
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19 of 19 vineyard experiences
France · Loire Valley
Château de Nitray
Tourist harvest days, living the vendange alongside the estate team.
Sep · Oct · Nov
France · Anjou, Loire
Château de Bellevue
Seasonal programme mixing hands-on harvesting with tastings and guided vineyard walks.
Sep · Oct
France · Layon, Loire
Château de la Viaudière
Harvest participation with tastings and walks in the Anjou-Saumur vineyards.
Sep · Oct
France · Eguisheim, Alsace
Bruno Hertz
Tour the vines in a vintage 2CV, then pick grapes for a morning or afternoon.
Sep · Oct
France · Pommard, Burgundy
Château de Pommard
Hand-pick, work the sorting table and help start vinification with the vineyard team.
Sep
France · Santenay, Burgundy
Château de la Crée
Full harvest day: coffee and croissant, winery talk, tasting among the vines incl. barrel previews, winegrower's lunch.
Aug
France · Mormoiron, Ventoux
Château Pesquié
Half-day picking in French or English, booking compulsory.
Sep · Oct
France · Near Hyères, Provence
Château de Berne
'Mysteries of the Harvest' event guided by the estate's vintners; on-site hotel.
Sep
France · Saint-Julien, Bordeaux
Château Lagrange
Hand-pick, follow the grapes to the vat cellar, then a country picnic in the château park.
Sep
France · Saint-Émilion, Bordeaux
Château Mangot
Harvest day at the end of September: vineyard walk, tasting grapes, cellar tour.
Sep
France · Bouliac, Bordeaux
Le Saint-James
Luxury château-hotel harvest stay with grape picking, bistro and Michelin-starred restaurant.
Sep
France · Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux
Château Pape Clément
B-Winemaker: tour the vat-house and barrel cellar, blend your own wine and take the bottle home.
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France · Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux
Château Smith Haut Lafitte
Wine, dried fruit and chocolate pairing; master class across six vintages; art-in-the-vines tour; Caudalie spa hotel.
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France · Pauillac, Bordeaux
VINIV at Château Lynch-Bages
Blending workshop backed by the Cazes family; add lunch at Café Lavinal or a private château tour.
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France · Bordeaux
Château Sainte-Barbe
Château tour then blending workshop; leave with a personalised bottle.
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France · Épernay, Champagne
Épernay half-day harvest
Half-day picking in a Champagne vineyard with tasting, sold through the Épernay tourist office.
Sep
France · Pouillon, Champagne
Champagne Cuillier – De Sloovere
Become cellar master: taste vins clairs, make your own cuvée, compare it with a house Champagne; optional cellar lunch.
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France · Reims, Champagne
Champagne Taittinger
45-minute Chardonnay & Pinot Noir blending workshop.
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France · Épernay, Champagne
Perrier-Jouët
Belle Epoque Society: four visitor spaces built around food and Champagne pairings.
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