Why book this day
Fourteen tastings, one road, two Côtes
Fourteen tastings, not one flight
Most Burgundy tastings stop at three or four wines. This one runs to fourteen, moving from village-level Pinot Noir up through premier cru and into a single grand cru pour — the kind of range that makes the difference between the tiers legible in an afternoon, rather than a theoretical idea from a wine list.
The Route des Grands Crus, not a detour
The day follows the Route des Grands Crus north out of Beaune, the narrow road that strings together the most famous vineyard names in Burgundy — Clos de Vougeot, Vosne-Romanée, Gevrey-Chambertin — before the group turns in to taste in Nuits-Saint-Georges and Chambolle-Musigny.
A guide who knows the growers
Access to small domaines and their winemakers is the part a self-driven visit struggles to arrange. The guide's relationships with growers along the route are what get a group of eight into a cellar that isn't set up for casual walk-ins.
Small enough to ask questions
Capped at eight people, the group stays small enough that a question to the winemaker gets answered rather than lost in a crowd — the difference between a tasting and a wine museum tour.
The appellation ladder
The Côte, in cross-section
Burgundy ranks its wines by exactly where they grow on the slope — the same hillside can carry four different tiers within a few hundred metres. Here is the ladder the day's tastings climb, and where the group stands on it, stop by stop.
- Grand CruAbout 2% of production — the mid-slope band with the best drainage and sun, and the day's single pour from this tier.
- Premier CruAbout 12% — named individual plots partway up the slope, each carrying its own vineyard name alongside the village.
- VillageAbout 36% — vineyards on the lower slope entitled to carry a commune's name, such as Chambolle-Musigny or Nuits-Saint-Georges.
- Bourgogne (Régionale)Around half of all Burgundy wine — the valley floor and flatter land, labelled with the regional name alone.
The morning runs north out of Beaune into the Côte de Nuits; the afternoon works back south, and the group is dropped in Beaune again by early evening.
- 9:00am Beaune
Departure from the Tourist Office
The group meets at the Beaune Tourist Office on Boulevard Perpeuil and sets out north on the Route des Grands Crus.
- 9:30am Near Beaune
First tasting, close to town
A guided tasting at a domaine just outside Beaune opens the day — village and premier cru Pinot Noir, about ninety minutes with the winemaker or a cellar host.
- ~11:15am Clos de Vougeot
A photo stop at the walled grand cru
The road passes Château du Clos de Vougeot, the walled monastic vineyard that gives its name to one of the Côte de Nuits' grand crus — a ten-minute stop to see the gate and the vines from the road.
- ~11:30am Route des Grands Crus
Vosne-Romanée and the famous names
A second short stop on the Route itself, in sight of the vineyard signs that draw wine pilgrims from around the world — viewed from the road rather than entered.
- 12:00pm En route
Lunch, on your own account
A ninety-minute break at a local restaurant, not included in the booking — Burgundian classics like beef bourguignon or oeufs en meurette are the local order.
- 1:45pm Nuits-Saint-Georges
The Côte de Nuits' own town
A second tasting stop, around 75 minutes, in the town that gives the whole Côte de Nuits its name — sturdier, more structured reds than what comes later in the day.
- 3:15pm Chambolle-Musigny
The day's most delicate wines
The final tasting, about an hour, in a village known for the most perfumed, lightest-bodied reds on the Côte de Nuits — a deliberate contrast to Nuits-Saint-Georges.
- 5:45pm Beaune
Back by early evening
The group returns to the Beaune meeting point by about a quarter to six, leaving the evening free.
Two Côtes
Two Côtes, two characters
The Côte d'Or splits into two halves, and the day's tastings cross both. Knowing the difference is most of what you need to make sense of a Burgundy wine list afterwards.
Côte de Nuits — the red spine
North of Beaune, running from Dijon down past Nuits-Saint-Georges, Gevrey-Chambertin, Vosne-Romanée and Chambolle-Musigny. It holds the large majority of Burgundy's red grand crus and is where most of this tour's afternoon tastings happen.
Côte de Beaune — where the tour starts
South from around Aloxe-Corton through Beaune itself and on towards Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet, better known for its whites even though it grows plenty of Pinot Noir too. The day's opening tasting, near Beaune, sits in this half.
Clos de Vougeot sits on the line
The walled vineyard the tour passes on its way north is one of the largest grand crus in Burgundy and one of the easiest to actually see from the road — a good marker for where the Côte de Nuits' grand cru band runs.
One road connects them
The Route des Grands Crus is the spine that ties the two Côtes together, and the whole geography makes more sense once you have driven it once with someone naming the vineyards as you pass.
The Côte, in pictures
The Côte, in pictures
Vineyard rows on the slope, a tasting glass, the cellars and the town's tiled roofs — representative photographs of the Côte d'Or and Beaune, not photographs of this specific tour or its operator.
Ways to taste Burgundy
Ways to taste Burgundy from Beaune
| Option | What it includes | Good to know |
|---|---|---|
| Small-group day trip, 14 tastings | Transport, a guide, and fourteen tastings across village, premier cru and grand cru wines, over about eight and a half hours | The listing this site is built around — the most tastings of the options here |
| Private full-day version | The same Côte de Beaune and Côte de Nuits route, in a private vehicle for your own group rather than a shared eight-seat tour | Booked as a separate GetYourGuide listing; useful if you want to set your own pace |
| Private in-town tasting with a sommelier | A seated tasting of premier cru and grand cru wines in Beaune itself, guided by a personal sommelier, with no minibus or vineyard visits | Shorter and more formal — a fit for an evening rather than a full day out |
| Winery tour with lunch included | A shorter small-group tour, around six hours, with a sit-down Burgundian lunch built into the price | Fewer tastings than this listing, but nothing to arrange for lunch |
Ways to book the day
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Every option below is booked through GetYourGuide, with live availability and the final price in your own currency.
Planning your day
Planning your day
Book the date, not just the tour
It runs as a small group of eight and GetYourGuide currently flags it as likely to sell out, particularly through the warmer months. The date is what you're securing — free cancellation up to 24 hours before means booking early costs nothing.
Pace yourself across fourteen pours
Fourteen tastings over a full day is a lot of wine, even with a lunch break in the middle. Spit more than you think you need to in the morning, and you'll still be tasting properly by Chambolle-Musigny in the afternoon.
Bring cash or a card for lunch, and for buying
Lunch is on your own account, and most domaines are set up to sell bottles after a tasting. Budget separately for both — neither is part of the tour price.
Wear shoes for gravel and cellars
Vineyard tracks and cellar floors are uneven underfoot. Comfortable, closed shoes serve the day far better than anything you'd wear to a restaurant that evening.
Planning a Burgundy day from Beaune
Planning a Burgundy day from Beaune
The Burgundy day trip from Beaune: what fourteen tastings actually feels like
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Read more →Understanding the slopeThe climat system, explained: why a Burgundy vineyard's address matters more than its name
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Read more →The two CôtesCôte de Nuits vs Côte de Beaune: the villages this tour actually visits
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Read more →Getting thereGetting to Beaune: TGV, Dijon connections, and what to expect on the day
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Read more →Around the Côte d'OrBeaune and beyond: the Hospices, Dijon, and the rest of a Burgundy trip
The tour takes one day. Here's how the town of Beaune and the wider Côte d'Or fill out the rest of a Burgundy visit.
Read more →FAQ
Burgundy wine tour questions
What does 'fourteen wine tastings' actually mean?
It's fourteen individual pours across the day rather than a single flight — a run through village and premier cru wines at the first stop near Beaune, more village and premier cru wines at Nuits-Saint-Georges, and premier cru through to a single grand cru at Chambolle-Musigny. The exact wines poured depend on what each domaine has open that day.
Is lunch included?
No. The tour includes a roughly ninety-minute lunch break at a local restaurant, but the meal itself is at your own expense. Burgundian classics like beef bourguignon, coq au vin or oeufs en meurette are the usual local choice.
Where does the tour start and finish?
At the Beaune Tourist Office on Boulevard Perpeuil, in the centre of Beaune. The group departs by minibus and is dropped back at the same point by about 5:45pm.
Is there an age minimum?
Yes — this is a wine-tasting tour and participants are expected to be 18 or older. Check the current age policy on the listing before booking if you're travelling with teenagers.
How much walking is involved?
Enough to matter — gravel vineyard tracks, uneven cellar floors, and short stops on the roadside at Clos de Vougeot and along the Route des Grands Crus. Comfortable closed shoes are worth packing over anything smarter.
Which villages does the tour actually visit?
Tastings happen near Beaune, in Nuits-Saint-Georges and in Chambolle-Musigny, with photo stops at Clos de Vougeot and on the Route des Grands Crus in sight of Vosne-Romanée. The route covers both the Côte de Beaune and the Côte de Nuits in a single day.
Can I buy wine on the day?
Most domaines the tour visits are set up to sell bottles after a tasting, and many travellers do. Ask the guide about shipping options if you're flying home rather than driving, since airline luggage rules make hand-carrying more than a bottle or two impractical.