French Wine Tours: Five Regions Compared
211 tours across Champagne, Bordeaux, Burgundy, Provence and the Rhône, from 11 to 2,353 EUR. Not one of the five regions has a median within 45 EUR of the national 232.5.
French wine tours start at 11 EUR and top out at 2,353 EUR across the 211 listings in our catalogue, and half of them sit between 116 and 495 EUR. The middle of that range, 232.5 EUR, makes France the third most expensive of the 13 countries on this site, behind the USA and Argentina at 242 EUR each. It is also a number that describes no actual trip: not one of the five regions has a median within 45 EUR of it. Rhône Valley tours have a median of 104 EUR and Burgundy's is 425 EUR, and the gap comes less from the wine than from who is in the car and where the train stops. This page sets the five regions side by side, and the regional pages take each one apart.
One caution on reading the numbers. Prices are per person as listed, but private tours often price the whole booking, up to six or eight travellers, and the listing does not always say which. The regional pages keep shared and private apart wherever the gap is wide. Nothing here ranks the wine; it compares products you can buy. If you only have a minute, read the regional table first and the season grid last. If you are choosing between a big house and a small grower, or a village and a grand cru, the label section in the middle is the one to read.
Choose a destination in France
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Champagne
60 Champagne tours compared: a 130 EUR tour from Reims or Épernay, a 385 EUR day from Paris, a 488 EUR house tour. Train times and house prices at the door.
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Bordeaux
56 Bordeaux wine tours compared, 20 to 930 EUR. Saint-Émilion by train in 30 minutes, the Médoc only with a driver, and what August closes.
56 experiences in 3 destinations -
Burgundy
Burgundy wine tours from Dijon and Beaune, 11 to 2,353 EUR. Shared days cost a median 141.5 EUR, private ones 593.5: what each buys, by train from Paris.
38 experiences in 2 destinations -
Provence
Provence wine tours from Nice, Aix-en-Provence and Marseille, 25 to 1,250 EUR.
38 experiences in 2 destinations -
Rhône Valley
Rhône Valley wine tours compared: all 19 tours are in the south, median 104 EUR, cheapest in France.
19 experiences in 1 destination
Wine Tours Experiences in France
Private Driver-Guide Wine Day Trip from Paris to Beaune, Pommard and Meursault
Driver-guide day from Paris through Beaune's Hospices and Burgundy villages, with winery visits at Pommard, Meursault or Santenay and tastings paid separately.
Private Full-Day Burgundy Food and Wine Tour: Markets, Regional Lunch and Clos de Vougeot
A private day that starts with markets and gourmet shops, moves to a regional lunch, then spends the afternoon at Clos de Vougeot and a Côte de Nuits winery.
Private Full-Day Burgundy Minivan Tour: 10 Premiers and Grands Crus, Lunch, 15-20 Wines
A private minivan day of 125 to 150 km from 10:00 AM, with a lunch that pours 15 to 20 wines and a tasting in a vaulted cellar of estates closed to the public.
Private Full-Day Champagne Tour from Reims with 3 Growers, Bistronomic Lunch and Minivan
A private minivan day from Reims station, 9.30am to 6pm, with lunch in Épernay and champagne poured at three growers. English only, two guests minimum.
Private Full-Day Champagne Tour: Moët & Chandon, Veuve Clicquot Crayères, Pressoria Museum
Les Crayères at Veuve Clicquot, the Moët cellars and the Pressoria museum in Ay fit one private day, with hotel or airport pickup in an air-conditioned car.
Private Full-Day Châteauneuf-du-Pape Tour: Fortia, La Nerthe, La Gardine, Lunch Stop
A full day for your party alone: cellar visits and private tastings at Château Fortia, Château La Nerthe and Château de la Gardine, with a lunch stop arranged.
Private Full-Day Châteauneuf-du-Pape Wine Tour from Marseille with Avignon Stop and Lunch
Private driver from Marseille, an Avignon stop, lunch in Châteauneuf-du-Pape and tastings at Les Caves Saint Charles, La Nerthe and Domaine de Beaurenard.
Private Full-Day Côte de Beaune and Côte de Nuits Wine Tour with Two Estate Tastings
Two estate visits and 12 wines, four of them Grands and Premiers Crus, with a specialist guide who reads the vineyard map with you. Private, full day.
Private Full-Day Custom Wine Tour from Avignon: Choose Châteauneuf, Gigondas or Vacqueyras
You choose the areas when you book: a flexible private day with a wine specialist among vineyards in Gigondas, Séguret, Vacqueyras and Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
Private Full-Day Médoc Tour: Route des Châteaux, Pauillac to Margaux
Châteaux are chosen to the guest's wishes, from family estates to modern luxury ones, with pickup anywhere in Bordeaux and a photo stop at Château Margaux.
Private Full-Day Provence Wine Tour in the Var: Les Arcs-sur-Argens Châteaux and Tastings
A private day in the Var with a guide who picked the estates, including Château Font du Broc and its cathedral-like cellar, plus a medieval village and chapel.
Private Full-Day Provence Wine Tour with Hotel Pickup from Marseille, Aix or Avignon
Pickup at the hotel in Marseille, Aix, Avignon, the Luberon or the Alpilles, then selected private wineries and a finish in Cassis, Aix or Lourmarin town.
Private Full-Day Saint-Émilion Tour from Bordeaux with Olala Bordeaux, 3 Wineries
Olala Bordeaux guides this private day from your hotel: three wineries chosen to your level, tastings and lunch paid separately, plus UNESCO Saint-Émilion.
Private Full-Day Saint-Émilion Tour with Hotel Pickup, 3 Châteaux
The operator collects the group at the hotel and pre-books three château visits with tastings, so the day's appellations and grape varieties are planned ahead.
Private Half-Day Champagne Tour from Épernay: Hautvillers, Côte des Blancs, 2 Growers
Two Grand Cru growers, six Grand Cru and Premier Cru champagnes, and a drive through Cramant, Oger and Avize, with Dom Pérignon's church in Hautvillers.
Private Half Day from Paris to Reims: Mumm Cellars, Reims Cathedral and Lunch
Mumm's UNESCO-listed cellars with an expert guide, a self-guided stop at the coronation cathedral and free time for lunch, with a 16:00 return to Paris.
Private Half Day from Paris to Ruinart, the Oldest Champagne House, with Reims Cathedral
Guided by Ruinart's own staff through UNESCO-listed chalk cellars, with two Champagnes tasted, a lunch break in Reims and a return to Paris around 16:30.
Private Half-Day Mâconnais Wine Tour by Vintage Land Rover from Lyon
A private half day in a vintage Land Rover through Mâconnais: a bottle opened in the vines, an optional walk up Solutré and a winery run by a young couple.
Private Half-Day Margaux and Médoc Tour in a Citroën 2CV with Two Château Tastings
A private 2CV ride with a professional wine taster, tastings at Château Lamothe-Bergeron and Château Hourtin-Ducasse, and a suggested picnic of local products.
Private Half Day Médoc Wine Tour from Bordeaux with Hotel Pickup and 2 Winery Tastings
A half day in the Médoc with hotel pickup, two pre-booked winery visits with tastings and a wine guide on the Castle Road, leaving at either 9am or 2pm.
Private Half-Day Saint-Émilion Wine Tour from Bordeaux with English-Speaking Guide
A private half day from Bordeaux to Saint-Émilion, with a guided walk, a Grand Cru estate tasting and free time in the village. Departs at 9am or 2pm.
Private Luberon Day: Two Boutique Vineyards, Bastide du Laval Olive Mill and Lourmarin
Two boutique Luberon wineries, a tasting at the award-winning Bastide du Laval olive mill and a visit to Lourmarin's Renaissance château on a private full day.
Private Lyon Day Trip to Beaune, Gevrey-Chambertin and Côte de Nuits Cellars
A driver-guide leads you from a château with an 11th-century cellar to free lunch time in Beaune and a final Gevrey cellar tasting, then back to Lyon.
Private Médoc and Saint-Émilion Day: 1855 Château and Grand Cru Classé
One day covers both banks: a château from the 1855 Classification in Margaux, then a wine shop tasting and a Grand Cru Classé château in Saint-Émilion.
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