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 Médoc Wine Tour from Bordeaux: Three Châteaux, Gravel Terroir and a Family Estate
A guide with thirty years of experience leads Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon tastings, apart and then blended, with a small family estate among the stops.
Private Médoc Wine Tour in a Citroën 2CV Convertible from Bordeaux, 4.5 Hours
A chauffeur-driven 2CV convertible, one grand cru classé from 1855, a family estate and 2 to 3 wines tasted at each château, and a drive through Margaux.
Private Mercedes Champagne Day: One Famous House, One Boutique Grower and Restaurant Lunch
A private luxury Mercedes pairs one famous champagne house with one small producer, with a French lunch between them and Paris pickup as a paid option.
Private Mercedes Champagne Day with Chauffeur-Guide: Veuve Clicquot, Moët & Chandon, Lunch
A chauffeur who doubles as guide drives a private Mercedes to two famous houses for tastings, with a restaurant lunch between them and all costs included.
Private Mercedes Day Trip from Paris: Moët & Chandon, Veuve Clicquot, Hautvillers, Reims
The driver handles the timetable and tickets while house staff guide the cellars in English; a live guide is a booked extra. Lunch is paid separately.
Private Moët & Chandon and Family Estate Champagne Tour from Reims or Épernay
Moët & Chandon paired with a family estate on the Route du Champagne, in a private vehicle, with a tasting lunch available as an option and a 5:30pm finish.
Private Paris to Chablis & Pommard Tour: 3 Guided Visits, 15 Wines, Mercedes Minivan
For 2 to 7 people in a Mercedes car or minivan, with hotel pickup, guaranteed departures and three guided visits. A 14-hour day with 15 wines and local cheese.
Private Premium Sedan Day in Saint-Émilion: Two Grand Cru Classé Estates and Pomerol
A private premium sedan day: three châteaux in Saint-Émilion and Pomerol, tastings paid separately, and photo stops at Ausone, Angelus, Cheval Blanc and Petrus.
Private Provence Wine Day from Nice: Saint-Martin, Font du Broc and a Third Organic Estate
Pick-up and drop-off are included, and each of the three vineyards pours reds, whites and rosés, with a wine masterclass on tasting, service and food pairing.
Private Reims Champagne Day: Veuve Clicquot Cellars, Cathedral, Rilly-la-Montagne Grower
Madame Clicquot's story told in Roman chalk mines, Reims cathedral, a lunch stop with pairing tips and a small grower in Rilly-la-Montagne, all in private.
Private Saint-Émilion and Pomerol Day: Grand Cru Classé Château, WSET Guide, Village Walk
Led by a WSET-certified guide, the day pairs a village wine shop tasting with a 1955-classified Grand Cru Classé château and a Pomerol winery, all customizable.
Private Saint-Émilion and Pomerol Day in an Air-Conditioned Car: 2 Châteaux, 3 Tastings
Two estate visits and three tastings booked in advance across Saint-Émilion and Pomerol, plus the Monolithic Church, by car. Château fees are paid separately.
Private Saint-Émilion Insider Day: Limestone Caves, Organic Family Estate
A wine professional with 25 years in the region plans the day, from a limestone cave cellar to an organic estate run by the 14th generation of one family.
Private Saint-Émilion Tour: 2 Grand Cru Classé Châteaux and Lunch Break
A 1.5-hour lunch break sits between two Grand Cru Classé château visits, plus a tasting in a village shop that stocks wines from small producers, all private.
Private Saint-Émilion Tour: Underground Monuments, Monolithic Church, Grands Crus Tasting
Underground monuments, a monolithic church dug into limestone, a Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé château and a Pomerol tasting, with photos taken by your guide.
Private Saint-Émilion Wine Trip in a 1973 Citroën DS Convertible, Half or Full Day
A 1973 Citroën DS Limousine Convertible, 4 or 8 hours tailored to your wine tastes, a free or guided village walk and châteaux chosen with the operator.
Private Sidecar Tour from Aix: Lavender Fields, Wine Tasting and Calissons, 2 or 4 Hours
Hotel pick-up in Aix, a vintage motorbike with a sidecar, three wines at a vineyard and calissons at the Roy René factory, on a private 2 or 4 hour ride.
Private Sommelier Tasting in Beaune: Seven Premier and Grand Cru Burgundy Wines
A seated tasting of 3 white and 4 red Burgundy crus from different producers, guided by your own sommelier in French or English, with shipping worldwide.
Private Southern Burgundy Wine Day in a Vintage Land Rover from Lyon
Four or more tastings with small producers and cooperatives, a private home cellar and a goat cheese farm selling only on site, all by vintage Land Rover.
Private Vintage Sidecar Ride Through the Saint-Émilion Vineyards, 1.5 Hours
A vintage sidecar, a helmet and gloves, and a driver-guide who takes winding vineyard paths past châteaux, with a photo stop, starting at the Collegiate Church.
Private VIP Champagne Day from Paris: Eight Tastings, Michelin Lunch, Boutique Estate
A wine expert rides along all day, with a croissant on the road, a Michelin-starred lunch paired with Champagne and a second boutique estate after a big house.
Reims Afternoon Champagne Tour: Hautvillers and Two Family Growers, Six Tastings
Two family growers instead of one big house, three glasses at each, and a detour to the church of Dom Pérignon. The group leaves Reims station at 2:00 pm.
Reims and Épernay Full-Day Small Group Champagne Tour with Pommery Cellars
Reims cathedral, Pommery's Roman cellars, Hautvillers and a boutique grower, plus lunch in Épernay, with five glasses of Champagne tasted in a small group.
Reims Champagne Day Trip: City Sights, Cathedral, Veuve Clicquot, Rilly-la-Montagne Grower
Sightseeing in Reims and its cathedral, Veuve Clicquot's chalk cellars with four champagnes, a lunch, and a cellar tour at a Rilly-la-Montagne family grower.
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