Beaune wine tour: Chardonnay and Pinot Noir tastings with guide

Taste Burgundy's signature whites and reds straight from the vineyard

A four-hour guided wine tour through Beaune's vineyards takes you to five appellations (Meursault, Santenay, Chassagne-Montrachet, Puligny-Montrachet and Corton) with stops at a winery for private tastings of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Your professional guide leads the route in an air-conditioned vehicle, and you have the option to visit Beaune's wine museum.

The experience

Meursault holds some of Burgundy's finest Chardonnay, and the tour starts there before moving through Santenay and Chassagne-Montrachet, each with its own terroir and style. The route then reaches Corton, where the Grand Cru vineyards produce the region's most prestigious Pinot Noir. A professional guide narrates the landscape and the winemaking as you travel between villages, explaining what makes each site distinct.

The centerpiece is a private wine tasting at a working winery, where you taste several Burgundy wines selected to show the range of the region. After the tastings and vineyard stops, the tour brings you into Beaune itself. The wine museum there is optional. Your guide can arrange entry if you want to spend time on it, or you can explore the town's medieval streets and wine shops instead.

The vehicle is air-conditioned and holds the group together throughout, so there's no navigating between villages on your own. Your guide speaks English, Spanish, Portuguese or French, depending on the departure you book. Four hours covers the driving, the tastings and the walking through the villages, so the pace is steady but not rushed.

What’s included

• Professional tour guide in your chosen language.
• private air-conditioned vehicle for the group.
• wine tasting at a winery with several Burgundy wines.
• access to Beaune town and optional entry to the wine museum.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery day16 departure times: the first at 07:30, the last at 15:00

Book up to2d before

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish, Spanish, French and Portuguese

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

Prices and times updated 8 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effort

Is this one for you?Book the departure time that fits your morning or afternoon in Beaune: the four-hour loop works as a half-day excursion before or after other plans in town. If you want to taste multiple producers or spend longer in the vineyards, this single-winery format gives you depth in one location rather than rushing between tasting rooms.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English, Spanish, French and Portuguese.

What's the difference between the Chardonnay in Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet?

Both villages produce world-class white Burgundy from Chardonnay grapes, but Meursault's wines tend to be richer and more full-bodied, while Puligny-Montrachet's are often more delicate and mineral-driven. The tour visits both so you can taste the contrast directly.

Do I get to taste wine at more than one place?

The main tasting happens at a single winery during the tour, where you sample several Burgundy wines. The stops in the villages let you see the vineyards and walk through the towns, but the structured tasting is at that one location.

Is the Beaune wine museum worth the time?

The museum covers Burgundy's winemaking history and the region's classification system. Your guide can tell you whether it fits your interests and arrange entry if you want to go. It's not mandatory, so you can skip it and spend the time in Beaune's old town or wine shops instead.

How much walking is involved in the vineyards?

The tour is suitable for all fitness levels. You'll walk through the villages and around the vineyard sites, but the distances are short and the pace is leisurely. There are no long hikes or steep terrain.