Bordeaux Wine Blending Workshop & Tasting with Appetizers

Make Your Own Bordeaux Blend in 90 Minutes

You arrive, taste seven wines guided by a sommelier, learn tasting technique and aroma identification, eat French charcuterie and cheese, then blend your own wine from Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. The whole thing takes 90 minutes and works whether you know wine or you're just starting.

Step-by-step itinerary

Bordeaux wine tasting and blending workshop

• Attend wine presentation
• Learn wine-tasting techniques
• Identify different wine aromas
• Enjoy appetizer platter
• Create custom wine blend

The Experience

The room smells like oak and leather. A sommelier sets down seven glasses in front of you—reds you've heard of but never really tasted, each one different from the last. You're in Bordeaux, in a small workshop space, and for the next hour and a half you're going to stop being someone who drinks wine and start being someone who understands it.

The session opens with a presentation of Bordeaux wines themselves—what makes them what they are, why the region matters, how the soil and the grapes and the aging all talk to each other. Then you move into the tasting part, and this is where it gets real. Your sommelier walks you through how to actually taste: how to look at the color, how to smell it properly (not just sniff), how to let it sit on your tongue long enough to catch the layers. You learn to identify aromas—cherry, plum, tobacco, leather—things you didn't know you could taste. Between tastings, there's an appetizer platter: cured meats, good cheese, dark chocolate, fresh bread. It's not a meal, but it's enough to keep your palate honest.

The last part is the one you'll remember. You get to blend your own wine. Two Bordeaux varietals—Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon—sit in front of you, and you decide the ratio. You taste as you go, adjusting, tasting again. It's not complicated, but it's yours. You leave with a better sense of what you actually like, and a story about the time you made wine in Bordeaux.

What’s included

Your 90 minutes include a presentation on Bordeaux wines, professional sommelier instruction, tasting of seven different wines, a French appetizer platter with cured meats, cheese, chocolate and bread, and a hands-on wine-blending workshop where you create your own blend from local Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon.

Good to know

Easy physical level

Operated by à la française

Is this one for you?Right for anyone who wants to understand wine without the pretension, or who's curious about Bordeaux and wants to taste it properly in one session. The sommelier handles the teaching, so you show up and learn.

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Top questions

How long is the workshop?

90 minutes total, including tasting, education, appetizers, and the blending workshop.

How many wines do you taste?

Seven different Bordeaux wines throughout the session.

What's included in the appetizer platter?

Cured meats, cheese, chocolate, and fresh bread.

Do you need wine knowledge to join?

No. The workshop is suitable for all levels, from beginners to experienced drinkers.

Is there a minimum age?

Yes, you must be 18 or older to participate.

What wines do you blend at the end?

You create your own blend using Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, the two main varietals of Bordeaux.

Are pets allowed?

No, pets are not permitted in the workshop.

What's the group size?

Small groups, which keeps the atmosphere relaxed and allows the sommelier to answer individual questions.