Bordeaux Wine Tasting: 5 Grands Crus with Caviar & Foie Gras

Caviar and Bordeaux Grands Crus taste nothing like you'd expect together until they do.

A 90-minute tasting workshop in Bordeaux where a sommelier pairs five Grands Vins de Bordeaux, including three Grands Crus Classés, with exceptional French delicacies: caviar, foie gras, cured duck, farmhouse cheese and bean-to-bar chocolate. You taste each wine and food separately, then together, learning why the pairing works. The workshop is interactive. You ask questions and share observations in a small group.

The experience

The pairing starts with the wines and foods apart, so you taste the caviar on its own, the foie gras by itself, the Bordeaux on its own, then you bring them together and something shifts. A sommelier walks you through five pairings over 90 minutes, explaining the history of each product and why a particular wine matches a particular delicacy. The wines include older vintages and classified growths from Bordeaux. The foods are made by local producers and chosen specifically for how they answer to the wine. You might find that a wine you thought you knew tastes completely different when it sits next to the right cheese or chocolate.

The workshop is built around curiosity and even a little courage. The combinations are not obvious, and part of the point is learning to trust your own palate instead of following a rule. A sommelier leads the tasting in English, Spanish or French, and the room stays small enough that you can ask questions and hear other people's reactions. Caviar, sturgeon and caviar rillette toasts, artisanal semi-cooked foie gras, cured duck breast, farmhouse cheese and Bordeaux-made dark chocolate all come with the tasting. You bring nothing but an open mind.

What’s included

• A sommelier guiding the entire tasting.
• five glasses of Bordeaux Grands Vins including Grands Crus Classés and older vintages.
• caviar and sturgeon rillette toasts.
• artisanal semi-cooked foie gras.
• cured duck breast.
• farmhouse cheese.
• bean-to-bar dark chocolate made in Bordeaux.

Options for this experience

2 options

English10:00, 12:00, 14:30 and 16:30

French10:00, 12:00, 14:30 and 16:30

You'll see the exact price of each option when you check availability.See dates and prices

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDepartures at 10:00, 12:00, 14:30 and 16:30

AgesAdult (18 and older) · Under 18: can't be booked

GroupUp to 10

Live guideEnglish, Spanish and French

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled if the minimum number of travelers isn't reached. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

Prices and times updated 5 days ago

Good to know

Wheelchair accessiblePublic transport nearby

Operated by Olala Bordeaux

Is this one for you?Book this tasting if you want to move beyond wine-and-food rules and learn why a pairing actually works: the sommelier teaches you to taste both separately and together, so you understand the alchemy instead of just following a formula. The 90-minute format fits between other plans in your day without requiring a long commitment.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English, Spanish and French.

What Bordeaux wines are included in the tasting?

The tasting covers five Grands Vins de Bordeaux, including three Grands Crus Classés and older vintages selected to pair with the food. The sommelier explains each wine's character and why it matches the delicacy you're tasting it with.

Are the French delicacies made locally?

Yes. The caviar, foie gras, cured duck, cheese and bean-to-bar chocolate all come from local Bordeaux producers chosen specifically for how they pair with the wines in the tasting.

How does the pairing work during the workshop?

You taste each product (the wine and the food) separately first, so you understand them on their own. Then you bring them together and discover how they change each other. The sommelier walks you through the reasoning behind each pairing and answers your questions as you go.

Is there a minimum age for the tasting?

Yes, you must be at least 18 years old to attend.