Provence wine tour from Nice: Organic tasting & Saint-Paul-de-Vence

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Free cancellation

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Duration5h

GroupUp to 24

LanguagesEN · AR +6

PickupAt your hotel

Taste six organic wines from the winemaker, then walk through a medieval hilltop village

You taste six organic wines in a working cellar in Saint-Jeannet, then walk the medieval streets of Saint-Paul-de-Vence with views across the valley. Transport and wine tasting are included; the half-day length means you're back in Nice with time left in your day.

Step-by-step itinerary

Wine tasting and village visit

Visit winery cellar
Taste 6 local organic wines
Visit Saint-Paul-de-Vence village

The Experience

The winemaker opens the cellar door and you're standing in front of six bottles lined up on a wooden table, each one from vines that grow a few kilometers up the valley. This is Saint-Jeannet, a small village in the hills above Nice, and the tasting happens on the producer's own terms — no rush, no script, just the wines and what they taste like that morning. You get to ask questions or stay quiet; either way, you're tasting organic wine the way someone who lives here would, not the way a tour group usually does.

After the cellar, the drive takes you to Saint-Paul-de-Vence, which sits on a ridge overlooking the Provence landscape like it was placed there on purpose. The village is old — medieval old — and narrow enough that cars can't go in, so you walk the stone streets and look at the light hitting the walls and the valley below. It's the kind of place that gets crowded by afternoon, but you're there in the middle of the day when the tour schedule puts you there, so you see it as it is. The air-conditioned vehicle picks you up when you're done, and you're back in Nice by early evening.

The whole thing runs about four to five hours from pickup to drop-off. It's not a long day, which is the point — you get the wine tasting and the village without burning the rest of your schedule. If you're staying in Nice and want to see what the Provence interior looks like without committing to a full-day drive, this fits the afternoon or the morning depending on when you book.

What’s included

Your half day includes pickup and drop-off in Nice, transport in an air-conditioned vehicle, entry to the winery cellar in Saint-Jeannet, and a tasting of six organic wines organized by the winemaker. The visit to Saint-Paul-de-Vence is also included, though entry fees to any attractions within the village are separate.

Good to know

Easy physical levelWheelchair accessibleAccessible transportStroller friendlyInfant seats availablePets welcomePublic transport nearbyNot for pregnant travelers

Operated by French Riviera Sightseeing

Is this one for you?Right for travelers based in Nice who want to taste local wine and see a Provence village without spending a full day on the road. The half-day format means you keep the rest of your schedule open, and the cellar tasting is organized by the producer, so you're not following a standard group script.