A relief map of Burgundy’s vineyards and carved coats of arms open the Salle Vergnette de Lamotte’s wine history to view. At Comblanchien, quarry tours and machinery demonstrations explain stone extraction and its links to the Climats. The Cité des Climats adds guided interpretation, tastings and a photographic walk to this exploration of the wine-growing landscape.
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Loubet-Dewailly Volnay Prestige Tasting
Domaine Loubet-Dewailly’s Prestige session examines Volnay Premier Cru Le Clos des Chênes through a vertical tasting of five vintages. Because every glass comes from the same climat and the same Pinot Noir grape, participants can concentrate on how successive harvests express one Côte de Beaune site. Five generations of Loubet-Dewailly winegrowers provide the cellar context for reading this appellation over time. The domaine stands close to the Hospices and Collégiale Notre-Dame, placing the focused comparison inside Beaune’s historic wine-sale quarter. Visitors can also explore other estate appellations by the glass, while regional foods such as gougères extend the visit into Burgundy’s table culture. The Prestige format keeps one celebrated Volnay climat at the centre of that broader hospitality.
Louis Jadot Hospices Cellar Tasting
Maison Louis Jadot marks the Hospices de Beaune wine sale with a visit to its winery and ageing cellars. A tasting of ten wines follows, organised around three themes. The selection brings together the vintage currently maturing, a Hospices de Beaune cuvée and several house classics, keeping the cellar visit closely connected to the wines in the glass.
Bulle à Parfums and Jura Wines
La Bulle à Parfums brings designer fragrances together with Jura wines for Vignobles en Scène in Darbonnay. Its founder, perfume consultant Tiphaine Fougere, previously worked in a Paris perfumery laboratory alongside fragrance creators. Her work centres on identifying individual scent preferences and matching them to rare or designer perfumes.
Comte and Jura Wine Pairing Workshop in Poligny
La Maison du Comté links its museum route with a workshop devoted to the meeting of Comté and Jura wines. Participants first explore the museum independently before moving into the cheese-and-wine tasting. The workshop is reserved for adults, and advance online booking is required for the combined museum visit and tasting session.
Wine Heritage Tour in Nuits-Saint-Georges
Véronique explores Nuits-Saint-Georges from the winegrower’s point of view on this Tourist Office guided visit. The route introduces the Climats de Bourgogne and the local appellation, linking the town’s history to its vineyards. Old winegrowers’ houses, traditional architecture and Burgundian follies show how that history appears in the streets.
Wine Discovery Masterclass in Couchey: Tasting Techniques
This wine discovery masterclass in Couchey focuses on Burgundy tasting technique at Clos de Bourgogne. The programme includes a vineyard walk on the Marsannay and Côte de Nuits terroirs, with context on grape varieties, soils, biodiversity and the role of winemakers. A sensory tasting of six to seven wines follows the vineyard visit.
Jura Wine Tastings in Arc-et-Senans
At the Arc-et-Senans annex of the Fruitière Vinicole d’Arbois, Valérie leads a focused introduction to Jura wines. Her commentary explains how the selected bottles are made, giving the tasting a practical account of Jura winemaking alongside the bottles being sampled. Vin jaune and Macvin illustrate two distinctive Jura styles, while Comté adds a pairing rooted in the same agricultural landscape. The shop carries further wines as well as Comté and Morbier, allowing the session to extend into the area’s cheese traditions.
Experience Ticket in Beaune: Burgundy Wines
The Experience Ticket at the Cité des Climats et Vins de Bourgogne follows Burgundy’s vineyards from vine to glass through an immersive visitor route. Themed guided tours explore subjects from that route in greater depth. A tasting workshop introduces observation, smell and taste through three wines, and the ticket also includes temporary exhibitions on wine’s artistic, cultural and historical dimensions.
Parfums & Vins in Jura: A Sensory Journey
Parfums & Vins du Jura examines the link between olfactory families and Jura wines. Led by Tiphaine at La Bulle à Parfums, the workshop covers floral, woody, fruity and spicy aromas before applying them to selected wines. The small-group format focuses on aroma memory and sensory vocabulary for wine tasting.