Are you in search of the best Bordeaux wine tours? This guide covers our favorite Bordeaux wine tastings, tours, and experiences! Keep reading!
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🍷 Top Wine Tours and Tastings in Bordeaux:
- Half-Day Saint-Émilion Tour and Wine Tasting (#1 selling wine tour!)
- La Cité du Vin Skip-the-Line Ticket & Wine Tasting (top-rated ticket!)
- Full-day Saint-Émilion Tour and Wine Tasting (great day trip!)
🇫🇷 Other Popular Experiences in Bordeaux:
- River Garonne Cruise with Glass of Wine (best city tour!)
- Bordeaux City Pass for 48 or 72 Hours
🛌 Top Hotels in Bordeaux:
- Le Boutique Hotel (has a luxury spa – my top pick!)
- Heym (lcoated near the art museum!)
- Hotel des Quinconces (in the center!)
- Le Cros des Queyries
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Bordeaux (and its surrounding areas!) has some of the world’s best wine, and that is definitely not a secret!
This guide details the best wine tours from Bordeaux and includes some of the top wine tastings in Bordeaux if you’re looking to not leave the city!
Let us know your top picks if we failed to mention them below!
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Which Bordeaux Wine Experience is Best for You?
We have broken down each of these Lyon wine tastings and tours into categories to help you see which one is right for you and the people you’re traveling with.
- Our favorite wine tour from Bordeaux: Afternoon Saint Emilion wine tasting and tour (this is the top-rated day trip!)
- Best full-day wine tour from Bordeaux: Full-day wine tour to Saint-Emilion
- Best half-day Bordeaux wine tour: Afternoon Saint Emilion wine tasting and tour (top-rated but you can also go in the morning!)
- Top-selling Saint-Emilion wine tour from Bordeaux: Half-day wine tour to Saint-Emilion
- Top-selling Medoc wine tour from Bordeaux: Half-day wine tour to Medoc
- Unique Bordeaux wine experience: La Cité du Vin Skip-the-Line ticket and tasting (a world famous wine museum!)
- Best cheese and wine pairing: Bordeaux cheese and wine pairing
There is truly something for every wine enthusiast visiting the city and we hope you get to pick the experience that suits you best!
Best Bordeaux Wine Tours (& Tastings!)
1. Afternoon Saint-Emilion Wine Tasting Trip from Bordeaux
Duration: 5.5 hours
Meeting Point: 2792 Pl. des Quinconces
Language: English, French
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Tour the World Heritage Site of Saint-Émilion during a scenic drive, which is known as the beautiful wine region. During the trip, you will get to learn the secrets of winemaking, experience the intimacy of the private château, and sample some of the finest wines.
The tour offers a guide who speaks both English and French.
The trip duration is nearly 6 hours. Participants will start their trip in Bordeaux during the afternoon and visit a charming family-run wine estate located on the bank of the Dordogne River.
While visiting the private estate, you will get to tour their vat room and cellar.
Wine enthusiasts will learn all the steps needed for a proper wine tasting at a tasting class where you will train your nose to detect wine aromas and identify some fine wines.
A “Great Classified Growth” (Grand Cru) wine estate with a view of the Saint-Émilion vineyards should be the next stop.
Learn about winemaking, then treat yourself to an appetizer with fresh, high-quality bread and cheese.
During the evening, you will take a tour of the medieval village of Saint-Émillion to discover why it is a designated UNESCO site.
The tour starts by meeting in front of the Girondins Column statue in Quinconces Square.
Book an afternoon Saint-Emilion wine tour here!
2. La Cité du Vin Skip-the-Line Entrance Ticket & Wine Tasting
Duration: up to you!
Meeting Point: 134 Quai de Bacalan
Language: Spanish, Chinese, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese
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La Cité du Vin is a distinctive cultural institution devoted to the timeless, enduring legacy of wine. It provides a breathtaking journey across time and space, via various cultures and civilizations.
During this Bordeaux experience, you will enjoy a glass of wine and visit 18 exhibits throughout the journey.
Get the full experience and skip the line to enter. The journey of making your way through the exhibits will take nearly three hours, and wine lovers will have a hand-held guide, a digital guide available in eight languages.
When the tour ends, head to the 8th floor where you will find Belvedere which offers a 360-degree, panoramic view of Bordeaux and the area nearby.
Also, there will be a chance for you to partake in a wine tasting where you can select a glass of wine from a rotating list of 15 international wines.
At the end, visit the boutique and the wine cellar which offers a variety of wines as well as the restaurant which is located on the 7th floor and offers a picturesque view.
To access the museum, ascend directly to the second floor and present your coupon.
Buy your La Cité du Vin Wine Museum ticket here!
3. Garonne River Cruise with a Glass of Wine
Duration: 1.5 hours
Meeting Point: Le Miroir d’Eau
Language: English, French
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Enjoy a day on a sightseeing cruise on the Garonne River.
You will discover historic Bordeaux from the Garonne River onboard the yacht, Le Luna which will last for 1.5 hours.
Sip on your choice of wine and listen to the expert commentary as you view the city from a different perspective!
During your trip, you will get to see some famous sights of the city such as the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Gothic Cathedral followed by the 18th and 19th-century mansions and art museums.
Learn about the city’s rich history from an expert guide as you cruise on a vintage post-war yacht. Enjoy local wine and small traditional local cakes known as canelés.
It is important to know that the cruise will depart only if there are a minimum of 10 people on board between all reservations.
You will meet at Yacht de Bordeaux dock near the Le Miroir d’Eau.
Book a Garonne River wine cruise here!
4. From Bordeaux: Full-Day St Emilion Wine Tasting Tour
Duration: 8 hours
Meeting Point: 10 Cr du 30 Juillet
Language: English
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Visit the well-known hilltop villages that are famed for their wines during this unique Bordeaux wine tour.
A large portion of what is referred to as the Right Bank is included in the Libournais wine region.
Right Bank refers to wines from the Pomerol and St-Emilion regions of the Libournais and is named after its former capital.
In this area, Merlot is the dominant grape, followed by Cabernet Franc and a small amount of Malbec that will soon disappear due to the climate.
The tour will take nearly eight hours and it offers a live guide on-site.
You will start the tour by arriving at Saint-Émilion and enjoy a guided tour to discover the main parts of the historic village.
You will have free time for lunch and personal discoveries. During this time, you can visit the underground monuments of the village.
During the afternoon, you will get to enjoy a wine-tasting session in a selected area of Classified Chateaus of Saint-Émilion.
The tour’s meeting point is in front of the central Bordeaux tourism office located at 12 cours du 30 juillet 33000 Bordeaux.
Book a full-day St Emilion wine tour here!
5. Medoc Half-Day Wine Tour from Bordeaux
Duration: 4 hours
Meeting Point: 10 Cr du 30 Juillet
Language: English, French
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Enjoy a half day-tour that explores the mesmerizing southern Medoc wine region known for famous names such as Château Margaux, Château Latour, and Château Pichon Longueville.
You will get to visit two wine estates of Classified Growth or Cru Bourgeois estates that are selected due to the quality of wine that they offer. The tour will take approximately four hours with a live tour guide on the side.
However, keep in mind the tour is operated only in English.
You will get to learn all about the history of the estate, the process of wine-making, and the techniques used while making the wines.
Afterward, you will sample some wines and follow the castle road to see the famous château of the region such as Château Margaux or Château Palmer.
The Bordeaux wine tour will begin in front of the central Bordeaux tourism office, located at 12 cours du 30 Jullet, 33000 Bordeaux. It is really one of the best day trips from Bordeaux!
Book a Medoc half-day wine tour here!
6. Top-Rated Bordeaux Cheese and Wine Tasting
Duration: 4 hours
Meeting Point: TBD
Language: English, French
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Wine lovers should be able to provide 1.5 hours of their time to this amazing experience of cheese and wine tasting in Bordeaux.
This tour offers to fascinate your taste buds by visiting a historic cheese cellar and tasting different cheeses and wines that make Bordeaux region famous internationally.
Enjoy the day with the fun atmosphere and favor the 9 AOC kinds of cheese from all over France accompanied by 3 regional wines from Bordeaux.
The live guide on site will also teach you how to make the perfect wine and cheese pair and experience a wide range of flavors and aromas during this tour. It proves that one of the top things to do in Bordeaux is to eat and drink!
Guests who are under 18 years old can also join the tour and enjoy grape juice from local wineries.
To start the tour meet your host from the restaurant at 11:30 AM or 5:30 PM depending on your reservation times.
The address is 19 rue Huguerie in Bordeaux. When you arrive at the meeting point, just ring the doorbell and you will be welcomed to the amazing tour.
Book a Bordeaux cheese and wine tasting here!
7. Half-Day Saint-Émilion Tour and Wine Tasting from Bordeaux
Duration: 4 hours
Meeting Point: 2ter Rue Mably
Language: English, French
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During this half-day tour you will get to learn more about the wines and the vineyards of the Bordeaux region while traveling to the Saint-Émilion village, which is a UNESCO site.
The duration of the trip is approximately four hours and the tour comes with a live guide that speaks English and French.
Firstly, you will enjoy a wine-tasting session at a Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Château, where the lovely staff will tell you all about their history and introduce you to the art of wine.
In addition, you will head on a walking tour with your guide to the center of Saint-Émilion where you will explore the well-kept medieval city and learn about its history, with its alleys and maze-like passages.
You will get to meet the tour guide at “Olala Bordeaux”.
To get there, from Tourney Alleys, take Jean Jacques Bel Street and turn right.
Tramway Lines B, C, and D also take you there and the stop name is “Quinconces.”
Book this Saint-Émilion wine tour here!
8. Saint-Emilion and Medoc Full-Day Wine Experience from Bordeaux
Duration: 9 hours
Meeting Point: 2ter Rue Mably
Language: English, French
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A perfect day for wine enthusiasts- spend the day exploring wineries and vineyards in Bordeaux with a guided tasting trip.
The live guide on site will take you through three wineries where you will get to sample wines and tour the historic town of Saint Émilion.
The tour will take nearly nine hours and the first thing that you will do is visit Saint-Émilion Grand Cru château where you will see vineyards and taste their one-of-a-kind wines.
Afterward, a guided tour to Saint-Émilion starts which is also a UNESCO World Heritage village.
Travel back to Bordeaux where you will be having a hearty picnic lunch accompanied by a glass of wine at Olala Bordeaux.
During the afternoon, a visit to the Médoc region starts, where you will discover the Margaux Appellation region and see the vineyards available on site.
At the end of the trip, stop by a family-owned estate to sample some more wine and take some memorable pictures of the famous Château Margaux before traveling to the Grand Cru Classé chateau for more wine.
The tour guide will welcome the participants at a location in the city center of Bordeaux and drive to the villages.
Book this Saint-Emilion and Medoc wine tour here!
9. Bordeaux Wine Country Vineyards Tour w/ Local Wine Tastings
Duration: 5 hours
Meeting Point: 10 Cr du 30 Juillet
Language: English, French
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Wine enthusiasts will enjoy these few hours of visiting Bordeaux for a guided tour.
Depending on the day you take the tour you will discover the wine region charms such as Medoc, Saint-Émilion, Graves, and Sauternes or Entre-Deux-Mers.
The tour starts in the Bordeaux Tourist Office and from there on you will discover different châteaux and taste a variety of wines based on the region.
A guide will also be present to tell you all about the regions and the wines.
Starting from Tuesday to Saturday, participants will tour two wine estates and visit their technical part with the oak barrels and vats while learning about the wine-developing process.
During the end of the visit, you will sample two wines and learn about the steps of the art of tasting.
On Sunday and Monday, tour participants will travel to Saint-Émilion, which is a famous village for wine and heritage.
Your guide will tell you all about the village’s importance and about the remarkable buildings.
You will also visit an underground church. During the other half of the afternoon, you will visit a wine estate and taste two wines.
The tour begins in front of the Bordeaux Tourist Office and you should be attentive when the guide announces the departure.
Book a Bordeaux wine country trip here!
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