Burgundy is one of the true home of fine wine lovers the world over - not only due of the quality of the wine but also the warm welcome in its cellars and the gourmet food in the region’s restaurants.    Visit the most prestigious cellars which included a private tour, and conclude with tastings of their wines. Learn how wine is made, learn the techniques for tasting wine, and identify the “terroir” in your glass…

Wine professionals offer you all the tools to learn and unveil their deepest secrets.

Start this journey with Epernay and Reims, famed for their prestigious champagne houses such as Moët et Chandon, Ruinard, Taittinger and Veuve Clicquot. Visit the most prestigious houses which included a tour of the cellars, and conclude with tastings of their Champagne.

However, between these two towns and stretching south of Epernay, acres of vines covering gently rolling countryside with magnificent view points, charming villages, ancient monasteries and imposing churches and châteaux can be explored.

Old medieval ramparts, winding alleyways that bloom with magnificent geraniums, winstubs, vaults, half-timbered houses, medieval churches… and Wines!  The Alsace Wine Route is 170 kilometers long and criss-crosses through the Alsatian vineyards from north to south and is undoubtedly France’s most beautiful wine tourist route, featuring charming villages and countryside, which are characteristic of the foothills of the Vosges (Le Piedmont des Vosges).The winemakers will invite you to enter the heart of their field in order to make you discover the so distinctive taste and aromas of the Alsatian wines!

The descente de caves or “trip down to the cellars” is a popular expression which speaks for itself and many winemakers have welcomed their clients in their cellars for generations without feeling the need to publicize it, finding it a perfectly natural thing to do.

Whether you are simply passionate about wine or whether you want to combine your trip with history, gastronomy, sport or well-being, anything is possible.

In the heart of the famous vineyards of Alsace you will drive in a classic 2cv car, from the banks of the Rhine to the vineyards, through the mythical villages of Riquewihr and Ribeauvillé.

Discovering the beautiful landscapes and tasting the regional specialties, as white wines, Foie Gras and the famous Flammekueche!