Wine Tour France

You can easily combine a wine tour to Corsica with a visit to the many beautiful villages and beautiful nature of Mediterranean island. Mountain villages such as Calvi, Piana or Bonifacio are not to be missed. Nature is abundant. The bay of Bonifacio, the azure blue sea, the picturesque rocks, and much more. And wine in this all? Have you ever heard of the Patrimonio? This is the oldest AOC in Corsica or one of the first wines whose territories got protected with this quality label.

Culinary, Corsica is an unknown destination in the rich French cuisine and deserves more than being discovered. Its delicious wines go well together.

The Champagne is only an hour and a half’s drive from Paris and only 3 hours from Brussels. Your wine tour through the Champagne wine region begins with a visit to Reims, the capital of the Champagne region and its romantic cathedral full of beautiful colors, its beautiful city center, and its many restaurants to enjoy the regional cuisine. After discovering this nice city, you are ready to move on to the Champagne hills with its picturesque morning glow and you will immerse yourself in a dream of love and glory. For sure, tasting a delicious glass of Champagne in one of the many castles between the beautiful hills will complete your authentic wine experience.

Alsace is a rapidly emerging wine region in eastern France about 5 hours from Brussels and Paris. Do you want a wonderful wine tour to a French region with its own unique wines and its own regional cuisine? Then Alsace is the ideal destination for you. It is also the ideal starting point for a longer wine tour to the south and through France.

Alsace has its own AOC protected wines and its own sparkling wines, the Crémant d’Alsace.

On the way to Savoie near the French Alps and Languedoc-Roussillon in the southern most part of France, you will pass the Jura, just southeast of the Burgundy, another fantastic wine region. The Jura is one of those tiny and unknown wine regions of France that will more than surprise you. Moreover, you can admire here beautiful nature, not only waterfalls and forests, but also beautiful villages such as Salins-les-Bains or Baume-les-Messieurs. In the culinary field, the Jura has many gastronomic and Michelin star restaurants.

When talking about wines, the Jura has not less than 7 AOC wines: the Crémant du Jura which is a sparkling wine, the Macvin, les Côtes du Jura, Château-Chalon, l’Etoile, Arbois et Marc du Jura. An extra reason to discover this unknown but amazing region during an authentic wine tour.

On the way to Languedoc-Roussillon, and coming from Burgundy and the Jura, slightly into the Alps, under the Lake of Geneva, lies the Savoie wine region with fairytale snow-covered peaks in the background. The ideal picture to continue your authentic wine tour through France for a few days.

In addition, you can try everything about Alpine gastronomy in the Savoie. From the famous Reblochon and Raclette de Savoie cheeses, to the more gourmet dishes. With the delicious Savoie wines you will fully enjoy yourself in excellent local and Michelin star restaurants.

The Rhone wine region, with its regional capital Lyon, is one of the most famous wine regions in France, with Bordeaux and Champagne. In addition to delicious well-known wines, you can also indulge yourself with the many cultural events, such as the Festival d ‘Avignon and the countless cultural sights, many of which are listed as UNESCO.

Where Paris has the beautiful bistros, Lyon is the regional capital with the “Bouchons”, a typical dining room, half bistro, half restaurant, where you can eat delicious regional dishes with sometimes Michelin star top chefs making them.

Driving a little further south during your wine tour through France, close to the Mediterranean Sea, lies the wine region of Provence, with some well-known wines, and yet surprisingly, a number of unknown vineyards in the department of the Var, such as near Bandol and Sanary-sur-Mer. Of course, these wines mix well with the local fish-rich regional dishes that you will find in abundance in the local regional restaurants and Michelin star restaurants.

For nature lovers there is more than enough to see. In late spring, early summer, you can see and photograph the beautiful lavender fields. Other attractions are the Gorges du Verdon, the beautiful villages such as Gordes, Ramatuelle, or Peillon.

After some wonderful days en route to the south of France, you will arrive in the Languedoc-Roussillon for your wine tour through France. From the first moment, at Nîmes to the last point on the border with Spain, this wine region is overflowing with delicious wines. Côteaux du Gard, the Hérault near Montpellier and its surroundings, the Corbières near Narbonne or the Muscat near Rivesalte and the Banyuls along the terraces on the Mediterranean Sea, this region has an unbelievably wide variety of unique wines.

Not only does the region offer unique wines, the Languedoc-Roussillon also has beautiful villages, nature and a UNESCO-registered train, the Train Jaune that will take you to the Cerdagne, in the Pyrenees over high bridges and through beautiful landscapes.

A few hours away and you are in the Bordeaux wine region listed on the UNESCO world heritage list and with its own real wine university. Not only will you get your money’s worth here if you love fine wines, even if you like castles and beautiful landscapes, you’ve come to the right place.

Bordeaux and its surroundings not only offer excellent wines, but also gastronomically there are an unbelievably large number of good regional restaurants and Michelin restaurants. If you want an unforgettable wine tour in the Bordeaux wine region, stay in one of the beautiful authentic castles, take a balloon ride over the vineyards and end the day with a romantic dinner in a restaurant where you can taste delicious regional dishes.

After a wonderful tour through the Bordeaux wine region via the Dordogne and Périgord, you will come to the Loire, the longest river in France and home to not only some of the greatest French castles such as Chambord, but also delicious, lesser-known wines near the estuary of the Loire, closeby the city of Nantes. In addition, the region has its own gastronomic regional dishes prepared by star chefs. The Loire region is also a beautiful region to explore by bike and for many more activities such as hot air balloon rides.

In short, there is so much choice in France that you probably won’t have any difficulty to find something suitable which you want to see or do. Search our offers now or request a free quote at Wineroundtrips.com. When you book a wine tour with us, we select for you the best authentic accommodations and, if desired, we will advise you a selection of restaurants. Of course you also get a roadmap with the must-see places along your wine route.