Adventures in the Wines and Geology of Burgundy
France
Tour Dates:
October 6th-13th, 2019
Rates:
Double Occupancy $4,925/person
Single Occupancy $5,425/person
What’s Included:
- Expertise of tour leaders
- Hotel accommodations for 6 nights along the tour route
- Meals as noted in the itinerary (B-Breakfast; L-Lunch; D-Dinner)
- Daily wine tastings
- All sightseeing and visits as noted in the itinerary
- Transportation between hotels and for all daily itineraries
- Assistance with transport at tour’s end
- All gratuities
- Pre-tour and in-tour information
- Suggested reading list
What’s Not Included:
- Passport and all visa fees, photos, immunizations, or other travel documentation fees
- Airfare for flights to and from France
- Train fare or other travel before and after the tour
- Airline or train transfers and baggage handling
- Personal items such as souvenirs or wines that might be purchased for personal use
-Other items noted as optional or not specifically mentioned as included
- Optional travel insurance including cancellation/delay/lost baggage insurance
Day 1 Sunday, October 6: Chablis (L)
• It’s market day in Chablis!
•Meet at Chablis hotel at Noon
• Introductions and what’s coming in the week ahead
• Traditional French country feast: Dimanche Midi
• Tasting at France’s best cave cooperative
• Hotel in Chablis (2 nights)
• Dinner on your own (if still hungry!)
Day 2 Monday, October 7:
All about Chablis (B,L,D)
Geology: What makes Chablis Grand Cru’s what they are
• Learn Chablis’ sweet spots: The Premier Cru vineyards
• And little known gems: Petit Chablis
• Gourmet picnic lunch among the Grand Crus
• Tasting at select Chablis wine house
• Explore Chablis itself - some free time before dinner
• Dinner in Chablis with its culinary specialties
Day 3 Tuesday, October 8:
Burgundy Auxerrois (B, L, D)
• Geology field trip to CDP vineyards, tasting at Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe (La Crau)
• CDP tasting and galets of the high terrace
• Picnic/lunch nearby
• Afternoon: Visit an unusual CDP vineyard
• Dinner at Les Florets, wines of Côtes-du-Rhône Villages & Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Day 4 Wednesday, October 9:
Côte de Beaune (B,L)
• Geologic setting of the Côte d’Or
• The South: Santenay, Chassagne-Montrachet, Puligny, le Montrachet, St. Aubin and Meursault
• Exploring Village, Premier and our first of the Côte d’Or's 40 Grand Cru vineyards
• Tasting-lunch in the Côte de Beaune
• All about oak: above Saint Romain
• The Pinot Noir wine route thru Auxey-Duresses, Monthèlie, Volnay, Pommard and Beaune's 1er Crus
• Free evening for dinner to enjoy in Beaune (On your own)
Day 5 Thursday, October 10:
Exploring Beaune (B,D)
• Underground in Beaune
• Winemaking and tasting at Burgundy negoçiant Joseph Drouhin
• Enjoy free time in Beaune's luncheon restaurant scene
• All afternoon - so much to see in historic Beaune
• A treat: Burgundy wine dinner together in Beaune
Day 6 Friday, October 11: Côte de Nuits (B,L)
• Geology and Grand Cru wines of the Corton
• North through Nuits-St-Georges
• Why are Clos de Vougeot, Romanée-Conti, Musigny and le Chambertin Grand?
• A little sleuth work in Vosne-Romanée and the 1er Crus
• Picnic lunch among the Pinot Noir giants
• See how it’s done at Louis Jadot
• Found a favorite? Last evening in Beaune, dinner on your own
Day 7 Saturday, October 12: The Whole Burgundy story end to end (B,L,D)
• Along the limestone hills of the Côte Chalonnaise and Mâcon-Villages
• The whole limestone story at Roches Solutré and Vergisson
• Lunch near Solutré
• Pouilly Fuissé and its Chardonnay neighbors
• Geologic contrast where the Jurassic limestone meets the Massif Central
• Granite, Gamay and tasting on Beaujolais’ Route de Vin
• Learn what makes real Beaujolais — the cru villages
• Festive au revoir dinner at “bouchon” bistro Lyonnaise
• Hotel in Lyon (1 night)
Day 8 Sunday, October 13: Au revoir (B)
• Guidance with transportation at tour’s end
• Au revoir et A bientôt