Full Day Wine Tour in Vouvray and Chinon with LUNCH at the winery
Embark on a full day wine tour, including an amazing "Farm to table" style lunch with tasting. You will discover the Loire Valley wines and gastronomy with a passionate professional guide.
As a small group of 8 people maximum, you will live a true and complete experience :
- Visit three wines estates in Vouvray, Bourgueil and Chinon
- Visit vineyards and rock-hewn wine cellars
- Learn about Terroir" and the work of the wine maker, with commentary tailored to your wine knowledge
- Taste up to 20 different red, white and sparkling wines, paired with local cheeses and other delicacies
- Enjoy a fantastic "Gastronomic Pic Nic" 3-course lunch
- Go from one place to another in a comfy chauffeured Mercedes minivan
Options
Departure from Tours at 9am
Tours tourist office at 9am
What's included in Full Day Wine Tour in Vouvray and Chinon with LUNCH at the winery
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Domaine Le Capitaine
Visit a vineyard and winery in Vouvray and discover "Terroir" and learn how wine is made. Visit of a rock-hewn wine cellar (several kilometers long). Tasting of different white wines typical from Vouvray (dry, half-dry, sparkling,…) paired with local cheeses
Chateau de Miniere
Tour a winery estate in Bourgueil. Tasting of a range of sparkling, white and red wines from different terroirs paired with a "Farm to table" gourmet picnic lunch. The philosophy of the Chef: « a 0-kilometer menu »!
Chinon
Visit a unique winery in Chinon, discovering a very original cellar dug by the wine grower himself over 30 years! Large tasting of his organic red wines paired with local charcuteries (rillettes, rillons, …)
Inclusions
- Water is available in the minivan and during wine tasting
- "Gourmet Pic Nic" in the vineyard (or at the winery)
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Local cheeses + Charcuteries + other delicacies during the wine tastings
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- The travel time between sites is included in the total duration of the tour. Each transfer takes between 30 minutes and 1 hour.
- 18+ can participate the wine tasting
Meet
Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting / End Points
- At the intersection of Boulevard Heurteloup and rue Bernard Palissy. The guide will be waiting outside the van and will be wearing a jacket with the VinoLoire logo on it.
