Private Wine Tours
Wine educators, not tour guides. Real access, not tourist circuits.
Custom private tours in Burgundy, Beaujolais, the Northern Rhône, Savoie, and Jura. Based in Lyon. Minimum two guests.
Book a TourHow We Work
Not a tour company. Wine educators who guide.
We’re not tour operators running the same route every week. We’re certified wine educators offering private wine tours in Burgundy and beyond — we design wine courses, teach certifications, judge wine competitions, and have spent years building real relationships with producers across these regions. When we take you somewhere, it’s because we know the winemaker, not because we have a business arrangement.
A day with us is about connection — to the wine, to the land, to the people who make it. We talk about terroir: why this slope, this soil, this microclimate produces something different from the vineyard next door. We connect food and wine, climate and landscape, history and what ends up in your glass. I act as your cultural guide, translating not just language but context — the way things work here, the stories behind the labels.
Want to learn how to taste properly? We’ll teach you. Prefer to just drink and enjoy? We follow your lead. Some guests arrive with notebooks and specific appellations in mind. Others want to slow down and experience something meaningful. We design accordingly.
A typical day includes two longer visits — time for real conversation, not rushed tastings. This isn’t a scripted tour. It’s a day spent learning from people who actually work in wine.
Minimum two guests. Solo travelers, contact us to discuss options.
Where We Guide
Five regions. One approach.
We guide in the regions we know deeply — places where we’ve built relationships over years, not months. These are producers who trust us, and who we trust to give you something worth your time.
Burgundy
€750
per person
Historic climats, limestone hillsides, family domaines, and age-worthy Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.
Northern Rhône
€700
per person
Steep granite slopes, Syrah with real character, and vineyard landscapes carved by hand.
Beaujolais
€650
per person
Granite and schist, expressive Gamay, and the warmth of small, family-run estates.
Savoie
€750
per person
Alpine vineyards, rare indigenous varieties, mountain air.
Jura
€750
per person
Vin jaune, oxidative winemaking, and producers doing things their own way.
For special circumstances, we occasionally guide in Champagne or Provence. Contact us to discuss.
Multi-Day Private Tours
Two or more days across one or multiple regions
From €1,300
What’s Included
Everything you need for the day.
Included
Transportation throughout the day. Producer visits with tastings at domaines we know personally. Wine education and cultural context from certified educators. Guidance in English, French, or German. Restaurant reservations. We will share a meal together between visits. Weather permitting, I can prepare a private vineyard picnic with local cheeses, charcuterie, and wines paired to the region.
Not Included
Restaurant meals. Gratuities.
Wine Purchases & Shipping
Want to bring bottles home? I help with this. I coordinate with producers and shipping companies on your behalf, recommend wines based on what you tasted, and handle the follow-up so you don’t have to navigate it alone.
Who We Are
Wine professionals who believe in what this work can do.
Nicolas holds the WSET Diploma and studied in the Master of Wine program. He teaches WSET courses through Level 4, leads masterclasses across France, and works as a sommelier for Ficofi, heading their Austrian wine events. He’s an ambassador for the Wines of Provence and faculty at INSEEC business school. Native French speaker, fluent in English and German, with Italian and Spanish as well.
Emily holds WSET Level 3, the French Wine Scholar, and Bourgogne Master Level certifications. She consults in wine tech and transatlantic business development, and teaches at the Burgundy School of Business. Bilingual English and French. Originally from the US, based in France since 2017.
We both judge wine competitions internationally. But more than credentials, we share a belief: wine tourism opens doors. To culture, to food, to history, to craftsmanship both ancient and contemporary. A day in the vineyards can change how you taste, how you travel, how you connect to place. That’s what we’re offering — not just a tour, but a way in.
We also run Paris Wine Academy, where we teach certification courses and immersive wine programs. Our French Wine Scholar cohorts are capped at six — intimacy matters to us, in the classroom and in the vineyard.
What Our Clients Say
“Top notch help and guidance from a local fully submerged in the wine and travel culture of Bourgogne. Emily asked the right questions and crafted a highly personalized itinerary based on my responses and goals for our trip. High value add well beyond the investment.”
Private tour client
“Definitely the best experience of our trip to France — by far. Four wine novices hoping to get educated, explore the region and sample some really good wine. This excursion around Beaune exceeded all of our expectations. Emily and Nicolas are just fabulous.”
Private tour client
Ready to plan your day?
Tell us when you’re coming, what you’re curious about, and we’ll design something that fits.
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