Day trip - Vouvray, Bourgueil, Chinon with lunch

Presentation

VinoLoire has been offering tours of the Loire Valley vineyards since 2016. Your professional guide will share their knowledge of wine, give you a personal tour of the cellars and answer all your questions about wine.
This full day in the vineyards of Touraine is an excellent introduction to the exceptional diversity of Loire Valley wines, with visits to three wine estates. The package also includes a gourmet picnic at one of the estates, prepared by a top chef using ultra-local produce or produce from the estate itself.

Program
9:00 am: Pick up at the tourist office of Tours. Transport in a comfortable minivan.

Visit a Family Wine Estate in Vouvray

First stop in a vineyard in Vouvray : introduction to ‘terroir’ and making wine
Visit of a rock-hewn cellar (several kilometers long)
Tasting of different white wines typical from Vouvray (dry, half-dry, sparkling…)
Pairing with local cheeses

Visit a Bourgueil Wine Estate, including lunch

Visit around the estate and vineyards
Tasting of a wide range of white, red, sparkling wines from different terroirs
Gastronomic 3-course pic-nic “farm to table” style lunch, with a 0 kilometer philosophy of a green Michelin starred chef

A Great and Unique Visit in Chinon

Visit an organic wine estate
Discover a very original cellar dug by the winemaker himself over 30 years!
Large tasting of red wines
Pairing with local charcuteries (rillettes, saucisson sec…)

Around 6:00 pm: Drop off at the tourist office.

To know

Pratical informationDeparture from 3 persons.
Service accompanied by an expert guide in wine, in French or English.
In case of impossibility of visit to one of the wineries an equal service will be offered.
Please arrive 10 minutes before departure and present your voucher at VinoLoire.

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