Loire Valley: Half Day Wine Tour including a Winery in Vouvray
4 hours
From 14:30
Group 1+
English
4 hours
14:30
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What you'll do
Travel by minivan to Vouvray, a picturesque wine region within the Loire Valley brimming with passionate winegrowers. Explore a charming family-run estate and meet a French winemaker. Tour the vineyards, traditional vat room, and cellars while enhancing your knowledge of wine-making and tasting. Sample elegant sparkling and white wines unique to the area. Next, delve into one of the historic underground caves, originally dug in the 10th century and now utilized by a renowned Loire Valley wine house for production and storage. Throughout the afternoon, your guide will impart insights into Loire wines' diversity and terroir, while teaching you the intricacies of wine tasting and aroma identification. Benefit from expert tips to refine your palate like a professional. Cheers to an enriching wine experience!
Itinerary
- 1Duration: Approximately 5-6 hours
- 2Start Time: 2:30 PM
- 3Group Size: tbc
- 4Meeting Point: Tourist office in Tours
- 5First Stop - Charming Family-Run Estate
- 6Meet a French winemaker
- 7Explore the vineyards
- 8Tour the traditional vat room and cellars
- 9Gain insights into wine-making
- 10Wine tasting session
- 11Focus on elegant sparkling wines and white wines
- 12Second Stop - Famous Underground Caves
- 13Explore caves from the 10th century
- 14Used by a renowned Loire Valley wine house for wine production and storage
- 15Return Journey:
- 16Driven back to Tours
- 17End Time: Approximately 6 pm
What's Included
- Wine tasting
- Driver/guide
- Professional guide
- Transport by air-conditioned minivan
- English-speaking guide
What's not included
- Tips and gratuities
- Pick-up and drop-off at your hotel
- French-speaking guide
Meeting Points
78 Rue Bernard Palissy (78 Rue Bernard Palissy, Indre-et-Loire Tours, Centre-Val de Loire, 37000)
Notes
Minimum age is 18 years
Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Not stroller accessible
Not suitable for pets
No public transportation nearby
Infants must not sit on laps
Infant seats unavailable
This tour starts from the town of Tours which is the main town of the Loire Valley which can be reached by TGV train from Paris in about 1 hour. Tour's departure is at 2.30pm (please be there 10 minutes before departure)
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Cancellation policy
A full refund will apply if you cancel more than 24 hours before the activity start time.
No refund is possible if you cancel less than 24 hours before the activity start time.
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