France Wine Road
From Champagne to Languedoc, a tour of France's greatest vineyards.
Fourteen days across France's greatest wine regions, from Champagne to Provence. The route strings together terroirs that could not be more different: the chalk of Reims and its champagne houses, the flower-decked villages of the Alsace wine road around Colmar, the UNESCO-listed climats of Burgundy from Beaune, the rolled pebbles of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, then Bandol and the Languedoc. It is as much a food trip as a wine one: every stop has its table, its signature grape and its landscape. Book estate tastings ahead, especially during harvest (September-October), and always nominate a sober driver. Best taken at the unhurried pace of a true back-road journey, without trying to see it all.
Practical info
- Stops
- 8
- Duration
- 14 days
- Transport
- 🚗 Car
- Best time
- Autumn
Itinerary
- 1
Reims
Capitale du champagne, cathédrale du sacre et caves prestigieuses.
- 2
Colmar
Cœur de la route des vins d'Alsace, Petite Venise et Gewurztraminer.
- 3
Beaune
Capitale des vins de Bourgogne, Hospices et Route des Grands Crus.
- 4
Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Vignoble mythique de la vallée du Rhône, ruines papales.
- 5
Bandol
Mourvèdre et rosé face à la Méditerranée.
- 6
Carcassonne
Porte du vignoble languedocien, cité médiévale.
- 7
Saint-Émilion
Premier vignoble classé UNESCO, grands crus bordelais.
- 8
Sancerre
Sauvignon blanc emblématique surplombant la Loire.
