The 4 Best Vineyard Picnics in France

1.Bordeaux Full Day Wine Tour – 3 Wineries & Gourmet Picnic Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 307 reviews · 9 hours (approx.) · from $190Our pick

Spend nine hours exploring Bordeaux wine country in a minivan with an English-speaking guide. Visit three wineries in Pessac-Léognan, Saint-Émilion, and Pomerol or Saint-Émilion, taste up to 10 wines, enjoy a château picnic, and walk through medieval Saint-Émilion.

“Clem was a very good host. We learned history and technical details and it was never boring. The weather didn't cooperate, but it was still great. We're already planning another Bordeaux trip.”

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2.Saint-Emilion: Grand Cru Classé Guided Winery Visit & Picnic

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 296 reviews · 2 hours · from $56Best value

Visit Château Tour Baladoz and Château La Croizille with a small group of up to 10. Learn how wine moves from vine to bottle, taste three Bordeaux wines, then enjoy cheeses, cured meats, vegetables, fruit, baguette, and a glass of wine at a vineyard-view picnic.

“The tour was nice, reasonably quick between the two places so its easier if you have a bit of a base knowledge, but felt just right for what we wanted! Looking at the difference between the two chateaus was interesting and the views were amazing! The wine we tasted was excellent and the picnic was really nice with good food!”

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3.Bordeaux Full Day Wine Tour – 3 Wineries & Picnic Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 29 reviews · 8 hours · from $206

Join a small English-speaking group of up to eight for three winery visits, up to 10 Bordeaux tastings, and a French picnic among the vines. You’ll visit Graves or Pessac-Léognan, walk through Saint-Émilion, and finish with a château tasting in the Saint-Émilion or Pomerol area.

“Great small tour (do much better than the big busses!). Nate was a great host providing really interesting insights along the way. Highly recommend”

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4.Immersive winery visit, tasting and picnic cart

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 19 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $58

At Maison Zeyssolff in Gertwiller, learn how Alsace wine is made through a guided cellar visit and 180-degree film. Taste five wines, see century-old oak barrels and the 1897 Zeyssolff drum, then enjoy or take away a picnic basket with cheese, cold cuts, bread, fruit, and half a bottle of wine.

“Leckere Weine, tolle und ausführliche Erklärungen, sehr nette, offene und lustige Mitarbeiter, schön renoviertes Gebäude, abwechslungsreich gestaltete Führung durch das Weingut mit zwei tollen Filmen, anschließend Platz außen in der Sonne zu sitzen und den Wein zu genießen. Tolle Bowls mit typisch guten französischem Brot (extra vegetarische Wünsche beachtet), geniales Picknick mit Beschreibung eines schönen Orts in den Weinbergen hierfür. Vielen Dank für das tolle Erlebnis!”

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