Mois des Climats
A festival of visits, walks and tastings celebrating Burgundy's UNESCO-listed Climats.
- Culture
- Beaune
€290for a half-day wine tour starting here, up to 4 guests
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At a glance
Getting there
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About the event
The Mois des Climats is an annual festival celebrating the Climats of the Burgundy vineyard, the UNESCO World Heritage site that stretches from Dijon to the south of Beaune. For several weeks, estates, guides and associations offer tastings, walks, cellar visits, talks and concerts, many of them free or at reduced prices.
What to expect
Growers and wine houses design special tastings, and guides lead walks through the Climats and underground visits of historic cellars in Beaune, Nuits-Saint-Georges and Gevrey-Chambertin. Talks and exhibitions reveal archives and the history of the vineyard, and there are treasure hunts in the vines, concerts and shows.
History
The Climats of the Burgundy vineyard, the precisely named plots of the Côte de Nuits and Côte de Beaune, were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2015. The Association des Climats du vignoble de Bourgogne, which looks after the site, runs the festival; in 2016 it offered more than 60 events between 10 June and 10 July.
Good to know
Tips for the day
Events range from free to about 25 euros, and many need booking; the full programme is published on the association's website in spring. Events are spread along the whole Côte, so a driver lets you combine a morning walk in one village with an afternoon tasting in another.
Around here
What to combine with Mois des Climats on the same day, nearest first.
- Music
Festival Musique au Chambertin
Long held over five days in late August and early SeptemberGevrey-Chambertin - Music
Festival De Bach à Bacchus
Usually the first half of July, with a prelude of concerts on weekends in MayMeursault - Wine festival
Chardonnay Day à Chardonnay
A Thursday in May, from late afternoon into the eveningChardonnay
Beaune
1 km awayChorey-lès-Beaune
3 km awayPommard
4 km away
Questions
The 2027 dates of Mois des Climats have not been announced yet. Usual timing: each year over several weeks in late spring and early summer, usually ending in early July. The organiser publishes them on climats-bourgogne.com.
Did you know? The festival celebrates the Climats of the Côte de Nuits and Côte de Beaune, inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage in 2015.
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A private driver for the day
No parking to find, no one left as the designated driver: everyone enjoys a glass.