--- title: "Bouzeron fête sa différence 2027: dates, programme & getting there" description: "A Sunday in late April, Bouzeron. The only village in Burgundy devoted to aligoté throws open its cellars for a Sunday in spring." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/events/bouzeron-fete-sa-difference lang: en updated: 2026-10-01 generated: 2026-10-09 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/events/bouzeron-fete-sa-difference.png --- # Bouzeron fête sa différence > Bouzeron fête sa différence: the only village in Burgundy devoted to aligoté throws open its cellars for a Sunday in spring. Bouzeron is the only village appellation in Burgundy made entirely from aligoté, and once a year its winegrowers close the streets to cars and pour their wines from caveau to caveau. Craftspeople, a village restaurant and local food complete a day that feels like a small Saint-Vincent. ## Key facts - Type: Wine festival - Bouzeron - 25 min from Beaune - When: A Sunday in late April. The 2027 dates are not announced yet. - Nearby: [Bouzeron](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/bouzeron) - Entry: Paid or by invitation - Organised by: [ODG Bouzeron](https://www.bouzeron-vins.com/) - Where: Bouzeron · Saône-et-Loire - Location: 17 km south-west of Beaune · Côte Chalonnaise - Coordinates: 46.8895, 4.7257 - From Beaune: ≈ 25 min · 20 km - €95 one way from Beaune with a [private driver](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver) - Add the vineyards: our [full-day wine tour, €560](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/full-day). ## History From 2003 to 2013 the growers' association held the Fête de Bouzeron et Persillé de Bourgogne, pairing the village's white wine with parsleyed ham; by its last editions it drew up to 3,000 visitors. After more than ten years' absence, the growers and the town revived it in 2026 as Bouzeron fête sa différence. ## What to expect The village centre becomes pedestrian, and around eighteen growers each pour their Bouzeron and one red wine. A cooper demonstrates barrel-making, a snail farmer offers tastings, and stoneworkers, a potter and a beekeeper show their crafts. Meals are served by the village restaurant and a local association. ## Tips for the day Entry was free in 2026; tasting required a kit with glass, holder, booklet and tickets, sold for 15 euros and bookable online. Dates for future editions had not been announced at the time of writing. Bouzeron is barely 25 minutes from Beaune, and with a driver the kit can be used to the full. ## Did you know? Since the 1997 vintage, Bouzeron has been the only village appellation in Burgundy dedicated to the aligoté grape. ## Around Bouzeron fête sa différence What to combine with Bouzeron fête sa différence on the same day, nearest first. ### Other events in April 2027 - **Runs Saturday 6 March – Friday 30 April 2027** · [Trail du Tacot](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/trail-du-tacot-gevrey-chambertin): A village trail race from the vines of Gevrey-Chambertin up to the cliffs above. (Sport · Gevrey-Chambertin) - **Runs Monday 15 March – Friday 30 April 2027** · [Du Côté des Maranges](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/du-cote-des-maranges): Open cellars in the Maranges, the southern tip of the Côte de Beaune, over Easter weekend. (Wine festival · Cheilly, Dezize and Sampigny-lès-Maranges) - **Runs Monday 15 March – Friday 30 April 2027** · [Le Printemps de Monthelie](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/printemps-de-monthelie): Easter weekend in Monthelie, when the growers open their cellars and the village comes out to celebrate. (Wine festival · Monthelie) - **Thursday 1 – Sunday 4 April 2027 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Festival Beethoven à Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/festival-beethoven-beaune): A spring chamber music festival devoted to Beethoven, led by the cellist Sung-Won Yang. (Music · Beaune) - **A weekend in early April, Friday evening to Sunday; the 2026 market ran from 3 to 5 April.** · [Marché aux Vins de Givry](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/marche-aux-vins-de-givry): Givry's winegrowers pour the new releases under the town's round market hall each spring. (Wine festival · Givry) - **A weekend in early April.** · [Les Vinées Tonnerroises](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/vinees-tonnerroises): The wine fair of the Tonnerrois, held inside a vast 13th-century hospital. (Wine festival · Tonnerre) ### Nearby - **Saturday, 20 March 2027 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Marathon des Vins de la Côte Chalonnaise](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/marathon-des-vins-de-la-cote-chalonnaise): A costumed marathon through the Côte Chalonnaise vineyards, with wine and local food at the refreshment stops. (Sport · Givry) - **A three-day weekend in early September; the 2026 fête ran from 4 to 6 September.** · [Fête de la Vigne de Givry](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/fete-de-la-vigne-givry): Givry's traditional village fête on the eve of the harvest, with music, a flea market and local wine. (Tradition · Givry) - **Friday 16 – Sunday 18 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Paulée de la Côte Chalonnaise](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/paulee-de-la-cote-chalonnaise): Chalon celebrates the end of the harvest with a weekend of tastings, confréries and photography. (Wine festival · Chalon-sur-Saône) - **Friday 26 February – Sunday 7 March 2027 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Carnaval de Chalon-sur-Saône](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/carnaval-de-chalon-sur-saone): Ten days of parades, brass bands and the burlesque Gôniots, ending with the burning of Old Carnival. (Tradition · Chalon-sur-Saône) - **Four days in the second half of July; the 2026 festival ran from 23 to 26 July.** · [Chalon dans la Rue](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/chalon-dans-la-rue): Four days of street theatre, circus and dance that take over the centre of Chalon every July. (Culture · Chalon-sur-Saône) - **Late August, over about six days; the 2026 festival ran from 25 to 30 August.** · [Musicales en Côte Chalonnaise](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/musicales-en-cote-chalonnaise): Chamber music in Romanesque churches around Buxy, each concert followed by a tasting with a local grower. (Music · Buxy) ### Villages - [Bouzeron](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/bouzeron) (1 km away): A tiny village with a unique claim: the only village appellation for Aligoté. - [Rully](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/rully) (2 km away): Crisp whites, supple reds and a cradle of Burgundy's sparkling wine, below a medieval château. - [Santenay](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/santenay) (3 km away): Spa town and wine village near the southern end of the Côte de Beaune, known for its reds. ### Châteaux - [Château de Rully](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-rully) (2 km away): A medieval fortress above its own vineyard, still lived in by descendants of its first lords. - [Château de Santenay (Domaine du Château Philippe le Hardi)](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-philippe-le-hardi), 4 km away: The Duke of Burgundy's castle at Santenay, now a large wine estate with glazed tile roofs. - [Château de Chamilly](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-chamilly) (4 km away): A classical château in a green valley, cradle of the Bouton de Chamilly family and a wine estate. ### Things to do - [Maison Chanzy](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/maison-chanzy-bouzeron) (1 km away): A Bouzeron estate founded in 1928, with the appellation's only monopole and a second cellar in Puligny-Montrachet. - [Domaine de la Folie](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-de-la-folie-chagny) (1 km away): A small Rully estate at Chagny, with the Clos Saint-Jacques monopole and a pioneer of cinema in its family tree. - [Maison André Delorme](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/maison-andre-delorme-rully) (2 km away): A Rully house founded in 1942 that helped create Crémant de Bourgogne, with vaulted cellars cut into the rock. ### Restaurants - [Maison Lameloise](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/maison-lameloise-chagny) (3 km away · 3 MICHELIN stars): Burgundy's only three-star table, in a former coaching inn twenty minutes south of Beaune. - [Ed.Em](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/ed-em-chassagne-montrachet) (5 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A starred couple's table in the heart of Montrachet country, with 600 wines to match - [Auprès du Clocher](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/aupres-du-clocher-pommard) (14 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): Pommard's newly starred table, where the butcher's son cooks beside the church ## Questions about Bouzeron fête sa différence ### When is Bouzeron fête sa différence 2027? The 2027 dates of Bouzeron fête sa différence have not been announced yet. Usual timing: A Sunday in late April; the revived fête was held on 26 April 2026, from 10am to 6pm.. The organiser publishes them on bouzeron-vins.com. ### Where does Bouzeron fête sa différence take place? Bouzeron fête sa différence takes place in Bouzeron (Saône-et-Loire). ### Is Bouzeron fête sa différence free to attend? No, Bouzeron fête sa différence is not free: you need a ticket or an invitation. Check the official website for prices and booking. ### How do you get to Bouzeron fête sa différence from Beaune? Bouzeron is about 25 min from Beaune by road (20 km). The easiest way is a private driver: from €95 for the whole car, up to 4 guests, with no parking to find and nobody at the wheel after a glass of wine. ### Can we book a private driver for Bouzeron fête sa différence? Yes. Your driver collects you in Beaune or at your hotel in an electric Polestar 2 (up to 4 guests), waits while you enjoy Bouzeron fête sa différence and drives you back. For the busiest weekends, book a few weeks ahead. → [Full-day wine tour, €560](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/full-day) ## Book - [Book a driver](https://www.cote-privee.com/book?service=wine-tour&place=village:bouzeron): No parking to find, no one left as the designated driver: everyone enjoys a glass. Your driver waits and drives you back: no parking to find, and everyone can enjoy a glass. ## Sources - - - [The full events calendar](https://www.cote-privee.com/events) --- Canonical page: