--- title: "Caves ouvertes de Fixin et Brochon 2026: dates, programme & getting there" description: "Usually a weekend in early December, Fixin. Thirteen estates of Fixin and Brochon open their cellars on a December weekend." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/events/caves-ouvertes-fixin-brochon lang: en updated: 2026-09-29 generated: 2026-10-09 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/events/caves-ouvertes-fixin-brochon.png --- # Caves ouvertes de Fixin et Brochon > Caves ouvertes de Fixin et Brochon: Thirteen estates of Fixin and Brochon open their cellars on a December weekend. On a weekend in early December, the growers of Fixin and neighbouring Brochon open their cellars to the public. With an engraved glass and a map, visitors walk from estate to estate, tasting several vintages, meeting the growers and buying wine for the festive season. ## Key facts - Type: Wine festival - Fixin - 35 min from Beaune - When: Usually a weekend in early December. Expected dates, not yet confirmed · Saturday 5 – Sunday 6 December 2026. - Nearby: [Fixin](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/fixin) - Where: Fixin · Côte-d'Or - Location: 25 km north of Beaune · Côte de Nuits - Coordinates: 47.2454, 4.9716 - From Beaune: ≈ 35 min · 35 km - €125 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 The Caves ouvertes are a December tradition among Fixin's growers. In 2025 they returned with a new format on 6 and 7 December, bringing together thirteen estates from both villages, to celebrate the Fixin appellation, extended in 2024 to 35 hectares of vineyards in the commune of Brochon. ## What to expect Buy your glass on rue Noisot in Fixin or in front of Brochon's library, then follow the map through the cellars. Local artists exhibit in the caves, there are musical moments, food trucks and local associations, and some restaurants serve special menus for the weekend. ## Tips for the day In 2025 the cellars were open from 10 am to 6 pm and the engraved glass cost 5 euros. Wear warm clothes, as cellars are cold in December. Fixin and Brochon sit side by side just north of Gevrey-Chambertin, and a private driver can carry your purchases and spare you the drive after a day of tasting. ## Did you know? Since 2024 the Fixin appellation has also covered about 35 hectares of vines in neighbouring Brochon. ## Around Caves ouvertes de Fixin et Brochon What to combine with Caves ouvertes de Fixin et Brochon on the same day, nearest first. ### Other events in December 2026 - **Runs Friday, 6 November 2026 – Sunday, 31 January 2027** · [Les Fééries de Noël de Dijon](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/feeries-de-noel-dijon): Chalets, vin chaud, an ice rink and a big wheel across the heart of Dijon. (Christmas · Dijon) - **Runs Friday 6 November – Thursday 31 December 2026** · [Les Nuits d’Orient et d’ailleurs](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/nuits-d-orient-et-d-ailleurs-dijon): Dijon's winter festival of music, dance and art from the Orient and beyond. (Culture · Dijon) - **Runs Friday, 13 November 2026 – Tuesday, 5 January 2027** · [Lumières à Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/lumieres-a-beaune): Light projections on Beaune's landmarks, every evening in summer and from the Vente des Vins to early January. (Culture · Beaune) - **Runs Monday, 16 November 2026 – Tuesday, 16 February 2027** · [Noël à l’abbaye de Fontenay](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/noel-a-l-abbaye-de-fontenay): A giant crèche, illuminated gardens and a Christmas market at a UNESCO-listed Cistercian abbey. (Christmas · Marmagne) - **Runs Saturday, 28 November 2026 – Sunday, 10 January 2027** · [Exposition de crèches et féerie de Noël](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/exposition-de-creches-flavigny-sur-ozerain): About ninety nativity scenes light up the windows of a medieval hilltop village through the Christmas season. (Christmas · Flavigny-sur-Ozerain) - **Wednesday 2 – Sunday 6 December 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Beaune Blues Boogie Festival](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/beaune-blues-boogie-festival): Five nights of boogie-woogie, blues and swing in Beaune's theatres and wine cellars. (Music · Beaune) ### Nearby - **Usually a weekend in early March.** · [Journées Gourmandes de Marsannay-la-Côte](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/journees-gourmandes-marsannay): A long-running spring food fair at the northern gate of the Route des Grands Crus. (Food & markets · Marsannay-la-Côte) - **Usually a Sunday in late March or early April.** · [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) - **Long held over five days in late August and early September; in 2026 it moved to a May weekend and an early-October weekend.** · [Festival Musique au Chambertin](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/festival-musique-au-chambertin): Classical concerts and tastings in the wine villages around Gevrey-Chambertin since 1988. (Music · Gevrey-Chambertin) - **Friday evenings through the summer, from late May.** · [Les Vin’dredis de la Halle](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/vindredis-halle-chambertin): Summer Friday tastings and gourmet evenings at the Halle Chambertin in Gevrey. (Wine festival · Gevrey-Chambertin) - **Usually a Sunday in early June.** · [La Patarate Gourmande](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/patarate-gourmande-marsannay): A six-kilometre walk through the Marsannay vineyard with a meal served in five stops. (Food & markets · Marsannay-la-Côte) - **Friday 9 – Sunday 11 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Championnat du monde de l’œuf en meurette](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/championnat-monde-oeuf-en-meurette): Chefs from around the world compete to poach Burgundy's favourite egg dish at the Clos de Vougeot. (Food & markets · Vougeot) ### Villages - [Fixin](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/fixin) (1 km away): A quiet wine village with Napoleon in the woods, a Romanesque church in the vines and firm reds. - [Gevrey-Chambertin](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/gevrey-chambertin) (2 km away): Nine grands crus, more than any other Burgundy village, led by Chambertin and Chambertin-Clos de Bèze. - [Marsannay-la-Côte](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/marsannay-la-cote) (3 km away): Gateway to the Côte de Nuits and Burgundy's only village appellation making red, white and rosé. ### Châteaux - [Manoir de la Perrière](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/manoir-de-la-perriere) (1 km away): A Cistercian manor above Fixin, with one of the oldest wine presses in Burgundy. - [Château de Brochon](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-brochon) (1 km away): A Loire-style château built by the poet who gave the Côte d'Azur its name. - [Château de Couchey](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-couchey) (2 km away): A medieval fortified house that grew into a château at the western edge of Couchey. ### Things to do - [Domaine du Clos Saint-Louis](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-du-clos-saint-louis-fixin) (1 km away): A five-generation family domaine in Fixin, with a vine-to-cellar visit and a tasting in a vaulted cellar. - [Domaine Isabelle Lippe](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-isabelle-lippe-brochon) (1 km away): A small domaine in Brochon run by two women winegrowers, with tastings led by the grower herself. - [Saint-Antoine Church, Fixey (Église Saint-Antoine de Fixey)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/eglise-saint-antoine-de-fixey), 1 km away: A small Romanesque church above the vines of Fixin, with a stone roof and a glazed-tile bell tower. ### Restaurants - [La Table d’Hôte, La Rôtisserie du Chambertin](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/la-table-d-hote-rotisserie-du-chambertin-gevrey) (2 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A starred tasting table in an eighteenth-century house in the heart of Gevrey-Chambertin - [Origine](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/origine-dijon) (10 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A Lameloise-trained Japanese chef cooking Burgundy's seasons on place Wilson - [William Frachot](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/william-frachot-dijon) (10 km away · 2 MICHELIN stars): Dijon's two-star table, reinventing Burgundy's classics inside the Hostellerie du Chapeau Rouge ## Questions about Caves ouvertes de Fixin et Brochon ### When is Caves ouvertes de Fixin et Brochon 2026? The 2026 dates of Caves ouvertes de Fixin et Brochon have not been announced yet. Usual timing: usually a weekend in early December.. ### Where does Caves ouvertes de Fixin et Brochon take place? Caves ouvertes de Fixin et Brochon takes place in Fixin (Côte-d'Or). ### How do you get to Caves ouvertes de Fixin et Brochon from Beaune? Fixin is about 35 min from Beaune by road (35 km). The easiest way is a private driver: from €125 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 Caves ouvertes de Fixin et Brochon? Yes. Your driver collects you in Beaune or at your hotel in an electric Polestar 2 (up to 4 guests), waits while you enjoy Caves ouvertes de Fixin et Brochon 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:fixin): 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: