--- title: "Coup d’œil, Coup de cœur à Auxey-Duresses 2026: dates, programme & getting there" description: "24–25 Oct 2026, Auxey-Duresses. Auxey-Duresses opens its cellars on the fourth weekend of October, as the vines turn gold." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/events/coup-doeil-coup-de-coeur-auxey-duresses lang: en updated: 2026-10-08 generated: 2026-10-09 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/events/coup-doeil-coup-de-coeur-auxey-duresses.png --- # Coup d’œil, Coup de cœur à Auxey-Duresses > Coup d’œil, Coup de cœur à Auxey-Duresses: Auxey-Duresses opens its cellars on the fourth weekend of October, as the vines turn gold. Each year on the fourth weekend of October, the growers of Auxey-Duresses open their cellars to visitors for a weekend of tastings. It is a chance to see the Côte de Beaune in its autumn colours and to taste village and premier cru wines that offer excellent value. ## Key facts - Type: Wine festival - Auxey-Duresses - 15 min from Beaune - When: Saturday 24 – Sunday 25 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser) - Usual timing: Usually the fourth weekend of October, Saturday and Sunday, 10:00 to 18:00 - Nearby: [Auxey-Duresses](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/auxey-duresses) - Entry: Paid or by invitation - Organised by: Syndicat Viticole d’Auxey-Duresses - Where: Auxey-Duresses · Côte-d'Or - Location: 8 km south-west of Beaune · Côte de Beaune - Coordinates: 46.9866, 4.7477 - From Beaune: ≈ 15 min · 9 km - €70 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 name plays on two French expressions. The coup d'œil is the glance at the autumn landscape of the Côte de Beaune, and the coup de cœur is the wine you fall for in the cellars. Around twenty growers of Auxey-Duresses and its hamlet of Melin take part, in a village that sits in a small valley between Meursault and the Hautes-Côtes. ## What to expect Visitors are welcomed on the place de l'Église by students from the Maison Familiale de Grandchamp and buy a glass that gives access to every cellar showing the event's logo. A free shuttle links Auxey-Duresses with Melin. Food is served on site or to take away, from snails and oeufs en meurette to Charolais burgers and crêpes, and a few local food producers set up in the growers' cellars. ## Tips for the day The glass cost 8 euros in 2026 and is the only ticket you need; payment is in cash. Tastings run from 10:00 to 18:00 on both days. The village is small and parking fills quickly on a fine weekend, so being dropped in the centre by your driver and collected later is simpler, and nobody has to drive after a day in the cellars. Beaune, with most of the hotels and restaurants, is about 15 minutes away. ## Did you know? One glass opens the doors of every participating cellar in Auxey-Duresses and in its hamlet of Melin, linked by a free shuttle. ## Around Coup d’œil, Coup de cœur à Auxey-Duresses What to combine with Coup d’œil, Coup de cœur à Auxey-Duresses on the same day, nearest first. ### Other events in October 2026 - **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) - **Saturday 10 – Sunday 11 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Salon de dégustation Pains Vins Fromages](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/salon-pains-vins-fromages-beaune): Bread, cheese and wine under Beaune's covered halls, run by the town's tourism students. (Food & markets · Beaune) - **Saturday, 10 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Show les papilles](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/show-les-papilles-dijon): Dijon's free festival of taste at the Cité internationale de la gastronomie et du vin. (Food & markets · Dijon) - **Saturday, 10 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Trail du Montrachet](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/trail-du-montrachet): A semi-nocturnal trail race through the vines and woods above Chassagne-Montrachet. (Sport · Chassagne-Montrachet) - **Saturday 10 – Sunday 11 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Venise au Palais](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/venise-au-palais-ancy-le-franc): Venetian carnival costumes parade through a Renaissance palace designed by an Italian architect. (Culture · Ancy-le-Franc) - **Sunday, 11 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Marathon des Grands Crus](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/marathon-des-grands-crus): A marathon on the closed Route des Grands Crus, from Dijon to the Clos de Vougeot and back. (Sport · Dijon) ### Nearby - **Saturday, 17 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [La Paulée du Château de Meursault](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/paulee-du-chateau-de-meursault): The Château de Meursault's autumn harvest dinner, cooked each year by a guest chef. (Tradition · Meursault) - **Monday, 16 November 2026 (Expected dates, not yet confirmed)** · [La Paulée de Meursault](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/paulee-de-meursault): Burgundy's most generous harvest lunch, where every guest brings their finest bottles. (Tradition · Meursault) - **Saturday 30 – Sunday 31 January 2027 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Saint-Vincent Tournante](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/saint-vincent-tournante): Burgundy's winter wine festival, hosted by a different village each January. (Tradition · Volnay, 2027 host) - **Mid-February, on a Sunday** · [Trail de Pommard](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/trail-de-pommard): A winter trail race on gravel tracks and paths through the vineyards of Pommard. (Sport · Pommard) - **Easter weekend, Saturday and Sunday** · [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) - **Usually a Saturday evening in mid-March** · [La Paulée de Printemps de Meursault](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/paulee-de-printemps-meursault): Meursault's spring banquet, where some 500 guests bring their best bottles to share. (Tradition · Meursault) ### Villages - [Auxey-Duresses](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/auxey-duresses) (1 km away): A quiet valley village of supple reds and bright whites, set between wooded hills west of Meursault. - [Monthélie](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/monthelie) (2 km away): A small hillside village between Volnay and Meursault, once compared to a village in Tuscany. - [Meursault](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/meursault) (2 km away): The great white-wine village of the Côte de Beaune, with a glazed-tile town hall and 19 premiers crus. ### Châteaux - [Château de Monthelie](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-monthelie) (2 km away): An 18th-century château with a glazed tile roof, home of the Suremain family's wine estate. - [Château fort de Meursault (Hôtel de ville)](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-fort-de-meursault-hotel-de-ville), 2 km away: Meursault's town hall, a 14th-century castle keep under a bright glazed tile roof. - [Château de Cîteaux](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-citeaux) (2 km away): A 19th-century château in Meursault, built over the cellars of the monks of Cîteaux. ### Things to do - [Ropiteau Frères](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/ropiteau-freres-meursault) (2 km away): A Meursault wine house founded in 1848, ageing its wines in old cellars that once belonged to the Hospices de Beaune. - [Domaine Bernard Delagrange et Fils](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-bernard-delagrange-meursault) (2 km away): A father-and-son Meursault estate in the old house of a 15th-century ducal physician, over two levels of cellars. - [Domaine Jean Monnier & Fils](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-jean-monnier-et-fils-meursault) (2 km away): A Meursault family estate with roots in 1696 and a tasting cellar on the town hall square. ### Restaurants - [Auprès du Clocher](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/aupres-du-clocher-pommard) (4 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): Pommard's newly starred table, where the butcher's son cooks beside the church - [Ed.Em](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/ed-em-chassagne-montrachet) (6 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A starred couple's table in the heart of Montrachet country, with 600 wines to match - [Le Carmin](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/le-carmin-beaune) (8 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): Christophe Quéant's poised, product-first cooking in a Renaissance house on place Carnot ### Guides about Coup d’œil, Coup de cœur à Auxey-Duresses - [Harvest and truffle season in Burgundy](https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/burgundy-harvest-and-truffle-season) - [Tasting on a Sunday or a Monday](https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/wine-tasting-burgundy-sunday-monday) ## Questions about Coup d’œil, Coup de cœur à Auxey-Duresses ### When is Coup d’œil, Coup de cœur à Auxey-Duresses 2026? Coup d’œil, Coup de cœur à Auxey-Duresses 2026 takes place in Auxey-Duresses: Saturday 24 – Sunday 25 October 2026. ### Where does Coup d’œil, Coup de cœur à Auxey-Duresses take place? Coup d’œil, Coup de cœur à Auxey-Duresses takes place in Auxey-Duresses (Côte-d'Or). ### Is Coup d’œil, Coup de cœur à Auxey-Duresses free to attend? No, Coup d’œil, Coup de cœur à Auxey-Duresses is not free: you need a ticket or an invitation. Check the official website for prices and booking. ### How do you get to Coup d’œil, Coup de cœur à Auxey-Duresses from Beaune? Auxey-Duresses is about 15 min from Beaune by road (9 km). The easiest way is a private driver: from €70 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 Coup d’œil, Coup de cœur à Auxey-Duresses? Yes. Your driver collects you in Beaune or at your hotel in an electric Polestar 2 (up to 4 guests), waits while you enjoy Coup d’œil, Coup de cœur à Auxey-Duresses 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 for this day](https://www.cote-privee.com/book?service=wine-tour&place=village:auxey&date=2026-10-24): 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: