--- title: "Les Oenogourmandes 2027: dates, programme & getting there" description: "A weekend in late March, Tournus (Abbaye Saint-Philibert de Tournus). A wine and food fair in the medieval halls of Tournus abbey, every March." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/events/les-oenogourmandes-tournus lang: en updated: 2026-10-01 generated: 2026-10-09 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/events/les-oenogourmandes-tournus.png --- # Les Oenogourmandes > Les Oenogourmandes: a wine and food fair in the medieval halls of Tournus abbey, every March. Les Oenogourmandes is Tournus's wine fair, held in the abbey halls of Saint-Philibert. Around thirty wine producers from the Mâconnais-Tournugeois and the rest of France pour their wines, with local food producers alongside. ## Key facts - Type: Wine festival - Tournus - 55 min from Beaune - When: A weekend in late March. The 2027 dates are not announced yet. - Venue: [Saint-Philibert Abbey, Tournus](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/abbaye-saint-philibert-tournus) - Entry: Paid or by invitation - Official website: [lesoenogourmandes.com](https://www.lesoenogourmandes.com/) - Where: Tournus · Saône-et-Loire - Location: 50 km south of Beaune · Mâconnais - Coordinates: 46.5657, 4.9090 - From Beaune: ≈ 55 min · 66 km - €195 one way from Beaune with a [private driver](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver) - Add the vineyards: our [full-day wine tour plus two hours, €700](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/full-day). ## History The fair is held each spring, and the 2025 fair was its seventh edition. Setting it inside the abbey buildings gives a wine fair an exceptional frame. ## What to expect Visitors walk through the vaulted halls tasting from stand to stand, meeting growers and négociants and buying directly. Chefs' demonstrations and food stalls keep the afternoon going. ## Tips for the day Entry was 5 euros in 2026. The fair is open from 10am to 8pm on Saturday and to 6pm on Sunday, in the refectory and cellar of the abbey on rue Gabriel Jeanton. Tournus is under an hour from Beaune by the A6, which makes it a neat half-day with a driver, perhaps combined with a visit to the abbey church. ## Did you know? The fair is held inside the abbey buildings of Saint-Philibert, one of the great Romanesque churches of Burgundy. ## Around Les Oenogourmandes What to combine with Les Oenogourmandes on the same day, nearest first. ### Other events in March 2027 - **Runs Friday 26 February – Sunday 7 March 2027** · [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) - **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 the Saturday and Sunday of the Hospices de Nuits sale weekend, in early to mid March.** · [Salon des Vignerons de Nuits-Saint-Georges](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/salon-des-vignerons-nuits-saint-georges): Forty Nuits-Saint-Georges growers pour their wines on the weekend of the Hospices sale. (Wine festival · Nuits-Saint-Georges) - **Usually the Saturday of the Hospices de Nuits sale weekend, in early to mid March.** · [Semi-marathon de Nuits-Saint-Georges](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/semi-marathon-nuits-saint-georges): A half marathon through the grands crus, run on the weekend of the Hospices de Nuits sale. (Sport · Nuits-Saint-Georges) - **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) - **Sunday, 14 March 2027 (Expected dates, not yet confirmed)** · [Vente des Vins des Hospices de Nuits-Saint-Georges](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/hospices-de-nuits-wine-auction): The Côte de Nuits' own charity wine auction, held each spring since 1961. (Wine auction · Vougeot) ### Nearby - **Saturday 12 – Sunday 13 December 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Marché de Noël de Tournus](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/marche-de-noel-de-tournus): A Christmas market of makers and local producers inside the abbey halls of Tournus. (Christmas · Tournus) - **Late August; in 2026 it opened on 23 August in Ozenay, then ran from 26 to 29 August in Viré and Tournus.** · [Détours en Tournugeois](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/detours-en-tournugeois): Brass bands, street theatre and village dances between Tournus and the Mâconnais vineyards at the end of summer. (Culture · Tournus) - **Sunday, 18 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [La Tournuscimes](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/la-tournuscimes): Burgundy's biggest organised walk, on foot, by mountain bike or on horseback through the autumn Mâconnais. (Sport · Chardonnay) - **The third weekend of April, Saturday and Sunday; the 25th edition was held on 18 and 19 April 2026.** · [Printemps du Cru Viré-Clessé](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/printemps-du-vire-clesse): The whole Viré-Clessé appellation opens its cellars on the third weekend of April. (Wine festival · Viré) - **A Thursday in May, from late afternoon into the evening; in 2026 it fell on 14 May.** · [Chardonnay Day à Chardonnay](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/chardonnay-day): The world's favourite white grape is toasted in the Mâconnais village that gave it its name. (Wine festival · Chardonnay) - **A weekend in mid or late July; the 2025 weekend was held on 19 and 20 July.** · [Week-end médiéval de Brancion](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/week-end-medieval-de-brancion): Knights, archers and falconers bring the hilltop village of Brancion back to the Middle Ages for a weekend. (Tradition · Martailly-lès-Brancion) ### Villages - [Viré-Clessé](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/vire-clesse) (14 km away): Two neighbouring villages of the Haut-Mâconnais, joined in one appellation for generous Chardonnay. - [Montagny](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/montagny) (24 km away): A white-only appellation of hillside vineyards around Buxy, with a wealth of premiers crus. - [Givry](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/givry) (27 km away): A small wine town of 18th-century monuments, whose red wine is linked by legend to Henri IV. ### Châteaux - [Château d’Ozenay](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-d-ozenay) (5 km away): A stone-roofed manor beside a Romanesque church, held by one family for some four hundred years. - [Château de Messey](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-messey) (7 km away): A fortified house near Tournus, reborn as an organic wine estate with rooms and winegrowers' cottages. - [Château de Ruffey](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-ruffey) (8 km away): A castle with rock-cut ditches and round towers in a quiet hamlet of Sennecey-le-Grand. ### Things to do - [Saint-Philibert Abbey, Tournus (Abbaye Saint-Philibert de Tournus)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/abbaye-saint-philibert-tournus), 1 km away: One of the great Romanesque churches of France, with unusual crosswise vaults and a complete monastic setting. - [Les Vignerons de Mancey](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/vignerons-de-mancey-tournus) (1 km away): A growers' cooperative near Tournus, with a free trail on Burgundy wine and tastings of Mâcon-Mancey. - [Hôtel-Dieu de Tournus](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/hotel-dieu-de-tournus) (1 km away): A 17th-century hospital with its wards, oak box beds and one of the oldest apothecaries in France. ### Restaurants - [L’Écrin de Yohann Chapuis](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/l-ecrin-de-yohann-chapuis-tournus) (1 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): An intimate starred dining room in Tournus, from the chef who helped Lameloise win back its third star. - [Aux Terrasses](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/aux-terrasses-tournus) (1 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A starred family house in Tournus, now in its second generation. - [La Marande](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/la-marande-montbellet) (12 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A family-run country house in the northern Mâconnais, starred since 2014. ## Questions about Les Oenogourmandes ### When is Les Oenogourmandes 2027? The 2027 dates of Les Oenogourmandes have not been announced yet. Usual timing: A weekend in late March; the 2026 fair was held on 21 and 22 March.. The organiser publishes them on lesoenogourmandes.com. ### Where does Les Oenogourmandes take place? Les Oenogourmandes takes place in Tournus (Saône-et-Loire), at Saint-Philibert Abbey, Tournus. ### Is Les Oenogourmandes free to attend? No, Les Oenogourmandes is not free: you need a ticket or an invitation. Check the official website for prices and booking. ### How do you get to Les Oenogourmandes from Beaune? Tournus is about 55 min from Beaune by road (66 km). The easiest way is a private driver: from €195 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 Les Oenogourmandes? Yes. Your driver collects you in Beaune or at your hotel in an electric Polestar 2 (up to 4 guests), waits while you enjoy Les Oenogourmandes and drives you back. For the busiest weekends, book a few weeks ahead. → [Full-day wine tour plus two hours, €700](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/full-day) ## Book - [Book a driver](https://www.cote-privee.com/book?service=driver&place=sight:tournus): 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: