--- title: "Printemps du Cru Viré-Clessé 2027: dates, programme & getting there" description: "The third weekend of April, Viré. The whole Viré-Clessé appellation opens its cellars on the third weekend of April." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/events/printemps-du-vire-clesse lang: en updated: 2026-10-01 generated: 2026-10-09 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/events/printemps-du-vire-clesse.png --- # Printemps du Cru Viré-Clessé > Printemps du Cru Viré-Clessé: the whole Viré-Clessé appellation opens its cellars on the third weekend of April. The Printemps du Viré-Clessé is a generalised open-cellar weekend: the growers of this white-wine appellation between Mâcon and Tournus welcome visitors in their own cellars, with music, food and games in the two villages. ## Key facts - Type: Wine festival - Viré - 1 h from Beaune - When: The third weekend of April, Saturday and Sunday. The 2027 dates are not announced yet. - Nearby: [Viré-Clessé](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/vire-clesse) - Entry: Paid or by invitation - Organised by: [Union des Producteurs de Viré-Clessé](https://vireclesse.fr/) - Where: Viré · Saône-et-Loire - Location: 65 km south of Beaune · Mâconnais - Coordinates: 46.4486, 4.8421 - From Beaune: ≈ 1 h · 73 km - €230 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 first Printemps was held in 1999, the year the Viré-Clessé appellation was created. Since then the growers have opened their doors on the third weekend of April in most years, and the event now draws more than 3,000 visitors, many of them regulars. ## What to expect The open-door principle extends to the whole appellation. Visitors pick up the programme and a glass, then move from cellar to cellar, tasting and talking with the growers, with music, food stops, aroma workshops and food-and-wine pairings along the way. ## Tips for the day Tasting is by a glass bought on arrival; check the price in the year's programme. The villages are about an hour from Beaune by the A6, and with a driver the group can follow the cellars rather than the car park. ## Did you know? The Printemps was born with the Viré-Clessé appellation itself in 1999, and 2026 was its 25th edition. ## Around Printemps du Cru Viré-Clessé What to combine with Printemps du Cru Viré-Clessé 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 - **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) - **Friday 4 – Sunday 20 December 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Marchés de Noël de Cluny](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/marches-de-noel-de-cluny): Weekend Christmas markets in the historic Écuries de Saint-Hugues, in the heart of Cluny. (Christmas · Cluny) - **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) - **A weekend in late March; the 2026 fair was held on 21 and 22 March.** · [Les Oenogourmandes](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/les-oenogourmandes-tournus): A wine and food fair in the medieval halls of Tournus abbey, every March. (Wine festival · Tournus) - **Friday 16 – Sunday 18 April 2027 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Salon des Vins de Mâcon](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/salon-des-vins-de-macon): A tour de France of wine in Mâcon, on the weekend of the historic Concours des Grands Vins de France. (Wine festival · Mâcon) - **The week of Ascension in May; the 14th festival ran from 12 to 17 May 2026.** · [Festival Cluny Danse](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/festival-cluny-danse): Contemporary dance in the streets and theatres of Cluny over the Ascension week. (Culture · Cluny) ### Villages - [Viré-Clessé](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/vire-clesse) (1 km away): Two neighbouring villages of the Haut-Mâconnais, joined in one appellation for generous Chardonnay. - [Pouilly-Fuissé](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/pouilly-fuisse) (20 km away): Burgundy's great southern white, grown beneath the limestone cliffs of Solutré and Vergisson. - [Saint-Véran](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/saint-veran) (23 km away): Fresh Chardonnay from villages that wrap around Pouilly-Fuissé, beneath the Roche de Solutré. ### Châteaux - [Château de Vaux-sous-Targes](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-vaux-sous-targes) (2 km away): An Italianate villa of 1830 in the Mâconnais, built by a Basque shipowner on a medieval moated site. - [Château de Besseuil](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-besseuil) (4 km away): A 17th-century manor among the Viré-Clessé vines, now a hotel and restaurant with its own organic vineyard. - [Château de Cruzille](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-cruzille) (7 km away): A fortress on a spur above Cruzille, marked by the Wars of Religion and the Liberation of 1944. ### Things to do - [Cave de Lugny](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/cave-de-lugny) (4 km away): A 1927 cooperative, the leading producer of Mâcon-Villages, with a shop below the Charmes vineyard. - [Azé Caves (Grottes d’Azé)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/grottes-d-aze), 6 km away: Two caves in the Mâconnais hills: an underground river and a prehistoric cave of bears and lions. - [Mont Saint-Romain](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/mont-saint-romain) (8 km away): A summit of almost 580 metres in the Mâconnais hills, with a rooftop viewing table facing the Alps. ### Restaurants - [La Marande](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/la-marande-montbellet) (3 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A family-run country house in the northern Mâconnais, starred since 2014. - [Le Raisin](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/le-raisin-pont-de-vaux) (8 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A family house in the Bresse, a short hop across the Saône from the Mâconnais vineyards. - [Aux Terrasses](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/aux-terrasses-tournus) (13 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A starred family house in Tournus, now in its second generation. ## Questions about Printemps du Cru Viré-Clessé ### When is Printemps du Cru Viré-Clessé 2027? The 2027 dates of Printemps du Cru Viré-Clessé have not been announced yet. Usual timing: the third weekend of April, Saturday and Sunday; the 25th edition was held on 18 and 19 April 2026.. The organiser publishes them on vireclesse.fr. ### Where does Printemps du Cru Viré-Clessé take place? Printemps du Cru Viré-Clessé takes place in Viré (Saône-et-Loire). ### Is Printemps du Cru Viré-Clessé free to attend? No, Printemps du Cru Viré-Clessé is not free: you need a ticket or an invitation. Check the official website for prices and booking. ### How do you get to Printemps du Cru Viré-Clessé from Beaune? Viré is about 1 h from Beaune by road (73 km). The easiest way is a private driver: from €230 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 Printemps du Cru Viré-Clessé? Yes. Your driver collects you in Beaune or at your hotel in an electric Polestar 2 (up to 4 guests), waits while you enjoy Printemps du Cru Viré-Clessé 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=wine-tour&place=village:vire): 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: