--- title: "La Ronde du Couchois 2027: dates, programme & getting there" description: "The first weekend of August, Couches. An open-cellar weekend hopping between the villages of the little-known Côtes du Couchois." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/events/ronde-du-couchois lang: en updated: 2026-10-01 generated: 2026-10-09 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/events/ronde-du-couchois.png --- # La Ronde du Couchois > La Ronde du Couchois: an open-cellar weekend hopping between the villages of the little-known Côtes du Couchois. South of the Maranges, the hills around Couches produce Bourgogne Côtes du Couchois, a regional appellation recognised since the 2000 vintage. For one summer weekend its growers open their cellars across four villages, and visitors go from domaine to domaine with a single passport glass. ## Key facts - Type: Wine festival - Couches - 35 min from Beaune - When: The first weekend of August, Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 7pm. The 2027 dates are not announced yet. - Nearby: [Maranges](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/maranges) - Entry: Paid or by invitation - Organised by: [Les Vignerons des Côtes du Couchois](https://larondeducouchois.wordpress.com/) - Where: Couches · Saône-et-Loire - Location: 25 km south-west of Beaune · Saône-et-Loire - Coordinates: 46.8661, 4.5672 - 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 Ronde has run since 2002 and draws around a thousand participants a year. The Couchois vineyard covers about 250 hectares across six communes, and the Ronde remains the easiest way to meet the growers of this quiet corner between the Côte de Beaune and the Autunois. ## What to expect Sixteen estates took part in 2026, in Dracy-lès-Couches, Couches, Saint-Maurice-lès-Couches and Saint-Sernin-du-Plain, including the châteaux of Couches and Dracy. Each pours its wines and explains its work, with food on offer at several stops. ## Tips for the day A passport glass, sold at every participating estate, cost 7 euros in 2026. The villages are a few kilometres apart on country lanes, so the route is best done by car, and with a driver nobody has to drive. Couches is roughly 35 minutes from Beaune. ## Did you know? The Couchois gained its own regional appellation, Bourgogne Côtes du Couchois, with the 2000 vintage, after a long campaign by its growers. ## Around La Ronde du Couchois What to combine with La Ronde du Couchois on the same day, nearest first. ### Other events in August 2027 - **Runs Tuesday 25 May – Tuesday 31 August 2027** · [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) - **Runs Sunday 6 June – Thursday 30 September 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 Thursday 24 June – Tuesday 31 August 2027** · [L’Été Frappé](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/l-ete-frappe-macon): A free summer-long festival of concerts and shows in the streets and parks of Mâcon. (Music · Mâcon) - **Runs Friday 25 June – Thursday 30 September 2027** · [Le Brunch des Halles](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/brunch-des-halles-dijon): Summer Sunday brunches cooked by local chefs under Dijon's iron market hall. (Food & markets · Dijon) - **Runs Tuesday 6 July – Tuesday 31 August 2027** · [Montréal en Lumière](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/montreal-en-lumiere): A night-time walk through the history of a medieval hill village, told by some sixty costumed performers. (Culture · Montréal) - **Runs Monday 19 July – Tuesday 31 August 2027** · [Les Grandes Heures de Cluny](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/grandes-heures-de-cluny): A summer festival of classical music in Cluny's churches, with a wine tasting after each concert. (Music · Cluny) ### Nearby - **Four days in early July, Wednesday to Saturday; the 2026 festival ran from 1 to 4 July.** · [Jazz à Couches](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/jazz-a-couches): A village jazz festival under canvas, with international names, a free Off and a wine-tasting concert. (Music · Couches) - **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, 12 December 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Trail de Santenay](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/trail-de-santenay): A December trail race over the hills of Santenay, from 8.5 km to about 26 km. (Sport · Santenay) - **A Saturday in mid-December, from morning to late evening** · [Marché de Noël de Nolay](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/marche-de-noel-de-nolay): A village Christmas market under Nolay's medieval hall, ending with a lantern procession. (Christmas · Nolay) - **Usually Easter weekend, Saturday and Sunday, 10:00 to 18:00** · [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) - **Usually the first weekend of August, Saturday and Sunday, 10:00 to 19:00** · [De Cep en Verre](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/de-cep-en-verre-nolay): A weekend of Hautes-Côtes wines, craftspeople and street performers in the old centre of Nolay. (Wine festival · Nolay) ### Villages - [Maranges](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/maranges) (8 km away): Three villages on the last slopes of the Côte de Beaune, sharing one appellation for bright, fruity reds. - [Santenay](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/santenay) (11 km away): Spa town and wine village near the southern end of the Côte de Beaune, known for its reds. - [Mercurey](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/mercurey) (12 km away): The largest vineyard of the Côte Chalonnaise, known above all for its reds. ### Châteaux - [Château de Couches](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-couches) (2 km away): A medieval fortress above the Creuse valley, with a Flamboyant chapel and its own vineyard. - [Château de Dracy](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-dracy) (3 km away): A castle of 1547 on a hillside near Couches, with a long 18th-century wine cellar. - [Château de Mercey](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-mercey) (6 km away): An early 17th-century manor with square towers and a dovecote, above the Maranges vineyards. ### Things to do - [Mont de Sène (Hill of the Three Crosses), Mont de Sène (Montagne des Trois Croix)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/mont-de-sene-trois-croix), 10 km away: A 521-metre summit crowned by three crosses, looking over the vineyards of Santenay and the Maranges. - [Nolay and Its Medieval Market Hall (Nolay et ses halles médiévales)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/nolay-medieval-market-hall), 11 km away: A small medieval market town with a 14th-century hall roofed in heavy Burgundy stone slabs. - [Antonin Rodet](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/antonin-rodet-mercurey) (12 km away): A Mercurey wine house founded in 1875, with a tasting cellar in the stables of a 17th-century mansion. ### Restaurants - [Ed.Em](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/ed-em-chassagne-montrachet) (15 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A starred couple's table in the heart of Montrachet country, with 600 wines to match - [Maison Lameloise](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/maison-lameloise-chagny) (15 km away · 3 MICHELIN stars): Burgundy's only three-star table, in a former coaching inn twenty minutes south of Beaune. ## Questions about La Ronde du Couchois ### When is La Ronde du Couchois 2027? The 2027 dates of La Ronde du Couchois have not been announced yet. Usual timing: the first weekend of August, Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 7pm; the 2026 Ronde was on 1 and 2 August.. The organiser publishes them on larondeducouchois.wordpress.com. ### Where does La Ronde du Couchois take place? La Ronde du Couchois takes place in Couches (Saône-et-Loire). ### Is La Ronde du Couchois free to attend? No, La Ronde du Couchois is not free: you need a ticket or an invitation. Check the official website for prices and booking. ### How do you get to La Ronde du Couchois from Beaune? Couches 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 La Ronde du Couchois? Yes. Your driver collects you in Beaune or at your hotel in an electric Polestar 2 (up to 4 guests), waits while you enjoy La Ronde du Couchois 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:maranges): 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: