--- title: "Saint-Vincent Tournante 2027: Dates, Village, Registration" description: "30–31 Jan 2027, Volnay. Burgundy's winter wine festival, hosted by a different village each January." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/events/saint-vincent-tournante lang: en updated: 2026-10-08 generated: 2026-10-09 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/events/saint-vincent-tournante.png --- # Saint-Vincent Tournante > Saint-Vincent Tournante: Burgundy's winter wine festival, hosted by a different village each January. Every year on the last weekend of January, one Burgundy wine village, or a small group of villages, hosts the Saint-Vincent Tournante. Growers' societies parade with statues of Saint Vincent, patron of wine growers, and cellars open for tastings. The 2027 edition goes to Volnay and, for the first time in the festival's history, visitors must register in advance. ## Key facts - Type: Tradition - Volnay - 10 min from Beaune - When: Saturday 30 – Sunday 31 January 2027 (Confirmed by the organiser) - Usual timing: Usually the last weekend of January, Saturday and Sunday - Nearby: [Volnay](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/volnay) - Entry: Paid or by invitation - Organised by: [Comité d’organisation de la Saint-Vincent Tournante Volnay 2027](https://www.saintvincentvolnay.fr/) - Where: Volnay · Côte-d'Or - Location: 5 km south-west of Beaune · Côte de Beaune - Coordinates: 47.0008, 4.7819 - From Beaune: ≈ 10 min · 6 km - €60 one way from Beaune with a [private driver](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver) - Add the vineyards: our [half-day wine tour, €290](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/half-day). ## History Saint Vincent has long been honoured by the mutual aid societies of Burgundy's wine villages, which supported growers through illness, bad weather and hard years. The Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin revived these local feasts and united them in a single rotating festival. The first Saint-Vincent Tournante took place on 22 January 1938. Since then it has moved from village to village. The 82nd edition, in January 2026, was shared by the three Maranges villages, and organisers expected about 60,000 visitors. In 2027 the festival moves to Volnay, which hosted it in 1957 and 1986, in the year the Volnay appellation turns 90. The 2028 edition is planned for Nuits-Saint-Georges and Premeaux-Prissey. ## What to expect The day begins early with a procession of growers' societies and brass bands, carrying their statues of Saint Vincent through the streets. A mass follows, then long-serving growers are honoured. Visitors buy a tasting kit with a glass, a map and tickets, then move between the cellars opened for the occasion. In Volnay, 47 producers are taking part, nine special cuvées are planned, and three banquets are held on 22, 29 and 30 January 2027. ## Tips for the day For 2027, entry to the village is reserved for holders of an adult or child kit bought in advance. Kits go on sale online only, on the official website, from 18 November 2026, and none are sold on the day. Volnay has only about 240 inhabitants, so expect crowds, narrow lanes and winter weather, and wear warm, waterproof shoes. The village lies about 10 minutes south of Beaune by the D974, and parking will be very scarce: being dropped at the edge of the village by your driver and collected later saves a long search, and nobody in your group has to drive. Book accommodation in Beaune early. ## Did you know? The first Saint-Vincent Tournante was held on 22 January 1938. The Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin created it to bring the villages' mutual aid societies together. ## Around Saint-Vincent Tournante What to combine with Saint-Vincent Tournante on the same day, nearest first. ### Other events in January 2027 - **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, 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) - **Runs Friday, 4 December 2026 – Sunday, 3 January 2027** · [Contes & Lumières](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/contes-et-lumieres-macon): Mâcon's month of Christmas lights, parades, tales and concerts, free and open to all. (Christmas · Mâcon) - **Each year on the weekend after the Saint-Vincent Tournante, usually a Saturday in late January or early February.** · [Saint-Vincent de Dijon](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/saint-vincent-de-dijon): Dijon honours the patron saint of winegrowers with a parade and a tasting village. (Tradition · Dijon) ### Nearby - **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, 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) - **Saturday 24 – Sunday 25 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Coup d’œil, Coup de cœur à Auxey-Duresses](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/coup-doeil-coup-de-coeur-auxey-duresses): Auxey-Duresses opens its cellars on the fourth weekend of October, as the vines turn gold. (Wine festival · Auxey-Duresses) - **Friday 13 – Saturday 14 November 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Fête des Grands Vins de Bourgogne](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/fete-des-grands-vins-de-bourgogne): Every Burgundy appellation in one hall, poured by the growers themselves, on the Vente des Vins weekend. (Wine festival · Beaune) - **Friday 13 – Saturday 14 November 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Semi-Marathon de la Vente des Vins de Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/semi-marathon-vente-des-vins-beaune): Burgundy's best-known half marathon, run through Pommard, Volnay and Meursault on the Vente des Vins weekend. (Sport · Beaune) - **Friday 13 – Sunday 15 November 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Vente des Vins des Hospices de Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/vente-des-vins-hospices-de-beaune): Burgundy's great charity wine auction, first held in 1859 and now staged each November in Beaune's covered halls. (Wine auction · Beaune) ### Villages - [Volnay](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/volnay) (1 km away): A hillside village high above the vines, loved for the finesse of its red wines. - [Pommard](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/pommard) (1 km away): A red-wine village between Beaune and Volnay, known for deep, firm Pinot Noir. - [Monthélie](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/monthelie) (1 km away): A small hillside village between Volnay and Meursault, once compared to a village in Tuscany. ### Châteaux - [Château de la Commaraine](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-la-commaraine) (1 km away): A towered château in the heart of Pommard, set in its own walled Premier Cru vineyard. - [Château de Pommard](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-pommard) (1 km away): A Régence château of 1726 and a 20-hectare walled vineyard at the entrance to Pommard. - [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. ### Things to do - [Domaine Christophe Vaudoisey](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-christophe-vaudoisey-volnay) (1 km away): A Volnay family estate since 1804, now in its ninth generation, receiving visitors by appointment in the village. - [Domaine Lejeune](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-lejeune-pommard) (1 km away): A Pommard estate held by the same family since 1783, now farmed organically by a new generation. - [Domaine Michel Lahaye](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-michel-lahaye-pommard) (1 km away): A family estate on Pommard's church square, with a tasting room in its old stable and a log fire in winter. ### Restaurants - [Auprès du Clocher](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/aupres-du-clocher-pommard) (1 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): Pommard's newly starred table, where the butcher's son cooks beside the church - [Le Carmin](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/le-carmin-beaune) (5 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): Christophe Quéant's poised, product-first cooking in a Renaissance house on place Carnot - [Clos du Cèdre](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/clos-du-cedre-beaune) (5 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A winemaker's mansion by Beaune's ramparts, with a starred kitchen and a cellar of over 1,000 wines ### Guides about Saint-Vincent Tournante - [Beaune or Dijon: where to stay](https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/beaune-or-dijon-where-to-stay) - [Hospices de Beaune auction weekend 2026](https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/hospices-de-beaune-auction-weekend) - [Tasting on a Sunday or a Monday](https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/wine-tasting-burgundy-sunday-monday) ## Questions about Saint-Vincent Tournante ### When is Saint-Vincent Tournante 2027? Saint-Vincent Tournante 2027 takes place in Volnay: Saturday 30 – Sunday 31 January 2027. ### Where does Saint-Vincent Tournante take place? Saint-Vincent Tournante takes place in Volnay (Côte-d'Or). ### Is Saint-Vincent Tournante free to attend? No, Saint-Vincent Tournante is not free: you need a ticket or an invitation. Check the official website for prices and booking. ### How do you get to Saint-Vincent Tournante from Beaune? Volnay is about 10 min from Beaune by road (6 km). The easiest way is a private driver: from €60 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 Saint-Vincent Tournante? Yes. Your driver collects you in Beaune or at your hotel in an electric Polestar 2 (up to 4 guests), waits while you enjoy Saint-Vincent Tournante and drives you back. For the busiest weekends, book a few weeks ahead. → [Half-day wine tour, €290](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/half-day) ## Book - [Book a driver for this day](https://www.cote-privee.com/book?service=wine-tour&place=village:volnay&date=2027-01-30): 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: