--- title: "Burgundy Wine Tour Itineraries: Half Day to Three Days" description: "Village-by-village routes from Beaune with realistic timings: 2 or 3 tastings per half day, both Côtes in a day, then Chablis or the Mâconnais." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/burgundy-wine-tour-itineraries lang: en updated: 2026-10-04 generated: 2026-10-08 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/guides/burgundy-wine-tour-itineraries.png --- # Burgundy wine tour itineraries from Beaune: half a day, one day, two days and three days > From Beaune, half a day allows two or three tastings in the Côte de Beaune villages, and a full day covers the Côte d'Or from Gevrey-Chambertin to Puligny-Montrachet in about 90 to 100 km of driving. Two days let you give the Côte de Nuits and the Côte de Beaune a day each, and a third day reaches Chablis, about 1 h 30 away, or the Côte Chalonnaise and the Mâconnais to the south. Written and checked by Côte Privée, updated 4 October 2026 ## In short - Plan 2 or 3 tastings per half day and 3 or 4, at most 5, in a full day; each cellar visit usually takes about 1 to 1.5 hours. - The Route des Grands Crus runs about 60 km from Dijon to Santenay, with Beaune roughly in the middle. - Côte de Beaune loops from Beaune cover 25 to 35 km; a Côte de Nuits loop that includes Gevrey-Chambertin is about 70 km. - Chablis is about 135 km and 1 h 30 from Beaune; Pouilly-Fuissé is about 95 km and 1 h 10. - Family domaines receive visitors by appointment, so book ahead, especially from May to mid-October. - Book lunch as well: village restaurants fill quickly in season. Village routes from Beaune for half a day to three days, with timings, tastings and lunch stops. ## How many wineries can you visit in a day in Burgundy? Two or three in half a day and three or four, at most five, in a full day is realistic. A cellar visit with tasting usually lasts an hour to an hour and a half, and most Burgundy domaines work by appointment, so each visit is a fixed slot. Add 5 to 20 minutes of driving between villages, a French lunch of about an hour and a half, and time to walk into a grand cru vineyard or a village church, and the day fills quickly. Beyond four tastings, even careful spitters stop noticing the differences between one climat and the next, which is the whole point of tasting in Burgundy. ## What is the best half-day wine tour from Beaune? [The classic half day](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/half-day) heads south through Pommard, Volnay and Meursault to Puligny-Montrachet, about 35 km in all, with two or three tastings. - 9.30 Leave Beaune. Pommard is 5 km away: taste its firm, deep reds at a family domaine or at the Château de Pommard. - 10.45 Continue 2 km to Volnay, set above the slope, for a short walk and the view over the vines. - 11.15 Second tasting in Meursault, the great white-wine village of the Côte de Beaune, with 19 premiers crus. - 12.45 A walk to the grand cru slope of Puligny-Montrachet, or a short third tasting, then back in Beaune by 13.30. ## Are there other half-day routes from Beaune? Yes: the hill of Corton to the north, or a short Côte de Nuits loop, both fit the same four hours. The Corton loop runs through Savigny-lès-Beaune, Pernand-Vergelesses, Aloxe-Corton and Ladoix-Serrigny, about 25 km in all, with red and white grands crus on the same hill. The Côte de Nuits loop keeps to Chambolle-Musigny, Vougeot, Vosne-Romanée and Nuits-Saint-Georges, about 55 to 60 km. Going on to Gevrey-Chambertin pushes the loop to about 70 km, so it is better kept for a full day. ## How do you plan a full day on the Route des Grands Crus? Spend the morning in the Côte de Nuits and the afternoon in the Côte de Beaune: about 90 to 100 km, three or four tastings and lunch in between. - 9.00 Leave Beaune for Gevrey-Chambertin, about 30 minutes north, the village with nine grands crus. First tasting at 9.30. - 11.00 Château du Clos de Vougeot, the Cistercian vat house and cellar in the middle of its walled vineyard, with guided tours in English at 11.30 and 15.30 in 2026. Or a second tasting in Morey-Saint-Denis or Chambolle-Musigny. - 12.30 A short stop at La Romanée-Conti vineyard in Vosne-Romanée. - 13.00 Lunch in Nuits-Saint-Georges. - 14.30 Drive south past Beaune to Meursault, about 35 minutes, for a tasting at 15.00. - 16.15 Puligny-Montrachet: a short fourth tasting or a walk up to the Montrachet slope, then back in Beaune by 17.00. ## What should a two-day Burgundy wine itinerary include? Give each Côte its own day, so you can taste more slowly and add a château, a walk or a cellar in Beaune. - Day 1, Côte de Nuits: start at Marsannay-la-Côte or Fixin, then Gevrey-Chambertin, Morey-Saint-Denis, Chambolle-Musigny, the Château du Clos de Vougeot and Vosne-Romanée, with lunch in Nuits-Saint-Georges. On the way back, stop below the hill of Corton at Aloxe-Corton for a last tasting. - Day 2, Côte de Beaune: a morning cellar visit in Beaune, for example at Domaine Chanson inside a bastion of the ramparts or at Maison Joseph Drouhin, then Pommard, Volnay and lunch in Meursault. In the afternoon, taste in Puligny-Montrachet or Chassagne-Montrachet and finish in Saint-Aubin or Santenay. The Château de La Rochepot is closed to visitors but worth seeing from outside on the way back. - Each day stays at about 100 km or less, so there is time to linger. ## What can you add on a third day? Choose between Chablis to the north and the Côte Chalonnaise or the Mâconnais to the south. - Chablis: about 135 km and 1 h 30 each way. Taste at La Chablisienne or a family domaine, see the seven grands crus on their single hillside, and add Noyers-sur-Serein or Irancy. Allow 10 to 12 hours. - Côte Chalonnaise: 20 to 50 km south. Bouzeron for Aligoté, Rully and the Château de Rully (open to individual visitors in July and August), Mercurey and the Château de Chamirey, then Givry and Montagny. About 100 km in all, a comfortable full day. - Mâconnais: about 95 km and 1 h 10 to Pouilly-Fuissé. Climb or admire the Roche de Solutré, taste Pouilly-Fuissé and Saint-Véran, and stop at Viré-Clessé or the Abbaye Saint-Philibert de Tournus on the way back. About 210 km in all: a full day with 2 extra hours, €700 per car. ## Which of our wine days fits each itinerary? Match the route to the distance: the half day covers up to 60 km, [the full day](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/full-day) up to 150 km, more with its extra hours for the Mâconnais, and [the long day](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/long-day) up to 300 km. | Itinerary | Driving distance | Tastings | Wine day | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Côte de Beaune south, Pommard to Puligny-Montrachet | About 35 km | 2 or 3 | Half day, 4 hours, €290 | | Hill of Corton loop | About 25 km | 2 or 3 | Half day, 4 hours, €290 | | Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny to Nuits-Saint-Georges | About 55 to 60 km | 2 or 3 | Half day, 4 hours, €290 | | Gevrey-Chambertin to Puligny-Montrachet | About 90 to 100 km | 3 or 4 | Full day, 8 hours, €560 | | Côte Chalonnaise | About 100 km | 3 or 4 | Full day, 8 hours, €560 | | Chablis, with Noyers-sur-Serein | About 285 km | 2 or 3 | Long day, 12 hours, €880 | | Mâconnais and Pouilly-Fuissé | About 210 km | 2 or 3 | Full day plus 2 hours, €700 | ## What is included, and what do you pay on the day? Prices are per vehicle for up to four guests and include the driver, tolls and parking; tastings are paid directly to each domaine. Each extra hour on a wine day costs €70, which is handy when a tasting runs long. We suggest domaines that suit your taste and make the bookings for you, and cases of wine travel in the boot. ## When should you book, and where do you stop for lunch? Book tastings as early as you can, and reserve lunch at the same time. The Côte is [busiest from May to mid-October](https://www.cote-privee.com/when-to-visit#may), and harvest weekends and the Hospices de Beaune auction weekend in mid-November book out weeks ahead; in 2026 [the Vente des Vins des Hospices de Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/vente-des-vins-hospices-de-beaune) takes place on Sunday 15 November. Many family domaines do not receive visitors on Sundays, and during the harvest, usually from late August into September, they have little time for guests. Village restaurants usually serve lunch from about noon and stop taking orders in the early afternoon, so a table at 12.30 or 13.00 keeps the day on track. Convenient lunch bases are Nuits-Saint-Georges and Gevrey-Chambertin in the Côte de Nuits, Beaune itself, and Meursault or Puligny-Montrachet in the Côte de Beaune. ## Frequently asked questions ### Can you combine Chablis and the Côte de Nuits in one day? It is possible on paper but rushed: Chablis alone means about 3 hours of driving there and back from Beaune. Give Chablis its own long day. ### Is half a day enough for a first visit? For a first taste, yes: two or three tastings in Pommard, Volnay and Meursault show the contrast between red and white villages. A full day adds the grands crus of the Côte de Nuits. ### Which villages should white wine lovers choose? Meursault, Puligny-Montrachet and Chassagne-Montrachet in the Côte de Beaune, and Chablis in the north. On the hill of Corton, Corton-Charlemagne is the other great white grand cru. ### Which villages suit red wine lovers? Gevrey-Chambertin, Chambolle-Musigny, Vosne-Romanée and Nuits-Saint-Georges in the Côte de Nuits, and Pommard and Volnay just south of Beaune. ### Can you visit the most famous domaines? Some of the most sought-after estates receive only the wine trade. You can still walk to La Romanée-Conti vineyard, and many excellent neighbouring domaines receive visitors by appointment. ### When is the harvest in Burgundy? Usually from late August to late September, depending on the year, and sometimes earlier. In 2026 it began on 8 August with grapes for Crémant de Bourgogne, and the last grapes came in just before mid-September. ## Places in this guide - [Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/beaune): The wine capital of Burgundy, with the Hôtel-Dieu, old ramparts and cellars beneath its streets. - [Pommard](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/pommard): A red-wine village between Beaune and Volnay, known for deep, firm Pinot Noir. - [Volnay](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/volnay): A hillside village high above the vines, loved for the finesse of its red wines. - [Meursault](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/meursault): The great white-wine village of the Côte de Beaune, with a glazed-tile town hall and 19 premiers crus. - [Puligny-Montrachet](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/puligny-montrachet): Home of Montrachet and three more grands crus, Puligny makes some of the world's most admired white wines. - [Savigny-lès-Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/savigny-les-beaune): A true wine village in the Rhoin valley, known for the sayings carved on its houses. - [Pernand-Vergelesses](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/pernand-vergelesses): A steep village of winding lanes, with one of the finest views on the Côte de Beaune. - [Aloxe-Corton](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/aloxe-corton): A small village under the hill of Corton, where Charlemagne once gave away his vines. - [Ladoix-Serrigny](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/ladoix-serrigny): The northern gateway to the Côte de Beaune, at the foot of the hill of Corton. - [Chambolle-Musigny](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/chambolle-musigny): A small village known for silky, perfumed reds, the grand cru Musigny and the prized Les Amoureuses. - [Vougeot](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/vougeot): Home of the Clos de Vougeot, the Cistercian vineyard and château at the heart of Burgundy's wine story. - [Vosne-Romanée](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/vosne-romanee): Six grands crus, including Romanée-Conti and La Tâche, in the village called the pearl of the Côte. - [Nuits-Saint-Georges](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/nuits-saint-georges): The wine town that names the Côte de Nuits, with 41 premiers crus and a lively old centre. - [Gevrey-Chambertin](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/gevrey-chambertin): Nine grands crus, more than any other Burgundy village, led by Chambertin and Chambertin-Clos de Bèze. - [Morey-Saint-Denis](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/morey-saint-denis): A village of walled clos, with five grands crus between Gevrey-Chambertin and Chambolle-Musigny. - [Marsannay-la-Côte](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/marsannay-la-cote): Gateway to the Côte de Nuits and Burgundy's only village appellation making red, white and rosé. - [Fixin](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/fixin): A quiet wine village with Napoleon in the woods, a Romanesque church in the vines and firm reds. - [Chassagne-Montrachet](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/chassagne-montrachet): Montrachet's southern neighbour, a village of great whites, serious reds and pale stone quarries. - [Saint-Aubin](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/saint-aubin): A valley village just over the hill from Montrachet, where most vineyards are classified premier cru. - [Santenay](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/santenay): Spa town and wine village near the southern end of the Côte de Beaune, known for its reds. - [Chablis](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/chablis): Burgundy's northern outpost, where Chardonnay grows on fossil-rich limestone above the river Serein. - [Irancy](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/irancy): The red wine village of the Yonne, set in a bowl of vines and cherry trees. - [Bouzeron](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/bouzeron): A tiny village with a unique claim: the only village appellation for Aligoté. - [Rully](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/rully): Crisp whites, supple reds and a cradle of Burgundy's sparkling wine, below a medieval château. - [Mercurey](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/mercurey): The largest vineyard of the Côte Chalonnaise, known above all for its reds. - [Givry](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/givry): A small wine town of 18th-century monuments, whose red wine is linked by legend to Henri IV. - [Montagny](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/montagny): A white-only appellation of hillside vineyards around Buxy, with a wealth of premiers crus. - [Pouilly-Fuissé](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/pouilly-fuisse): Burgundy's great southern white, grown beneath the limestone cliffs of Solutré and Vergisson. - [Saint-Véran](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/saint-veran): Fresh Chardonnay from villages that wrap around Pouilly-Fuissé, beneath the Roche de Solutré. - [Viré-Clessé](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/vire-clesse): Two neighbouring villages of the Haut-Mâconnais, joined in one appellation for generous Chardonnay. - [Château de Pommard](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-pommard): A Régence château of 1726 and a 20-hectare walled vineyard at the entrance to Pommard. - [Château du Clos de Vougeot](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-du-clos-de-vougeot): The Cistercian wine estate that became the symbol of Burgundy wine. - [Château de La Rochepot](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-la-rochepot): The Pot family's medieval fortress, rebuilt with glazed tile roofs by the Carnot family. - [Château de Rully](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-rully): A medieval fortress above its own vineyard, still lived in by descendants of its first lords. - [Château de Chamirey](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-chamirey): An elegant 18th-century wine château in Mercurey, at the heart of a 37-hectare family estate. - [Romanée-Conti Vineyard (Vigne de la Romanée-Conti)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/romanee-conti-vineyard): A vineyard of about 1.8 hectares, marked by a stone cross and famous all over the world. - [Route des Grands Crus](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/route-des-grands-crus): Burgundy's historic wine road, about 60 kilometres of vineyards and villages from Dijon to Santenay. - [Domaine Chanson](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-chanson-bastion-beaune): Visit the massive rampart tower where Domaine Chanson ages its wines, in the heart of Beaune. - [Maison Joseph Drouhin](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/maison-joseph-drouhin-beaune): A family wine house since 1880, with historic cellars beneath the oldest quarter of Beaune. - [La Chablisienne](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/la-chablisienne): The Chablis cooperative founded in 1923, with a tasting cellar covering every level of the appellation. - [Noyers-sur-Serein](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/noyers-sur-serein): A walled medieval village in a loop of the Serein, with timber-framed squares and fortified gates. - [Rock of Solutré (Roche de Solutré)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/roche-de-solutre): A limestone escarpment rising above the Pouilly-Fuissé vineyards, famous for its Ice Age hunters. - [Saint-Philibert Abbey, Tournus (Abbaye Saint-Philibert de Tournus)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/abbaye-saint-philibert-tournus): One of the great Romanesque churches of France, with unusual crosswise vaults and a complete monastic setting. ## Sources - - - - - - - - - - - --- Canonical page: