--- title: "L’Imaginarium, Nuits-Saint-Georges: Wine Show and Tasting" description: "Boisset's wine centre, opened 2006: a sound-and-light show on the vine and a five-wine tasting, about 1 h 45, booking required. Private driver from Beaune." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/l-imaginarium lang: en updated: 2026-09-29 generated: 2026-10-08 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/things-to-do/l-imaginarium.png --- # L’Imaginarium > L’Imaginarium: a playful wine centre in Nuits-Saint-Georges, with a sound-and-light show and guided tastings. L’Imaginarium is in Nuits-Saint-Georges (Côte-d'Or), 24 min by road (20 km) from Beaune. Allow 1.5 to 2 hours · Private driver from Beaune: €90 one way for the whole car, up to 4 guests. L'Imaginarium is a modern wine centre on the edge of Nuits-Saint-Georges, created by the Boisset family of wine houses. It sets out to explain vines and wine in a light-hearted way, for adults and children alike. The heart of the visit is a sound-and-light show about the vine, followed by a guided tasting of Burgundy wines. ## Key facts - Type: Wine experiences - Where: Nuits-Saint-Georges · Côte-d'Or - Location: 15 km north-east of Beaune · Côte de Nuits - Coordinates: 47.1298, 4.9673 - 24 min from Beaune - Allow 1.5 to 2 hours - Nuits-Saint-Georges - Official website: [imaginarium-bourgogne.com](https://www.imaginarium-bourgogne.com/) - From Beaune: ≈ 24 min · 20 km - €90 one way from Beaune with a [private driver](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver) - Or add it to our [half-day wine tour, €290](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/half-day). ## Getting there - [Private driver from Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver): 24 min by road (20 km), €90 one way for the whole car. Coming by train or plane? [Transfers from stations and airports](https://www.cote-privee.com/transfers) Estimates per vehicle for up to 4 guests, tolls included. Your price is confirmed when you book. ## History Maison Boisset opened L'Imaginarium on 28 April 2006. At first the site was devoted to sparkling wine, and it presented Crémant de Bourgogne and other sparkling wines through interactive rooms, films and tastings. Over the years the focus widened to Burgundy wine as a whole. Today the visit centres on a show called Sacrée Vigne, which tells the long story of people and the vine. Sacrée Vigne takes place in the dark. Voices with Burgundian accents, screens and old tools that seem to come to life explain the work of the vineyard, winemaking, barrel-making and local history. The tools are those once used by Burgundy growers. The site also has a shop of about 250 square metres, with wines and Crémants de Bourgogne, and a water garden of about a hectare. ## What you will see You start with the show, about 40 minutes long, seated in the dark as the story of the vine unfolds around you. Then a guide leads a tasting. Depending on the formula, you taste three wines, or five wines ranging from Crémant and a regional wine to village wines and a premier cru. Before leaving, browse the shop or stroll by the ponds, where koi carp swim among water lilies and lotus. ## Planning your visit Booking is required. Building works are under way on the site, so L'Imaginarium asks all visitors to phone before coming. The full visit with a five-wine tasting lasts about 1 hour 45 minutes. The site is on avenue du Jura, on the edge of Nuits-Saint-Georges, a few minutes from the Cassissium, so the two pair well in one morning. The show is offered in French, English, German, Chinese and Japanese. Check the official website for opening times. ## Did you know? L'Imaginarium opened in April 2006 as a centre devoted to sparkling wine. Its water garden covers about a hectare and holds koi carp, water lilies and lotus flowers. ## Around L’Imaginarium What to combine with L’Imaginarium on the same day, nearest first. ### Villages - [Nuits-Saint-Georges](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/nuits-saint-georges) (2 km away): The wine town that names the Côte de Nuits, with 41 premiers crus and a lively old centre. - [Premeaux-Prissey](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/premeaux-prissey) (3 km away): Two old villages joined in 1972, with walled premier cru clos and wines sold as Nuits-Saint-Georges. - [Vosne-Romanée](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/vosne-romanee) (3 km away): Six grands crus, including Romanée-Conti and La Tâche, in the village called the pearl of the Côte. ### Châteaux - [Maison forte d’Agencourt](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/maison-forte-d-agencourt) (1 km away): A moated fortified house east of Nuits, rebuilt around 1650 and now a rural school. - [Château de la Berchère](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-la-berchere) (1 km away): A moated château between Nuits-Saint-Georges and the Saône plain, now a hotel. - [Château de Quincey](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-quincey) (2 km away): A moated classical château at the end of a long avenue, just south-east of Nuits. ### Things to do - [Le Cassissium](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/cassissium) (1 km away): A museum and working liqueur house devoted to Burgundy's blackcurrant, with a tasting to finish. - [Domaine Guy et Yvan Dufouleur](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-guy-et-yvan-dufouleur-nuits-saint-georges) (1 km away): A family of growers in Nuits-Saint-Georges since 1596, selling 28 of its wines at its cellar in the town centre. - [Nuits-Saint-Georges Belfry (Beffroi de Nuits-Saint-Georges)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/beffroi-de-nuits-saint-georges), 2 km away: The 17th-century belfry that has watched over the main square of Nuits-Saint-Georges for four centuries. ### Restaurants - [La Table d’Hôte, La Rôtisserie du Chambertin](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/la-table-d-hote-rotisserie-du-chambertin-gevrey) (10 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A starred tasting table in an eighteenth-century house in the heart of Gevrey-Chambertin - [Le Charlemagne](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/le-charlemagne-pernand-vergelesses) (11 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): Burgundy with a Japanese accent, facing the hill of Corton-Charlemagne ### Events - **Saturday 17 – Sunday 18 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Fête du Vin Bourru](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/fete-du-vin-bourru-nuits-saint-georges): Nuits-Saint-Georges toasts the new vintage with cloudy, still-fermenting bourru. (Wine festival · Nuits-Saint-Georges) - **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) - **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) - **Every Whitsun (Pentecost) weekend, from Saturday to Monday, in May or June.** · [Reulle-Vergy en fête (Carrefour artisanal)](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/reulle-vergy-en-fete): A Hautes-Côtes village fête of crafts and local food over the Whitsun weekend. (Tradition · Reulle-Vergy) - **Usually the last week of May.** · [Festival Volcan de Nuits](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/festival-volcan-de-nuits): A small festival of music, art and food that erupts in Nuits-Saint-Georges each spring. (Music · Nuits-Saint-Georges) ## Questions about L’Imaginarium ### How far is L’Imaginarium from Beaune? L’Imaginarium is about 24 min from Beaune by road (20 km). With a private driver, the trip from Beaune starts at €90 for the whole car, up to 4 guests. ### How long does a visit to L’Imaginarium take? For the visit, allow 1.5 to 2 hours. ### When is L’Imaginarium open? Opening days and times change during the year, so check the official website (imaginarium-bourgogne.com) before you go. Your driver can plan the day around them. ### Can a private driver take us to L’Imaginarium? Yes. Your driver collects you in Beaune or at your hotel in an electric Polestar 2 (up to 4 guests), waits while you visit and plans the rest of the day with you. The driver speaks English, French, Mandarin Chinese and Arabic. → [Half-day wine tour, €290](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/half-day) ## Book - [Book a driver here](https://www.cote-privee.com/book?service=driver&place=sight:imaginarium): €90 one way from Beaune · up to 4 guests ## Sources - - - - - - - --- Canonical page: