--- title: "Maison Joseph Drouhin, Beaune: Cellar Visit and Tasting" description: "Family wine house since 1880, its cellars under Beaune's oldest quarter. Visits and tastings by appointment from the Oenothèque, facing the Collégiale." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/maison-joseph-drouhin-beaune lang: en updated: 2026-10-01 generated: 2026-10-08 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/things-to-do/maison-joseph-drouhin-beaune.png --- # Maison Joseph Drouhin > Maison Joseph Drouhin: a family wine house since 1880, with historic cellars beneath the oldest quarter of Beaune. Maison Joseph Drouhin is in Beaune. Opening hours: all year: every day, 9:30 to 18:00 · Allow about 1.5 hours. Maison Joseph Drouhin is one of Beaune's great family wine houses, founded in 1880 and still led by the founder's great-grandchildren. Its cellars lie beneath the oldest part of town, close to the Collégiale. Visits and tastings start from the Oenothèque on the place du Général Leclerc and are by appointment. ## Key facts - Type: Wine experiences - Location: In Beaune - Coordinates: 47.0237, 4.8358 - In Beaune itself - Open all year - Allow about 1.5 hours - Where: [Beaune · Côte-d'Or](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/beaune) - Official website: [drouhin.com](https://www.drouhin.com) - In Beaune, where your driver is based. - €290 for a [half-day wine tour](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/half-day) starting here, up to 4 guests ## Getting there Coming by train or plane? [Transfers from stations and airports](https://www.cote-privee.com/transfers) ## History Joseph Drouhin settled in Beaune in 1880, in the rue d'Enfer, to age his wines. The house was then led by his son Maurice and by his grandson Robert, who ran it from 1957 to 2003. In the early 1960s Robert Drouhin bought and restored the cellars and vat house of the canons of Notre-Dame. The family also founded a sister estate, Domaine Drouhin, in Oregon. The buildings tell much of Beaune's history. According to the house, its cellars include remains of the walls of the Roman castrum and traces of the town's first church. Above part of them stands the old Parliament of Burgundy, where the dukes presided over sessions. After Louis XI took the town it became a royal residence, and one cellar served the kings of France. ## What you will see Guided visits lead you through the historic cellars, where old walls and vaulted galleries surround wines ageing in barrel, followed by a tasting. The house offers several formats, from daily visits and tastings to special experiences and walks in the vines, and bookings can be made in English. The Oenothèque also includes a shop where you can buy the wines. ## Opening hours and tickets - Opening hours: All year: every day, 9:30 to 18:00 - Booking: Required The Oenothèque closes for its annual break between Christmas and New Year. Checked on 1 October 2026 on [the official site](https://www.drouhin.com/fr_FR/contacts). ## Planning your visit Allow about an hour and a half for a visit and tasting. Book ahead, especially in autumn and at weekends. The Oenothèque faces the Collégiale Notre-Dame, so the two make an easy pair. Check the official website for the current choice of visits. ## Did you know? One of Drouhin's cellars once served the kings of France, and the house says its walls include remains of Beaune's Roman castrum, some fifteen centuries old. ## Around Maison Joseph Drouhin What to combine with Maison Joseph Drouhin on the same day, nearest first. ### Villages - [Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/beaune) (1 km away): The wine capital of Burgundy, with the Hôtel-Dieu, old ramparts and cellars beneath its streets. - [Pommard](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/pommard) (3 km away): A red-wine village between Beaune and Volnay, known for deep, firm Pinot Noir. - [Chorey-lès-Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/chorey-les-beaune) (4 km away): A village on the gentle land just north of Beaune, known for supple and fruity reds. ### Châteaux - [Château de Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-beaune) (1 km away): Louis XI's fortress in the Beaune ramparts, now home to the Bouchard Père & Fils wine house. - [Château de Challanges](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-challanges) (3 km away): A 19th-century country house in a wooded park south-east of Beaune, now a hotel. - [Château de Pommard](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-pommard) (3 km away): A Régence château of 1726 and a 20-hectare walled vineyard at the entrance to Pommard. ### Things to do - [Collegiate Church of Notre-Dame, Beaune (Collégiale Notre-Dame de Beaune)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/collegiale-notre-dame-beaune), 1 km away: One of Burgundy's last great Romanesque churches, with five tapestries of the Life of the Virgin. - [Maison Jaffelin](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/maison-jaffelin-beaune) (1 km away): A small Beaune wine house founded in 1816, working in the medieval cellars of the Notre-Dame chapter. - [Beaune Market (Marché de Beaune)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/marche-de-beaune), 1 km away: Beaune's Saturday market fills the covered halls and squares facing the Hôtel-Dieu with local produce. ### Restaurants - [Le Carmin](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/le-carmin-beaune) (1 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) (1 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 - [Table de Levernois](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/table-de-levernois) (5 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A Relais & Châteaux country house outside Beaune, with its own kitchen garden and 1,800 wines ### Events - **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) - **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) - **Friday 16 – Sunday 18 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Vignobles en Scène](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/vignobles-en-scene-beaune): An October weekend of one-off wine experiences along the Route des Grands Crus. (Wine festival · Beaune and the Côte de Beaune) - **Friday, 13 November 2026 – Tuesday, 5 January 2027 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [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) - **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 – 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) - **Wednesday 2 – Sunday 6 December 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Beaune Blues Boogie Festival](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/beaune-blues-boogie-festival): Five nights of boogie-woogie, blues and swing in Beaune's theatres and wine cellars. (Music · Beaune) - **Saturday 12 – Sunday 13 December 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Le Festi’Noël](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/festi-noel-marche-de-noel-beaune): Beaune's Christmas market by the Porte Marie de Bourgogne, with crafts, treats and mulled wine. (Christmas · Beaune) - **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) - **Each year over several weeks in late spring and early summer, usually ending in early July** · [Mois des Climats](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/mois-des-climats): A festival of visits, walks and tastings celebrating Burgundy's UNESCO-listed Climats. (Culture · Beaune and the Côte-d'Or vineyards) - **Usually Ascension Thursday, in May, with staggered departures from late morning** · [Beaune Saveurs de Vignes](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/beaune-saveurs-de-vignes): A gourmet walk through Beaune's vineyards, with growers pouring at every stop. (Wine festival · Beaune) - **Usually four consecutive weekends in July** · [Festival international d’opéra baroque de Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/festival-opera-baroque-beaune): Since 1983, a summer festival of baroque opera in the Hôtel-Dieu courtyard and Beaune's historic churches. (Music · Beaune) - **Late September, over four days from Thursday to Sunday (24 to 27 September in 2026)** · [Festival d’automne Jazz O’Verre](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/festival-jazz-o-verre-beaune): Four days of jazz in Beaune at the end of September, in the spirit of a good glass of wine. (Music · Beaune) - **Early October, on a Saturday, with starts from late morning (3 October in 2026)** · [L’Automnale](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/l-automnale-beaune-cyclos): An autumn cycling tour of the Côte and Hautes-Côtes de Beaune, from 44 to 90 km. (Sport · Beaune) ### Guides about Maison Joseph Drouhin - [Beaune in one day](https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/beaune-in-one-day) - [Burgundy wine classification](https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/burgundy-wine-classification) - [Wine tour itineraries from Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/burgundy-wine-tour-itineraries) - [Visiting Burgundy’s famous domaines](https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/famous-burgundy-domaines-you-can-visit) - [Tasting on a Sunday or a Monday](https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/wine-tasting-burgundy-sunday-monday) ## Questions about Maison Joseph Drouhin ### How long does a visit to Maison Joseph Drouhin take? For the visit, allow about 1.5 hours. ### When is Maison Joseph Drouhin open? Opening days and times change during the year, so check the official website (drouhin.com) before you go. Your driver can plan the day around them. ### Is Maison Joseph Drouhin a UNESCO World Heritage site? Yes. Maison Joseph Drouhin is part of a site inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. ### Can a private driver take us to Maison Joseph Drouhin? 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](https://www.cote-privee.com/book?service=wine-tour&option=half&place=sight:drouhin): Half-day wine tour from Beaune: €290 for the car, up to 4 guests ## Sources - - - --- Canonical page: