--- title: "Pressoirs des Ducs de Bourgogne, Chenôve: Giant Wine Presses" description: "Two giant 15th-century presses of the dukes of Burgundy, with stone counterweights of 4 and 8 tonnes. Occasional openings, driver from Beaune." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/pressoirs-des-ducs-chenove lang: en updated: 2026-09-30 generated: 2026-10-08 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/things-to-do/pressoirs-des-ducs-chenove.png --- # Wine Presses of the Dukes of Burgundy (Pressoirs des ducs de Bourgogne) > Two giant 15th-century wine presses of the dukes of Burgundy, in the old village of Chenôve. Wine Presses of the Dukes of Burgundy is in Chenôve (Côte-d'Or), 40 min by road (42 km) from Beaune. Allow 30 to 45 minutes · UNESCO World Heritage · Private driver from Beaune: €140 one way for the whole car, up to 4 guests. In the old village of Chenôve, just south of Dijon, a stone building shelters two enormous wooden wine presses made for the dukes of Burgundy. With those of the Clos de Vougeot, they are the largest and oldest presses in the region. They stand inside the area listed by UNESCO as the Climats of Burgundy. ## Key facts - Type: Wine experiences - Location: 30 km north of Beaune · Côte de Nuits - Coordinates: 47.2919, 5.0004 - 40 min from Beaune - Allow 30 to 45 minutes - UNESCO World Heritage - Where: Chenôve · Côte-d'Or - Nearby: [Dijon](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/dijon) - Official website: [chenove.fr](https://chenove.fr/les-pressoirs-des-ducs-de-bourgogne) - From Beaune: ≈ 40 min · 42 km - €140 one way from Beaune with a [private driver](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver) - Or add it to our [full-day wine tour, €560](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/full-day). ## Getting there - [Private driver from Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver): 40 min by road (42 km), €140 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 Archives date the two presses to between 1404 and 1407, under John the Fearless. Around them the dukes farmed about 50 hectares of vines. After the death of Charles the Bold in 1477, Louis XI took them into the royal estate, and they remained crown property until 1567. Private owners and merchants then used them to make wine without a break until 1926. The presses worked like giant nutcrackers. Grapes were piled on a platform of 16 square metres beneath a beam 9 or 11 metres long, which a capstan screw pulled down. A movable stone counterweight of 4 or 8 tonnes added pressure. They stand under a cathedral-style timber roof with an 18-metre ridge. The building was listed as a historic monument in 1934, and one press was restored in 1987. ## What you will see Step under the tall timber roof and take in the size of the two presses and their great levers. Together they could press up to 100 barrels' worth of harvest a day, about 23,000 litres of wine. Picture the harvest crews who worked here each autumn for more than five centuries. Chenôve is the first winegrowing village south of Dijon, and its old lanes still feel rural. ## Planning your visit The presses are not open every day, and visits are occasional. Contact the Dijon tourist office or the town of Chenôve before you go. The building is in the old village, a short drive south of central Dijon, and fits well into a wine day on the Côte. Check the official website for opening times. ## Did you know? The movable stone counterweights, of 4 and 8 tonnes, are unique in Burgundy. Tradition nicknamed the counterweight the Margot, after Margaret of Burgundy, wife of King Louis X. ## Around Wine Presses of the Dukes of Burgundy What to combine with Wine Presses of the Dukes of Burgundy on the same day, nearest first. ### Villages - [Marsannay-la-Côte](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/marsannay-la-cote) (3 km away): Gateway to the Côte de Nuits and Burgundy's only village appellation making red, white and rosé. - [Dijon](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/dijon) (5 km away): Burgundy's historic capital, city of the Valois dukes and northern gateway to the Route des Grands Crus. - [Fixin](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/fixin) (5 km away): A quiet wine village with Napoleon in the woods, a Romanesque church in the vines and firm reds. ### Châteaux - [Château de Marsannay](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-marsannay) (3 km away): A modern wine château at the northern gateway to the Côte de Nuits. - [Château de Couchey](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-couchey) (4 km away): A medieval fortified house that grew into a château at the western edge of Couchey. - [Château de Montmusard](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-montmusard) (6 km away): The surviving wing of a daring neoclassical pleasure house designed by Charles De Wailly. ### Things to do - [Champmol Charterhouse and the Well of Moses (Chartreuse de Champmol et Puits de Moïse)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/chartreuse-de-champmol), 3 km away: Claus Sluter's Well of Moses, a masterpiece of medieval sculpture, in the dukes' vanished charterhouse. - [International City of Gastronomy and Wine (Cité internationale de la gastronomie et du vin)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/cite-gastronomie-vin-dijon), 4 km away: Burgundy's showcase of French food and wine, set in a hospital founded in 1204. - [Colombière Park (Parc de la Colombière)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/parc-de-la-colombiere), 4 km away: A 17th-century park laid out for the Princes of Condé, crossed by a Roman road. ### Restaurants - [William Frachot](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/william-frachot-dijon) (4 km away · 2 MICHELIN stars): Dijon's two-star table, reinventing Burgundy's classics inside the Hostellerie du Chapeau Rouge - [Origine](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/origine-dijon) (4 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A Lameloise-trained Japanese chef cooking Burgundy's seasons on place Wilson - [Loiseau des Ducs](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/loiseau-des-ducs-dijon) (4 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): The Loiseau signature in Dijon, served beneath the vaults of a sixteenth-century mansion ### Events - **Usually the third weekend of September, during the European Heritage Days.** · [Fête de la Pressée](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/fete-de-la-pressee-chenove): The dukes' giant wine presses come back to life in Chenôve's old village. (Tradition · Chenôve) - **Saturday, 10 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Show les papilles](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/show-les-papilles-dijon): Dijon's free festival of taste at the Cité internationale de la gastronomie et du vin. (Food & markets · Dijon) - **Sunday, 11 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Marathon des Grands Crus](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/marathon-des-grands-crus): A marathon on the closed Route des Grands Crus, from Dijon to the Clos de Vougeot and back. (Sport · Dijon) - **Friday 23 – Sunday 25 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Salon des Vignerons Indépendants de Bourgogne et du Jura](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/salon-vignerons-independants-dijon): Some sixty independent growers from Burgundy and the Jura pour and sell their wines in Dijon. (Wine festival · Dijon) - **Saturday 31 October – Wednesday 11 November 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Foire internationale et gastronomique de Dijon](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/foire-gastronomique-dijon): Burgundy's great food fair, held every autumn in Dijon since 1921. (Food & markets · Dijon) - **Usually from the last Saturday of November to the first Sunday of January.** · [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) - **Usually from late November to early December.** · [Les Nuits d’Orient et d’ailleurs](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/nuits-d-orient-et-d-ailleurs-dijon): Dijon's winter festival of music, dance and art from the Orient and beyond. (Culture · Dijon) - **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) - **Usually a weekend in early June.** · [Grand Prix de l’Âge d’Or](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/grand-prix-age-d-or-dijon-prenois): France's oldest historic motor racing meeting, on the hills just outside Dijon. (Sport · Prenois) - **Every Sunday from late June to late September.** · [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) - **Every two years, in even-numbered years; recent editions were held in early July. The next is expected in 2028.** · [Les Fêtes de la Vigne de Dijon](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/fetes-de-la-vigne-dijon): Dijon's international folk festival, born in 1946 and held every two years. (Culture · Dijon) - **Friday 27 – Sunday 29 August 2027 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Golden Coast Festival](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/golden-coast-festival-dijon): Three days of French and international rap in a park on the edge of Dijon. (Music · Dijon) - **Usually a Sunday in mid September.** · [Vélotour Dijon](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/velotour-dijon): A playful bike ride through Dijon that opens places normally closed to cyclists. (Sport · Dijon) - **Usually the last days of September and the first days of October.** · [Tribu Festival](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/tribu-festival-dijon): Dijon's festival of world music, jazz and adventurous sounds, at the turn of October. (Music · Dijon) ## Questions about Wine Presses of the Dukes of Burgundy ### How far is Wine Presses of the Dukes of Burgundy from Beaune? Wine Presses of the Dukes of Burgundy is about 40 min from Beaune by road (42 km). With a private driver, the trip from Beaune starts at €140 for the whole car, up to 4 guests. ### How long does a visit to Wine Presses of the Dukes of Burgundy take? For the visit, allow 30 to 45 minutes. ### When is Wine Presses of the Dukes of Burgundy open? Opening days and times change during the year, so check the official website (chenove.fr) before you go. Your driver can plan the day around them. ### Is Wine Presses of the Dukes of Burgundy a UNESCO World Heritage site? Yes. Wine Presses of the Dukes of Burgundy is part of a site inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. ### Can a private driver take us to Wine Presses of the Dukes of Burgundy? 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. → [Full-day wine tour, €560](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/full-day) ## Book - [Book a driver here](https://www.cote-privee.com/book?service=driver&place=sight:pressoirschenove): €140 one way from Beaune · up to 4 guests ## Sources - - - - --- Canonical page: