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Wine Cruises in France

Relax on a luxury floating barge-hotel
and enjoy the local wines!

Spend a week in one of the great wine regions of France tasting the local vintages and gourmet specialty cuisine. Enjoy luxury accommodations aboard a luxury barge-hotel as it cruises slowly along canals and rivers through the peaceful countryside. You'll have wine-tastings at carefully chosen local wineries, excellent local wines with lunch and dinner, tours of local sites of interest, and time to just relax.

Map of French wine regions where barge cruises are available

Wine Cruise Regions of France

Bordeaux - Médoc Cruise
(24-passenger barge - individuals or charters)
Cruise past vineyards and chateaus and stop along the way to taste the local wines. Enjoy tastings of Sauternes, Médoc and St. Emilion, plus more great regional wines with gourmet meals on the barge.

Grands Crus Wine Cruise in Burgundy
(8-passenger barge - individuals or charters)
This barge cruise is a unique opportunity to taste over 30 Burgundy Grands Crus including Bonnes Mares, Montrachet and Romanée Conti. The luxury experience includes the services of a Burgundy wine expert, daily vineyard and winery visits, and dinners with winemakers.

Burgundy - Auxerre Wine and Chocolate Cruise
(6-passenger barge - individuals or charters)
A truly unique cruise for those who love both wine and chocolate. Cruising along the peaceful Burgundy canal, you'll stop for wine tasting, a visit to a chocolate-maker, and a tour of the village where the movie Chocolat was made.

Burgundy - Chablis Wine Cruise
(13-passenger barge - charters of 10-13 people)
Your professional wine guide will start you off with an introduction to regional wines and tasting techniques. You'll tour vineyards and wineries and enjoy wine tastings in Nuits-Saint-Georges and Chablis, plus the southern Champagne region in Les Riceys. The barge's excellent wine list will be upgraded to include additional Premier Cru and Grand Cru wines.

Burgundy - Vougeot Wine Cruise
(13-passenger barge - charters of 10-13 people)
After an introduction to Burgundy wines and tasting techniques, your professional wine guide will take you on a private cellar tour and tasting at Puligny-Montrachet. You'll also visit the famous Clos de Vougeot, taste wines at Domaine Jafflin in Nuits-St-Georges, and enjoy lunch in the Michelin-starred restaurant at the Abbaye de la Bussière. In addition, the barge's excellent wine list will be upgraded to include additional Premier Cru and Grand Cru wines for your enjoyment with lunches and dinners on board.

Provence - Camargue II Wine Cruise
(18-passenger barge - individuals or charters)
A great way to learn about the wines of Provence. A wine specialist will introduce you to wine tasting, viticulture and wine-making techniques and will take you on 6 winery visits in Châteauneuf du Pape, Les Alpilles/Les Baux de Provence, Côteaux d'Aix, Pays d'Arles, and Pays des Sables du Golfe du Lion.

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