We took the 9 hour tour that visited the village of Saint-Emilion and a wine tasting in the town,…read moreChateau Bernateau on the right bank where we had lunch at picnic tables, then across the river to Magaux on the left bank to Chateau Prieure-Lichine, and Chateau Siran. We traveled in a tour van and our guide was very friendly and knowledgable. We tasted many wines and got a first hand view on wine making. We were very lucky because the wineries were picking and harvesting the grapes (it was later in September).

My friend and I did the Saint-Emilion Small Group Day Tour with Wine Tastings & Lunch. Our fabulous…read moretour guide, Ed, escorted us to two chateaus before doing a tasting in Saint-Emilion. The experience was absolutely lovely and a great learning experience. We were lucky to have stunning spring weather and enjoyed a picnic lunch with meats and cheese. We also got to visit the stunning sites of Saint-Emilion. I wouldn't hesitate to book another tour with Rustic Vines.

Fredric our guide is exceptional. He grew up in the region and knows all the people. Due to his…read morepersonal connections our tour was amazing. He is knowledgeable, responsible and friendly with a great sense of humor.

We had the absolute best time touring Bordeaux and St. Emilion with Frederic. He picked us up, took…read morecare of every detail, shared his wealth of knowledge and was such a fun and charming guide. The location for our lunch was simply magical and added to an already perfect day! We really couldn't have been happier and are looking forward to coming back to tour more wineries with Frederic and Rendez-vous Chateau Tours! Could not recommend Rendez-vous Chateau tours more!

Fantastic tour. Laura was a fabulous guide. We had so much fun learning the St. Emilion culture,…read moretasting beautiful wines, and scrumptious ice cream. Thank you for the memorable experience!

Can I give Bordeaux Wine Trails 10 stars?!…read more If you are looking for an amazing experience wine tasting through Bordeaux, this is the place for you! It's a one of a kind, personal experience that you won't soon forget. Book your tour directly through their website, meet at the Office de Tourisme de Bordeaux roughly 10 minutes before your scheduled tour and then enjoy a magical day of sightseeing, wine tasting and meeting wonderful new people. We were greeted by our phenomenal host, Jon, and he swooped us off on a magical wine-tasting adventure. Jon was so knowledgeable about the region, the wine, and each winemaker - The perfect host! We visited three different different wineries - each one was different from the last but each spectacular in their own way - and we stopped to explore the cutest little town and enjoy a fab glass of Champagne. During the stop at our second winery, we were provided a delicious picnic lunch {a charcuterie board, veggie quiche, fresh salad and panna cotta for dessert} - The setup allowed us to sit together, get to know the group and gain some new friends. We now have some new favorite wines! Don't sit on this amazing tour - The best way to spend the day in Bordeaux! Thank you, Jon for a beyond wonderful day!

Stop your search and just book the tour with Jean Pierre now! Do not miss out on an amazing and…read morememorable experience in Bordeaux by booking with someone else. Jean Pierre is meticulous in planning out his tours, he takes into account what you want to see, which Châteaux you want to visit , etc. He really loves what he does and it shows in his tours. Experience start to finish; - emailed request and received a response very quickly - Jean Pierre asked a few questions about the group, size, our wine knowledge (we are novice wine drinkers), requests on Châteaux we wanted to visit ... then he got working on the itinerary and making appointments for the Châteaux visits. - Jean Pierre confirms pickup location and itinerary (picked us up from our Airbnb!) - follow up communications confirming pickup points etc (he is very clear in all communication) .. we were a group of 4 and it ended up being just us that day! I believe his car fits up to six people. - then a day touring and enjoying wine: our day started at Château du Tailhas Pomerol, then scenic drive around Pomerol and St. Emilion, lunch/ explore St. Emilion, Château Dominique and then Château Canon La Gaffeliere. (Jean Pierre made sure to give us different types of chateaux to visit, from small family owned to larger more industrialized ones) We learned so much from Jean Pierre, from now knowing that different regions in Bordeaux produce different blends of wine to how the terroir affects the taste of the wines. I'm already looking at my calendar for 2017 to see when I can get back to Bordeaux and do another tour.. perhaps multiple day tours with Jean Pierre!

Great small tour with a group of 6 people in total to the wineries in the St Emilion area. The…read moredriver was great and spoke very good English. He was funny and provided us with lots of information about the area and wineries. Definitely would recommend this tour company. We visited 3 wineries in total with lunch in the cute medieval village of St Emilion. The pickup point is at the tourist office in Bordeaux by the Theater/Opera and Intercontinental Hotel. Great central pickup point.

We thoroughly enjoyed our half-day trip to Saint Emillion with Ugo as our tour guide. He drove us…read morein a Mercedes van with another couple and a party of 3. The drive from Bordeaux to Saint Emilion is about 40 minutes and Ugo was very conversational and helpful. I see other reviews saying this trip was too short. It is true, you only get about 20 min to explore the little village of Saint Emilion after drive and the wine tasting at the Chateau. The tour does say half-day trip and within the half day we got a lot done! We tasted five wines from the region and we took two home back with us to LA! Ugo gives 110% to his job and we learned a lot from him and appreciated his suggestions. I would definitely book with Orphous again and would be delighted to have Ugo as our guide.

Best wine trip you can take in all of Bordeaux! John was our personal guide and was a treat. Lunch…read moreand all tastings were included in our package. He personally recommended all of the restaurants, and they were fantastic. If you don't use him for a personal tour, contact him for a self guided tour, the restaurant recommendations alone will be worth it!

We used John and Gourmet Touring to recently take care of pretty much everything on our recent trip…read moreto Bordeaux and it all worked out wonderfully. As we were planning all of our other details on the other parts of our trip we wanted to fire and forget, though now we'll likely be back for a more customized trip in the future. We went with the 3 day 2 night to-go package, and had them help book our train tickets as well, also we went with a driver (less due to drinking and more to having no sense of the area and wanting to not have to think about much). Overall I'm not sure we'd do anything different. Upon arrival our driver was waiting at the train station and great conversation from our ride from the train station to Bordeaux. She started off on a good note, affirming she liked out California Cabernet, she wasn't as knowledgeable on others but said we do good Cabernet. The ride to downtown we got a good general overview of the city, tips on things to go see and do, and a great tip for a cheap but great wine bar, which was indeed that having glasses from 2 euros up. After that we had most of our afternoon and evening free to ourselves to check out the town. The next morning started promptly at 9am with John picking us up at our place. The day was to be spent on the right bank. We started with a tasting at a negotiant with a small tour, followed by a more in depth tasting and overview of Bordeaux. It turned out to be great in terms of education and conversation giving us a great foundation to build upon our knowledge of Bordeaux for the rest of the trip. The tasting included a total of 4 wines, we had 2 reds one from left bank on from right, then 2 whites, one dry one sweet. This proved to be the largest tasting of the trip, as we discovered the tasting experience in Bordeaux is very different than the US. Essentially they're all accompanied with a tour, and at a Chateau you're generally going to taste 1 wine as that's all they make, some may hit two. From there we made our way to lunch, which we'd upgraded to lunch with wine at a Chateau. The meal at the Chateau proved to be absolutely excellent, a 3 course meal that proved to be filling but not too over the top. With a bit of time on our drive over to the Chateau, and a good leisurely lunch we had plenty of time to learn quite a bit more, both about John and his background, but especially around the wine - including such things as small detours to check out the only 2 wineries that have very rocky soil that are in St. Emilion and not in Pomeral where it's more common. From lunch we had a tour in St. Emilion of the monolithic church, before continuing on to our Chateau for a tour and tasting for the day. This tasting was a bit different than the earlier one as we got to tour much more of the Chateau, talked about the growing process there, and generally spent a good bit of time on the wine making process. We ended our afternoon getting dropped back off with a couple of hours until our dinner reservations. Dinner was a great pre arranged meal... A wonderful 3 course meal which while we passed on the Michellin star upgrade we were not disappointed at all. The food quality was amazing with great presentation and taste, and then the level of service matched it. Starting on the second day we only had one chateau for the day, which we were spending on the left bank. The tasting experience again included a great detailed tour of the grounds. The biggest surprise of it was that our tasting location got bumped from the usual spot to a section of the barrel room as James Suckling had called 5 minutes before to drop into taste, which at least to us probably made the wines taste a bit better. After a great tasting an informative session we had a good bit of time to squeeze in more sights and lunch before our train departed. Again this was especially informative as John made sure to get us sights of many of the more famous Chateaus, some more unique ones, and other picturesque ones. Lunch to no surprise of ours was again great, in some ways a bit simpler than previous days but still great quality at a great spot. All in all we wouldn't have done it any other way, except for maybe going for 4-5 days instead of 3. Next time we may end up on a more customized itinerary, but being our first in Bordeaux this worked out wonderfully to get a great overview, translate our knowledge of California wine to how it maps to Bordeaux, and know where we can continue to dig in experiencing more of it (including some recommendations on wines, with now plans to follow up and order some from the negotiant we originally tasted with). I can completely see where the self driving option is absolutely feasible if you're tight on the cash, but the guided experience to capture minutes of extra knowledge for us felt completely worth it.

Must do when visiting Bordeaux if you truly love wine and want to get a unique experience. Bogdan…read morecustomizes your tour, is the biggest wine nerd with excellent connections in the wine community. He loves the vineyards and all those who live, work and create there...and they love him back. Ensure time for a three day tour hitting all three essential regions. The cost of his tour is well worth it. Don't think about this choice, seriously, just book ASAP.

Trust in Bogdan Ghita, he will insure you have a spectacular time. Bogdan speaks excellent French…read moreand English as well as a few other languages. We returned after 10 years to tour with Bogdan and Bordeaux Vertigo once more. Bogdan is extremely knowledgeable, personable, flexible, and fun! All this without being stuffy or pretentious. He also suggested lodging and dining and arranged a fabulous luncheon in the middle of our tasting. He has guided us in St. Emillion, left bank, right bank And somehow Bogdan managed not to age after 10 years Merci and Bravo once more to Bogdan!

Excellent wine tour. Our guide was both friendly and knowledgeable. Took us everywhere we wanted to…read morego in the Medoc region, including the famous Chateau Margaux! He knew interesting history, facts, and information of France and the Bordeaux region. Highly recommended!

Bordeaux is composed of five elements: wine, lingerie, macarons, caneles, and tea shops. For wine,…read morethe brilliantly named Gilbert Tranquille (yes, for real) and his firm Bordeaux Top Growth is the one to go for. First of all there are only 8 people on the tour, who are comfortably transported in a brand new air-conditioned minibus. Second, there is Gilbert, who looks/sounds like Barack Obama with a French accent. But looks apart, this guy knows his stuff. Third, and most important, is the tour. We booked the tour in, and set off from, the Tourist Information Office in central Bordeaux, and right away Gilbert was a friendly and engaging host, doing the local history (well) and making everyone feel engaged with a fluent bilingual presentation. We first visited a Premier Grand Cru Classe producer in St. Emilion. The tour of the Chateau was excellent and informative and the tasting superb. We then had a walk around the village, which is worth doing even if you don't like wine. We then indulged in a great 3 course lunch, which was worth the ticket price alone in a nearby village. After lunch the afternoon we first visited a lovely Chateau in Pomerol and another in Fronsac, both with lovely wines. Out at nine am, back at six pm, super-great value and a fun and informative day out. This is the must do tour.