We visited Caves Duhard between Chateau Chenonceau and Cateau Chambord and it was a great…read moreexperience. Very interesting tour and wine tasting. We purchased a case of great 2015 Bourgueil, 2016 Vouvray and a fantastic 1989 Vouvray. They delived it to New Jersey in two weeks, every bottle in perfect condition. Great place, great wine, great experience! We will be ordering more wine soon! Nous avons visité les Caves Duhard entre Château Chenonceau et Château Chambord et ce fut une expérience formidable. Visite très intéressante et dégustation de vin. Nous avons acheté une caisse de grand Bourgueil 2015, Vouvray 2016 et un fantastique Vouvray 1989. Ils l'ont livré au New Jersey en deux semaines, chaque bouteille en parfait état. Super endroit, bon vin, super expérience! Nous commanderons plus de vin bientôt!

A lovely place for a glass of wine after visiting the chateau or exploring the town! Our service…read morewas excellent- our bartender picked out a wine for us based on our taste preferences. We enjoyed our glasses under shady umbrellas on the terrace while people watching.

I was debating with myself whether to give it a one or two stars. Value of their wine is relatively…read moregood (read it's cheap enough for any quality), however, service and rudeness levels is just right for a 1 star. Unfortunately, due to the fact that emotional soreness from the visit did not allow me to enjoy the wine I bought there- I can't imagine giving it more than 1 star. Instead of being greeted upon entering the place, I was given a lengthy lecture about inappropriateness of taking photos of a private business. This is a winery and shop located directly underneath THE attraction site of this small town on the busiest street in that small town. This business has doors open for public and has no signs requiring a need to explicitly ask for permission to take photos. The guy at the bar spent 50 times longer to give me this educational speech about private property rights than answering any of my questions about the wines. Example: "Where do you source your grapes?" -"It's all local." No where else in France or elsewhere in the world got I scolded for trying to take pictures of a store, restaurant, winery or a bar.

Closerie de Chanteloup is a hidden gem in Amboise. They are a combination winery and brewery so we…read morefelt we definitely needed to visit during our time in the city. I'm more of the beer fan and tried everything they had available which was a blonde, a white, an amber, and a dark (which seems like what most French microbreweries offer). They were all pretty good and the owner let me come in back to see their setup. The great thing about many French wineries is they let you sample for free, so to make up for it, I bought a bottle to go. I'm not much of the wine person, but everyone else seemed to enjoy the wines as well. The owner was a really nice guy and you can tell they are passionate about their craft. I think we bought 3 or 4 bottles and tasted a ton of stuff for 20 euro. Not very far from downtown Amboise and worth a visit.