Burgundy: The Signature Wine Tour
Chablis, The Côte d’Or and the Soul of Burgundy
Spend a week in Burgundy’s Côte d’Or with a sommelier, tasting your way from the Grand Cru vineyards of Gevrey-Chambertin and Vosne-Romanée to the great white wines of Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet. You’ll visit small family domaines most travelers never get into, taste in centuries-old cellars and come home understanding Burgundy, one vineyard at a time.
October 17-23, 2027
7 days
Led by Luciano Patiño
$9,995pp
Pricing is for double occupancy. Single occupancy will include a supplement.
Special Access
Great Burgundy is made in tiny quantities and allocated bottle by bottle, so the most sought-after wines rarely reach a store shelf back home. We go straight to the source: private tastings in family cellars, wines pulled from the barrel, and conversations with winemakers whose names collectors whisper. These doors aren’t open to the public.
7 Days in Burgundy
October is when Burgundy is at its most beautiful. The harvest is in, the vines turn gold and the villages slow down. We spend the week among the vineyards of Chablis, the Côte de Nuits and the Côte de Beaune, a UNESCO World Heritage landscape, with long lunches, medieval villages and evenings in town. Our home base is in Beaune, so you unpack once.
Sommelier-Level Guidance
Burgundy has the most intricate wine map in the world: villages, Premier Crus, Grand Crus and individual vineyard plots that can sit just a few rows apart and taste completely different. Luciano Patiño, a Certified Sommelier, makes sense of it one tasting at a time. By the end of the week you’ll read a Burgundy label like a professional and understand why it costs what it does.
About this Journey
October is when Burgundy is at its most beautiful. The harvest is in, the vines turn gold and the villages slow down. For six nights we’re based in Beaune, the wine capital of Burgundy, so you unpack once. From there we explore the Côte de Nuits and the Côte de Beaune, a UNESCO World Heritage landscape, and spend one unforgettable day in Chablis.
Burgundy is where the idea of terroir was born, and where a single wall or a few rows of vines can mean the difference between a good wine and a legendary one. From our base in Beaune, we explore the Côte de Nuits, home of great red Grand Crus like Gevrey-Chambertin and Vosne-Romanée, and the Côte de Beaune, where Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet make some of the world’s finest white wines. We also spend a full day in Chablis, where Chardonnay grows on limestone full of fossilized oyster shells and tastes like nowhere else on earth. We build from village wines to Premier Cru to Grand Cru, so every glass makes sense of the one before it.
What’s Included
Sommelier-led instruction throughout the journey
Custom educational materials for each day of tasting
Four days of winery visits and tastings, including private cellar tastings at small family domaines
Six nights at a handpicked hotel in Beaune
Breakfast and lunch every day; opening and closing night dinners
A full-day excursion to Chablis
All ground transfers from hotel arrival to final day departure to train station
Travel by deluxe climate-controlled coach during the tour
Frequently Asked Questions
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Most guests take the high-speed TGV train from Paris Gare de Lyon. Dijon is about 1 hour 40 minutes away, and from there it’s a short connection or drive to Beaune, about 25 minutes. Some trains continue direct to Beaune, in a little over 2 hours total. If you’d rather not deal with trains and luggage, we can arrange a private luxury transfer from Paris, Dijon or Lyon airport straight to our hotel. Please plan to arrive in Beaune by mid-afternoon on October 17 for our welcome toast.
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October is crisp and beautiful in Burgundy. Expect daytime highs around the low 60s°F (about 15 to 17°C) and cool evenings in the 40s°F (about 5 to 8°C), with some rainy days. The vineyards turn gold and red as the month goes on, which makes this one of the most photogenic times of year. Wine cellars stay cool year-round, around 55°F (13°C), so you’ll want extra layers even on a sunny day.
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Comfortable, closed-toe walking shoes. We’ll walk through vineyards and down stone cellar steps, often on uneven or damp ground.
Layers: a light sweater or jacket for cool cellars and a warmer coat for evenings.
A compact umbrella or rain jacket.
Smart casual clothes for dinners. Burgundy is elegant but not formal, so jackets are welcome and ties are optional.
Avoid strong perfume or cologne on tasting days, since it interferes with your sense of smell and that of the people around you.
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The Signature Wine Tour is for curious wine lovers at every level. It's a structured, sommelier-led week through Chablis and the Côte d'Or, with private tastings at small family domaines. The Collector's Wine Tour is for serious collectors. It's an even smaller group, with access to producers and bottles that rarely open their doors, and dinners built around rare wines. Not sure which is right for you? Send us a note and Luciano will help you choose.
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Not at all. The Signature Wine Tour is designed for curious beginners and devoted wine lovers alike. Luciano builds each day so everything you taste makes sense of what came before, and nobody gets lectured. Partners who come for the food, villages and scenery are just as welcome, and they often end the week asking the most questions.
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Yes. You’ll have the chance to buy bottles at many of the domaines we visit, some of which are very hard to find in the US. You can bring wine home in checked luggage, subject to your airline’s limits and US customs allowances, or we can help you arrange shipping through a specialist wine shipper. Shipping costs and duties vary, so ask us before you buy and we’ll help you plan.
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Absolutely. Solo travelers join us often, and a single supplement applies for a private room.
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A deposit of $1,500 per room holds your place, with the balance due by 90 days before departure. See our full FAQ and Terms & Conditions for cancellation details and our travel insurance recommendation.
Testimonials
“The vineyards, the wineries, the food, and our accommodations were all on point!”
Kyle
“Wonderful and thoughtful experience.”
Mario
“Luciano has an innate ability to gather like-minded people and curate an educational luxury wine experience with perfection.”
Christine
Your Guide
Luciano Patiño is a Certified Sommelier through the Court of Master Sommeliers and the founder of Elliano Wine Journeys. Born in the Dominican Republic and shaped by years of travel across Europe and South America, he brings a global palate, a gift for teaching and a firm belief that wine education should be rigorous, joyful and deeply rooted in place. A native Spanish speaker, he talks with Mendoza’s winemakers in their own language, and the conversations go deeper for it.
Serious about fine dining, Luciano has eaten his way through some of the world’s great tables, including Noma, Arpège and Alinea. That’s why the meals on this journey were chosen as carefully as the wines.
He led his first guest journey, Burgundy Revealed, in 2026, and he designed this one the same way: every detail considered, so all you have to think about is what’s in your glass.