Top 5 Wine Tours & Tastings in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Cognac is not only a luxury product. It is also a terroir product elaborated by several thousands of vine-growers who are craft distillers. Explore, in this full day private tour, the vineyard of Cognac with an English speaking local guide and driver, visiting craft distilleries where some of the best cognacs are produced. Do not worry about driving, you may fully enjoy your tastings and meetings with traditional producers hidden in the vines. Week days we enter a craft cooperage (barrel making), where they produce oak barrels, to have a better understanding the ageing process of cognac. The tour includes the visit of 2 craft distilleries producing their family cognacs and being at the same time suppliers of some of the most famous cognac brands. Stops at nice points of view to discover the landscapes, the local architecture, make your most original photos. A typical local restaurant is suggested by the guide.

Inclusions: Cognac tastings, Driver - cognac expert guide who perfectly knows the vineyard and the people living there., Transport by private air-conditioned vehicle or minivan - Bottles of water are provided, Pick-up and drop-off from your accommodation if within a 15 minutes drive from the pickup place in Cognac, Visit of 2 craft distilleries, both ending by a tasting of some of their products., Visit of a craft cooperage producing oak barrels (week days)

Exclusions: Lunch, Personal purchases and souvenirs, Gratuities

On this full day private tour, explore with your wine expert guide two well-known vineyards which use different wine-making processes.: Bordeaux and Cognac. Assist a wine workshop where you will blend your own Bordeaux wine and bring back home your personalized wine bottle for great memories. Then, compare vine-growing technique used in those two famous vineyards. Do not worry about driving, your guide will drive you safely on the roads where you will meet hidden local producers, and enjoy wine and cognac tastings.

Inclusions: Visit of a winery producing Bordeaux wines, Wine workshop where you blend your personalized bottle of red wine that you bring back home, Visit at a family distillery producing craft cognacs. Tasting of their products at the end of visit, Private English-speaking guide, Transport by comfortable vehicle, Hotel pickup and drop-off if within a 15 minutes drive from the pickup place in Cognac

Exclusions: Lunch (a typical restaurant is suggested by the guide), Personal purchases, Gratuities

In this full day private tour, explore the Cognac country with an English-speaking cognac expert / local guide driving you to a famous Cognac house (Rémy Martin, Martell or Courvoisier). Naturally, you will have the opportunity to have a cognac tasting at the end of the visit. After lunch (not included), you will go to a cooperage and finally to a craft distillery which is supplying major brands and producing its own cognacs. Enjoy your tastings and meetings with craft people living in this charming terroir and do not worry about driving, your expert guide will take you to all the places in a comfortable private vehicle.

Inclusions: Cognac tastings, Driver - cognac expert guide, Transportation by a private air-conditioned car or minivan - Bottled water provided, Visit of a world famous cognac brand estate ending by a tasting of some products, Visit of a craft distillery, meeting the family owner who prosent their products for a tasting., Visit of a craft cooperage under operation (week days).

Exclusions: Lunch, Personal purchases and souvenirs, Gratuities

Try Hennessy, Rémy Martin, Martell, Courvoisier, Camus! These are the institutions that brought a a taste of French excellence and the name Cognac to the far reaches of the world.

Inclusions: Driver/guide, Bottled water, Cognac tastings, Private transportation

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Enjoy a day of relaxation and discovery in the comfort of an air-conditioned premium van. Your personal guide will lead you with a velvet hand to Cognac. We will have previously reserved for you a visit to the Royal Chateau of Cognac, the origin of which was built around the year 950. This place steeped in history which housed a number of noble families, is today owned descendants of the two citizens who acquired it in 1795. These two traders then decided to make their cellars, and headquarters of the Otard company. We will have reserved for your lunch, a restaurant, offering authentic and tasty cuisine. Your afternoon will be devoted to the visit of one of the great Cognac houses, during which you will discover all the secrets of this drink which was very appreciated by Napoleon. Your return to Bordeaux will be in the same comfort as on the outward journey.

Inclusions: Bottled water, Vehicle with air conditioning and Wi-Fi, Round-trip private transportation with your driver / guide

Exclusions: Gratuities, Lunch, dinner, food and drink, unless otherwise indicated, Entrance fees to monuments, museums or attractions