Loire Wine Discovery Tour from Amboise

1 Day /
250€ per person
1st April 2024 - 31 October 2024 Mon to Sat & holidays . Available as a bespoke option min 2 people March 2024. Please call for details.

Our most popular Loire Wine Discovery day tour includes a comprehensive tasting and lunch in the comfort of our old winemaker’s home followed by a guided winery visit in the afternoon.

The tours starts from our home in Noizay, a tiny village in the heart of the Vouvray appellation 10 minutes from Amboise. Available as a day trip from Paris.

Highlights

Tasting a range of wines from all over the Loire valley, candlelit farm style 3 course lunch, chance to buy wine at cellar door prices, small groups of 2-6, opportunity to meet the producers.

What’s included?

Tutored tasting in English, 3 course home-cooked lunch, guided winery visit. English guides with 35 years experience in the wine trade.

Details

Make your way to our home in Noizay (just 10 minutes from Amboise) for a 10h00 start with coffee and biscuits.

Enjoy a tutored tasting of 6 wines reflecting the diversity of this great winemaking region in the comfort of our tasting room.  We run through the basics of tasting technique, discuss the geography of the region and unravel the mysteries of French wine labelling.

Relax in the garden with an aperitif before a delicious home-made 3 course lunch with wine.  Indulge in a selection of dishes creatively prepared using local ingredients sourced from our neighbouring potager, herbs from our garden and a selection of cheeses from a top quality supplier.

After lunch we drive to one of the many famous appellations and visit a winery where you’ll have the chance to taste a range of wines, stroll around the vineyards and buy wine at cellar door prices.

Availability & Booking

If you would like to make a reservation, please book on-line or if it’s less than 2 days before the date you require email cathy@letastingroom.com or call us on 00 33 (0)2 47 96 50 86 and we will be more than happy to discuss your individual requirements. Payment is required in full at the time of booking.

Any tours cancelled on our part will be fully refunded.