English Speaking Loire Winery Tours originating from Chinon
Description
Let us take you to some of the best vineyards in the area - Chinon, Saumur, Bourgueil - and discover the amazing wines - whites, rosés, reds, and sparkling. Walk the vineyards, tour the caves, and taste wines (10+ wines) with the winemakers. Full-day tours include 3 wineries and a homemade picnic lunch served at a vineyard. The lunch or snacks can be added to a half-day tour (for an additional fee) to make a truly French experience. You'll have the opportunity to buy wines at each vineyard and we can arrange shipping services for the wine to be delivered to your home! NOTE: Pickup originating from a 10km radius of Chinon. If it's a one-person, private tour, there is a 60 euro surcharge. For pickup locations in Saumur, an additional fee will be added.
Tour Options
Itinerary
Pickup at your hotel, holiday home/Gite or train station On a half-day tour, we typically visit 2 vineyards, walking through the vines, visiting the cellars and caves, and tasting wine (10+wines)! A picnic lunch or snack can be included for an additional fee. On a full-day tour, we visit 3 vineyards and a 3-course picnic lunch (with wine and bread!) is included. You'll visit the vines, caves, and cellars and taste 15+ wines. You'll learn about the region, terroir, grape varietals and wine making process that makes Loire Valley wines so amazing. You'll have the opportunity to purchase wine at each vineyard and we can arrange shipping services.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
We will pick you up from your holiday home/gite, hotel or train station. For pickup locations in Saumur, an additional fee will be added.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Service animals allowed
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(39)
Really this tour deserves 6 stars. Keith and Linda are such lovely, knowledgeable tour guides. The wineries are great, and the lunch they provided was really tasty and served in a beautiful setting. They were fantastic at adapting to our wine preferences and dietary requirements. Cannot recommend this highly enough.
Merci beaucoup!🥂 We always love spending our day with fellow wine geeks and showing off the fabulous Loire wines!
My husband and I spent a wonderful day with Keith and Linda exploring wineries in the Loire. They have a deep knowledge of the local wines (well, all wines!) and introduced us to some fantastic wineries and wonderful people. They've built relationships with winemakers in the region over decades and it was a pleasure to meet the winemakers themselves as part of the tour. The picnic lunch they provided was DELICIOUS - fresh and local cuisine, and of course some wine! We've done many, many wine tours and this was right at the top in terms of our guides' depth of expertise and connections with small, local producers. Highly recommended.
Thank you for such nice feedback, we really appreciate it! Hope to see you again -- still more great vineyards to visit !🥂
Keith and Linda arranged a tour for my wife and I visiting some amazing vineyards that we could not have hoped to find ourselves. Their relaxed affable nature and deep knowledge of the region and its wines combined to deliver a fantastic day which was the highlight of our stay in Tours... and their picnic was the best meal, of a stay which had some excellent food.
Merci beaucoup!🥂
Keith clearly has a wealth of knowledge and experience in all things wine, which he enthusiastically shared with us in this professional yet very laid-back and fun tour. Together we tasted a generous number of local wines, produced by true artisans with whom Keith had an excellent relationship. I’d strongly recommend this experience to anyone looking for an authentic and friendly deep-dive into the world of Loire wine.
Thank you Axel. It was fun meeting you and your girlfriend and talking & tasting Loire wines! 🥂
Keith and Linda were fantastic! We had a wonderful day visiting two wineries, tasting a lot of wonderful wines, and enjoying Linda's homemade lunch. This was a highlight of our trip on our first visit to the Loire Valley. This was also our first experience with Chinon wines. Keith and Linda are very knowledgeable and friendly and even helped us to coordinate shipping wine home. Highly recommend this tour, and we hope we can return again some day!
Merci beaucoup! Would love to see you again for more wine fun! 🥂
After researching several options, we selected Loire Winery Tours and were extremely happy with our decision. Keith and Linda could not have been better guides, and the day was both fun and relaxing, and we left feeling that we had gained some friends in Chinon. Definitely, don't miss the opportunity to visit Loire wineries with a fun and knowledgeable couple, who know how to make the day personal and memorable. Keith and Linda have good relationships with the winery owners/management, and they selected great wineries for us to visit. The wineries we visited were small (which we prefer) and the tastings were all very good and included a variety of wines and vintages. We had time to visit with the winery owners/staff and ask questions. The wines were so good that we consumed our purchases well before we returned home, but we know that Keith and Linda can help us if we choose to have more shipped. One of the highlights of the day, was the wonderful luncheon prepared for us where everything was locally sourced, and it was an experience we will long remember. Linda and Keith were so accommodating to work with. Even before our arrival, they gave us suggestions for how to get to Chinon from our hotel and recommendations for dining (including local Brioche). They were flexible in picking us up at a convenient time and location near Chinon Fortress and dropped us at the train station after our winery visits. Our only regret is that we weren't able to take advantage of their rental cottage, which looks wonderful. Oh, well, saving that for our next trip.
Thank you for such warm and thoughtful comments. We’re so glad you enjoyed our day together. Hope to see you again! 🥂
This was such a great experience! We tasted fantastic wines, visited some really unique wineries, and had a delicious and traditional picnic lunch at a historic and charming setting. Keith was so knowledgeable. We thoroughly enjoyed spending the day with him. One of our best days in the Loire Valley!
Glad you had such a fun day!
This was such a great experience! We tasted fantastic wines, visited some really unique wineries, and had a delicious and traditional picnic lunch at a historic and charming setting. Keith was so knowledgeable. We thoroughly enjoyed spending the day with him. One of our best days in the Loire Valley!
Merci beaucoup!
Keith & Linda gave us a great tour of two wonderful vineyards, together with a fun ride in their 2CV around the area. Would definitely recommend.
Thank you -- always fun in the vineyards!🥂
Everything was so wonderful from the cute wineries to the very tasty wine. We gained a lot of knowledge about wine making in France and had the most delicious lunch that Keith and Linda prepared. Perfect hosts.
Thanks for such a nice comment!
