Private Tour

Saint Emilion Wine Tour Tasting Half Day from Bordeaux

Overview

Available languages

English

French

5 hours

Mobile ticket

Come to discover the prestigious vineyard of Saint-Emilion !

Go off to explore the lovely medieval village of Saint-Emilion, taste top wines and visit both prestigious and rustic wineries during a 5-hours tour in minibus (maximum of 8 people) with a savvy guide.

At each winery, you will have an introduction about the history of the estate, then you will visit the technical installations, ending with an explanation about the oak barrels and the aging process. The tour will end with a commented tasting of the Château wines.

Your tour includes 6 wines tasting minimum and a French aperitif (cheese, cured meat, chocolate & crackers...) OR sweet specialities from Bordeaux macaroons from Saint-Emilion & cannelés depending on the day of the visit.

The visit fo Saint-Emilion village is included in the tour.

The morning tour starts at 8.30 am and finishs at 1.30 pm (+/- 15 minutes)

The afternoon tour starts at 13.30 pm and finishs at 6.30pm (+/- 15 minutes)

Additional Info

Public transportation options are available nearby

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Children under 18 years of age must be accompanied by an adult

Visit in french and english

Bring your passport or national identity card

Please arrive 10 minutes early the start of the trip

Think of taking comfortable shoes !

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

6 wine tastings minimum

Local guide

Wineries visit fees

Guided tour of Saint-Emilion

Snacks

Transport by minibus (departure and arrival mentioned in the voucher)

Gratuities

Personal expense

Entrance fee to monuments

Hotel pickup and drop-off

What To Expect

Place de Stalingrad

Bordeaux - Saint-Emilion : 45 minutes/1h Saint-Emilion - Bordeaux : 45 minutes/1h During the drive, your guide, speaking english, will give you informations about the history of the Bordeaux vineyard and will explain you the program of the day. During the trip, you will visit 2 wineries : a top winery classified Grand Cru Classé and a family-run estate.

2 hours • Admission Not Applicable

Saint-Emilion

During the tour, you will visit 2 wineries, 1 top winery (Grand Cru Classé) and a family-run estate. Your tour includes 2 wineries visit (introduction about the history of the estate and technical informations about how to make the wine), 6 wines tasting minimum in total and a French aperitif (cheese, cured meat & bread at the 1° or 2nd winery) OR sweet specialities from Bordeaux macaroons from Saint-Emilion & cannelés depending on the day of the visit.

2 hours • Admission Not Applicable

Options

Saint Emilion Wine Tour Tasting Half Day from Bordeaux

Reviews

4.90

251 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

233

A great experience, would happily recommend!
960gavina,
Nov 10, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We had a great afternoon on our tour with Sonia. Easy to join the trip and the group size was perfect. The information shared was very interesting, the wineries visited were lovely and of course the wine was great.
Enjoyable experience
Andrew K,
Nov 10, 2025
- Review from Viator
4.00
Very enjoyable! The wineries/staff were superb & the area was picturesque. Sonia was a very good guide!
An Unprofessional Guide
Mark C,
Nov 4, 2025
- Review from Viator
3.00
I give the tour a 3 because of the tour guide Sonia, not the vineyard experiences. The owners of the vineyards were interesting and personable. Sonia dropped the 7 people in the van at St. Emilion and told us to meet her at the van in an hour. The group of new friends sat a a cafe and had wine, cheese, and fries. We were late to the van and Sonia was not there. We waited for a while and she opened the van and did not speak to us. I know it was our fault for being late, but she could have stayed with us at the cafe instead of disappearing. Sonia was totally unprofessional, and all of us tipped her anyway. We met some people from her morning tour and they thought she was not personable.
Great St. Emilion tour with Sonia!!
sbakatz,
Oct 27, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Hubby and I thoroughly enjoyed our wine tasting tour in St. Emilion! It was very nice to relax and let someone else do the driving. Sonia was a great communicator and very knowledgeable about wine. She planned a wonderful tour where we tasted Grand Cru Classe and Grand Cru wines. Each chateaux was interesting and different and our hosts were gracious and enjoyed sharing their wine with us. We came away with a better understanding of the regional wines and really enjoyed our tour and other tour members who were from Australia, Ireland, Canada and the US. It made for a fun experience. We adored the town of St. Emilion and wished we could have spent longer there. We highly recommend this tour and our host, Sonia.
Small group,...
Karen F,
Oct 23, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Small group, knowledgeable guide, great wines. The first winery Le Chatelet, had some very nice wines. The representative was very friendly and enthusiastic about the wines. The second winery was Bernateau where they make organic wines. I am drinking some as I write this. Very reasonable and very good.
Nice wine country visiting
Ningmei Z,
Oct 22, 2025
- Review from Viator
4.00
Must eat some food before the trip because you will have 6 wine testing with little snakes provided.
Must travel out of...
JudithL G,
Oct 18, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Must travel out of Bordeaux about 45 minutes to reach vineyards and wine tastings but our guide told us all about the wines and grapes of the area and a lot more about the grapes. Much to absorb. Absolutely loved the ancient town st Emillion.
Saint-Émilion half day wine tour
greg Y,
Oct 14, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Sonia provided insight and knowledge about the Bordeaux wine regions. She took us to two family run wineries and we enjoyed the tastings. She gave us a tour of beaut Saint-Émilion and gave us free time to explore the town. The wine tour was well worth the trip. Thank you Sonia!
Great wine tasting sessions
grperrin,
Oct 13, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00
Our guide Sonia was very informative about the Saint Emilion winemaking history, unfortunately, the rain disrupted our visit of the Saint Emilion village but the three winery visits and wine tasting sessions were excellent.
Nice afternoon out.
N3573RDbobbys,
Oct 13, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00
Had a wonderful afternoon trip out to two St Emilion winery's and a visit to the town itself. Sonia, our host was very knowledgeable about the area and vineyards. I did think there would be a little bit more food provided with the wine tasting though.