EUR 30-75 per personBrouilly
An immersive visit to one of Beaujolais's most remarkable buildings: a 1676 chateau by Jules Hardouin-Mansart set within Le Notre gardens, housing a 108-metre classified cellar. The experience includes a guided tour of the architecture, the 23 individually vinified terroir parcels, and a tasting of 3 organic estate wines.
Tip: The Saturday format includes a charcuterie board with the tasting; book the weekend visit for the most complete experience.
EUR 75 per adultPierres Dorees
A 2.5-hour hands-on blending (assemblage) workshop at an organic estate. After a domaine and cellar visit, participants taste from barrel and vat, experiment with blending proportions, bottle their own cuvee, and label it to take home. Maximum 10 participants.
Contact domain for current pricingCote de Brouilly
A guided vineyard walk and cellar tasting at the oldest estate on Mont Brouilly, in the Geoffray family for six generations. The walk covers the volcanic blue-stone slopes of the Cote de Brouilly, ascending to a chapel with panoramic views across the entire Beaujolais region, followed by tasting in the historic blue-stone-vaulted cellar.
Tip: The blue volcanic stone (pierre bleue) of Mont Brouilly is geologically unique in Beaujolais; ask the guide to explain the terroir contrast with the granite Crus to the north.
EUR 20 per adultBelleville-en-Beaujolais
A unique sensory wine education course at Chateau de Pizay's oenotheque, involving 8 interactive workshops covering colour perception, aroma identification, and flavour analysis. EUR 20 per adult with free tasting glass. Described as the only course of its kind in France.
EUR 15 for tasting route passBeaujeu
The five-day Beaujolais Nouveau festival held each third Thursday of November in the historic capital of Beaujolais. Visitors join the midnight barrel-opening ceremony, taste all 12 Beaujolais appellations along the tasting route (EUR 15 includes glass), and discover the architectural heritage of Beaujeu village.
Tip: The midnight barrel-opening ceremony in the village square is free to attend; the tasting-route wristband unlocks all 12 appellations during the event.
Free entryMorgon and Fleurie
An annual spring natural-wine tasting event founded by Marcel Lapierre in 2006, now bringing together 225 emblematic Beaujolais vignerons across 6 associations at multiple sites over 2 days each April. Professional and consumer sessions with 2,500+ visitors. Free entry.
Adults EUR 21; children EUR 11; under 7 freeMoulin-a-Vent
Europe's largest wine-theme park, founded by Georges Duboeuf in 1993, covering 30,000 square metres. Features 3,000 wine objects, an immersive 'Mon Beaujolais' projection show, a 4D cinema, a winemaking facility with 150 tanks, escape games, botanical gardens, and tasting in a cabaret-style venue.
Tip: The 'Mon Beaujolais' immersive show is the most memorable part; plan to arrive when it begins to avoid waiting.
EUR 15 per personFleurie
A guided vineyard and cellar tour at a six-generation family estate in Fleurie, including a guided walk through the Madone pink-granite vines, explanation of HVE3 and organic farming practices, and a flight of 3 to 6 Fleurie cuvees in the 2023-opened tasting room. Groups up to 70 by reservation.
EUR 42-47 per person per circuitPierres Dorees
Electric-bike circuits through the golden-stone Beaujolais villages, stopping for a wine tasting at a local domaine and a traditional machon meal. GPS-guided routes for independent riders; guided group rides also available from the Val d'Oingt base.
Free self-guided; guided walk with tasting on requestBelleville-en-Beaujolais
Two signposted walking routes on the 80-hectare Chateau de Pizay estate: one through the castle grounds and one through the vineyard. Self-guided walks are free for guests; organised group walks with a guide include a tasting of estate wines from Morgon and Brouilly.