5 editor-picked estates growing Gamay in Burgundy.
Where to taste Gamay in Burgundy: the estates that grow it, how the region expresses the grape, and how to book a visit.
Major Beaune negociant and domaine owner since 1859, holding premier and grand crus across the Cote d'Or plus Beaujolais cru estates.
Tasting: The Beaune cellars open for tastings and bottle purchase; afternoons on weekdays and Saturdays.
Beaune negociant house founded in 1750, now part of the Boisset group, known for an interactive five-senses tasting tour in its town-centre cellars.
Tasting: Sensory tasting experiences and cellar visits at the Beaune mansion, open to walk-ins and bookings.
Founded 1780 by Jean-Baptiste Patriarche, housed in the 13th-century cellars of the former Couvent des Visitandines beneath Beaune; the self-guided cellar route runs five kilometres through vaulted galleries holding around two million ageing bottles.
Tasting: Self-guided tour of five kilometres of historic cellars with a tasting of multiple Burgundy wines, open daily.
Burgundy's best-known walk-in tasting cellar, set in the 15th-century Church of the Cordeliers opposite the Hospices de Beaune. Flights run from regional appellations up to Grand Cru in the vaulted cellars.
The Macon site of the Cite des Climats network inside the renovated BIVB premises, telling the story of southern Burgundy along the Saone with a tasting bar of Maconnais whites.