Tip: Pair the tasting with a stroll through the Grand Cru slope above town; the festival is the easiest day of the year to compare Petit Chablis up to Grand Cru side by side.
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The largest trade tasting in Burgundy, run every two years in March across the region's vineyards from Chablis to the Maconnais. Over five days thousands of professionals, importers and journalists taste the latest releases appellation by appellation; the 2026 edition runs 9 to 13 March.
Tip: This is a trade and press event, not a consumer fair; producers along the route often open for visits the same week, so non-trade visitors can still plan a tasting-rich March itinerary.
Beaune
Charity barrel auction held in the Halles de Beaune on the third Sunday of November, run since 1859 and conducted with Christie's from 2005 to 2020 then Sotheby's from 2021. Barrels of the latest Hospices cuvees from Cote de Beaune and Cote de Nuits parcels sell to fund the hospital first endowed by Nicolas Rolin in 1443.
Tip: The public Festivinales tastings around the town run the three days before the Sunday sale; book Beaune accommodation a year ahead as the Trois Glorieuses weekend fills the whole Cote d'Or.
Meursault
The closing day of the Trois Glorieuses, a bring-your-own-bottle harvest banquet at the Chateau de Meursault on the Monday after the Hospices auction. Growers pour rare older white Burgundy from their own cellars across a long afternoon lunch.
Tip: Seats are coveted and largely allocated to the trade and Meursault families; mirror the spirit by booking a Meursault domaine lunch the same week if you cannot get a Paulee place.
Rotating village (Maranges in 2026)
Burgundy's great winegrowers' festival in honour of Saint Vincent, patron of vine-growers, held each late January in a different village. The host village decorates its streets with paper flowers and opens cellars for tasting kits; the 2026 edition is in the Maranges.
Tip: Buy the tasting glass and kit in advance via the host-village site; the rotating location changes yearly so confirm which village hosts before booking a stay.
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Book Fete des vins de Chablis: tours and experiences
Fete des vins de Chablis runs 24 to 25 October. These are the wine tours and tastings in Burgundy to book for the days around it; most cancel free up to 24 hours ahead.
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Private Experience Red & White Wines to Burgundy Chablis & Chateau de Pommard, Tastings at 3 Domains of 15 wines incl. 1-er Cru and Grand Cru Wines. Mercedes. Hotel pick up.
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