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Departures: Throughout the year as a private journey
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For pricing for two-couple travel, please speak to an R. Crusoe tour specialist.
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Prepare your taste buds for an almost indescribable experience. As we make our way through Burgundy’s most precious terroirs, educate your palate on the subtleties of reds and whites grown and bottled in some of the prettiest wine villages you’ve ever come across. But there’s more to this journey than magnificent wine—and excellent food. There are also a powerful Benedictine abbey and churches and remnants of Romans as we go. End in Lyon, where gastronomy is king, and the history is thick.
Winding Through the Best of Burgundy. 8 Days.
Begin in Paris. We suggest the four of you take a few days to indulge in this, one of our favorite European cities. R. Crusoe can arrange days for you in town before or after your journey through Burgundy. Consider what you want to see and do (and taste).
Jump in the car, and we’re off. As you drive through Burgundy’s most precious terroirs, educate your palate on the subtleties of reds and whites grown and bottled in some of the prettiest wine villages you’ve ever seen. But there’s more to this journey than magnificent wine—and excellent food. There are also a powerful Benedictine abbey and churches and remnants of the Romans.
Take your first sip of burgundy in Auxerre, where they’ve been bottling the elixir since the 12th century. Vignerons in St.-Bris-le-Vineux have their own particular way of making burgundy—with sauvignon grapes. Taste the difference during our visit.
In Côte de Nuits, red grapes thrive and, of course, red wines predominate. Stops include Vougeot’s Domaine Bertagna.
Dijon is capital of the Côte d’Or, the historic capital of Burgundy, and a gorgeous city in and of itself. Drive the Route des Grands Crus through more vineyards of the Côte de Nuits, the Côte de Beaune, and Hautes-Côtes—Gevrey-Chambertin, Morey-St.-Denis, and Vosne-Romanée.
Beaune is the center of winemaking in Burgundy and the perfect place to learn about the annual grape auction. Then the Côte de Beaune, specifically Pommard. Other possibilities? Savigny-les-Beaune and Meursault. There’s a château nearby we wouldn’t want you to miss, and the village of St.-Aubin, which Robert Parker, Jr., calls “a Burgundy lover’s paradise.”
The town of Mercurey holds fast to its traditions. Taste the results at Vignobles Nathalie Theulot.
After a look at another château, this one in Cormatin, and the mighty Benedictine abbey in Cluny, we settle into Lyon. What’s here? Well, it’s home to the world’s greatest chefs, an old town that’s a UNESCO World Heritage site, and a handful of museums and churches that shouldn’t be missed. Oh— have we mentioned the food?
Have a look at our other suggested destinations for two-couple travel: Tuscany & Umbria; Normandy; Scotland; Russia.
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