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DAY 1:
Arrival in Dijon
Wine tour in Côte de Nuits
Dinner and Night at Grand Hotel La Cloche Dijon - MGallery Collection
DAY 2:
Tour of Vézelay an the magnificent Basilic designated UNESCO World Heritage
Meet with Franck Chrétien from Chablis Visitours discussing about his passion and all his knowledges about wine
Dinner and Night at Grand Hotel La Cloche Dijon - MGallery Collection
DAY 3:
Departure for « La Route des Grands Crus » from Dijon to Santenay. 50 blissfull miles to discover the « Elysian Fields » of Burgundy.
Stop along the way in Vosne-Romanée to discover the Richebourg Hotel Spa Restaurant.
Burgundy treatement: The spa offers a variety of treatments made with grape and currents from Burgundy. This process is called “Vinesime”
Lunch on location at the restaurant “ le Vin-T-Age”
Discovery of Beaune, capital of Burgundian wines with Bérangère Skidmore
Dinner
Night at Sous le Baldaquin, guest house in Beaune
DAY 4:
Bike ride through the Voie des Vignes : this path will take you onto winding roads that cross through some of the most prestigious vineyards : Pommard, Meursault, or Puligny-Montrachet.
Lunch and tasting at La Table d'Olivier Leflaive
Visit and tasting at Caveau Divin à Mercurey
Dinner at la Table d'Hôte Domaine Charles François & Fils
Night at Domaine de la Combotte
DAY 5:
Departure for Arbois.
Spend the day discovering the Jurassien vineyards, notably the AOC Arbois which is celebrating 80 years
Dinner and night at Maison Philippe Le Bon
Few suggestions :
Louis Pasteur's birth house : Louis Pasteur also worked in a number of very different areas, studying a variety of subjects such as crystals, silkworm diseases and fermentation in wine and beer
Jacques Tissot's winery
Museum of wines and vines from Jura
Restaurant la Balance Mets et Vins à Arbois
DAY 6:
Discovery of Dijon Market place with fresh, seasonal and local products
