Wine cab

We did a Medoc wine tour on Friday 18th of September. The tour from 9.30am until 5.30pm was one of the highlights of our trip to Bordeaux. It conveniently left from outside tourist bureau and we visited 3 beautiful wineries. The wineries varied from classical chateaux to quirky biodiversity style and presentation. All of the wines we sampled were exceptional and we do enjoy quality reds back home in Australia. The staff who conducted our winery experiences were exceptional with a good balance of knowledge and friendliness. I must not forget our guide Jerome who was brilliant (as was our very comfortable vehicle). His English was excellent and he conducted the tour with a great knowledge of winemaking, the Medoc region and the history of the region and Bordeaux itself. He also had a great sense of humour and told some lovely stories. He is a credit Bordeaux tourism. I would absolutely recommend this tour to anyone wishing to experience a genuine, excellent value wine tour.

class wasn't very well structured.

We enjoyed our tour of the caves at Les Cordeliers St. Emilion. Two people locally in Bordeaux referred us there as a place that was a little more casual and slightly off the beaten path within the St. Emilion town. It was very hot while we were visiting and the Caves were temperature-wise very cool which was a relief. Lily, our host and tour guide, was lovely, informative and wonderful. She made the tour what it was. Thank you for hosting us. I hope Lily will get recognition for this. Without a really good host, these tours can feel a little sterile and she was both informative and warm and welcoming. Fun short experience in St. Emilion.

Eine wunderbare Weintour ins Medoc besonders beeindruckend durch den lebhaften und sehr gebildeten zweisprachigen Guide, der uns sowohl die Geschichte als auch den Wein durch seine Erfahrung als Sommelier wunderbarer gebracht hat. Die beiden Weinverkostung waren ebenfalls interessant, es wurden gute Weine verkostet, zuletzt gab es einen kleinen Imbiss. Besonders schön auch die Kleingruppe. Perfektes Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis. Hierdurch fällt die St Emilion Tour durch den Anbieter Fremdenverkehrsbüro nochmals deutlich zurück.

I went on this wine tour as a solo female traveler (I was one of two solo female travelers in our group) and found it very enjoyable. The small group format makes it much more comfortable and less intimidating than a large group tour. Our guide, Geoffrey, was extremely knowledgeable and personable, and he shared many interesting stories and facts about French wine culture and wine making. If you have a chance to go during the harvest, do it! It was amazing to get to taste merlot and cab franc grapes straight from the vine, and to see how they are processed. If you enjoy complex red wines, then you will very much enjoy the tastings, as I did. The visit to Saint-Emilion town is short but great for seeing the pretty medieval village. The weather was warm on the day of our trip, and based on my past experiences getting overheated on other excursions with different companies, I was worried about whether it would be uncomfortably hot. I needn't have worried; Geoffrey and the winery hosts did a great job keeping the van air conditioned and keeping us mostly in the shade, and it ended up being very comfortable and fun. I highly recommend this trip for interesting facts and great wine.

The tour was a mix of English and French… a bit of a disappointment given I thought it was an English-speaking tour. 75% of the context was in French and while some of the information was informative I was better off using ChatGPT as a tour guide. I passed a few other tours while exploring the city and they seemed more engaging and informative