Bordeaux · Pauillac (Médoc)
Château Pichon Baron
A Second Growth in the 1855 classification, with its turreted château facing a pond on the Route des Châteaux.
- The visit
- Private visit: it starts in the vineyard, continues through the cellars and ends with a tasting of three wines. On request, a vertical tasting of the Grand Vin.
- Price
- on request
- When
- All year round, by appointment only (phone or email on their website)
- Getting there
- Pauillac is about 50 km north of Bordeaux.
Book on their official website →
Champagne · Aÿ
Champagne Bollinger
One of the last great family-run Champagne houses, with historic cellars and a style built on Pinot Noir.
- The visit
- Several tours of the historic cellars with a guided tasting: «The essentials of the Bollinger style», «Pinot Noir at Bollinger» and «A taste of time». Booked through the house's 1829 app.
- Price
- on request (not shown on their website)
- When
- By appointment only, Monday to Friday (some Saturdays in summer)
- Getting there
- Aÿ is next to Épernay, about 30 km from Reims.
Book on their official website → Their wines on this site: Bollinger Special Cuvée Brut
Alsace · Ribeauvillé
Maison Trimbach
A family house in Ribeauvillé making wine in Alsace since 1626; a benchmark for dry Riesling.
- The visit
- Tasting in their Ribeauvillé cellar door, by appointment.
- Price
- on request
- When
- Monday to Friday, 8:00–11:45 and 14:00–17:15; closed Sundays, public holidays and the first three weeks of August
- Getting there
- Ribeauvillé is on the Alsace Wine Route, between Colmar and Strasbourg.
Book on their official website → Their wines on this site: Trimbach Gewürztraminer
Rhône · Châteauneuf-du-Pape (Courthézon)
Château de Beaucastel
The Perrin family's biodynamic estate, famous for working all thirteen Châteauneuf-du-Pape grape varieties.
- The visit
- A visit to the Courthézon estate by appointment; the Cave Famille Perrin, in the village of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, also offers tastings.
- Price
- on request
- When
- By appointment (contact details on their website)
- Getting there
- Courthézon is about 25 km north of Avignon.
Book on their official website → Their wines on this site: Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Prices and opening times checked on each winery's official website in October 2026; they may change. Distances from Madrid are approximate, by road. No winery pays to appear here.
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