My husband and I arrive in Paris Sat a.m. and are heading straight to Beaune for 3 days of rest and relaxation. We love wine and are in relatively good shape. How many vineyards can we comfortably bike to if we%26#39;re staying in the center of Beaune? Are there enough within biking distance? We%26#39;d prefer to not rent a car and drink and drive and the tours I%26#39;ve looked into are steep for our budget.
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I%26#39;ve just answered this on your other post.
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Depends on your time and energy of course !
We always do it by car but then we want to buy to take back to England.
However the terrain suites a bike as you are either in the valley or meandering across it’s gentle slopes.
Can suggest a couple of routes :
From Beaune head out to Savigny which has an interesting château :
This is worth a visit for any or all of three reasons :
http://www.chateau-savigny.com/
Excellent wines – restaurant and a museum of transport that is really worth a look.
Collection of Motor bikes , sports cars %26amp; even aeroplanes in the grounds.
Then back to Pernand Vergelesses. I can suggest this producer :
Domaine Rollin, Pernand Vergelesses – in the village and produce superb wines and friendly visit here.(Toilets as well !! – don ‘t laugh you start a record of where they are in France) Their vineyards share part of famous Corton Hillside but their wines are much better value.
Then back over to Corton for :
Château Andre in Aloxe Corton has fine example of the Burgundian roof archetecture as well as some of the finest wines in the area. Keep hold of your credit cards !!
http://www.pierre-andre.com/
Depending on your energy levels Nuits St Georges has a friendly visit in the centre :
This one is a reliable family producer –- good English spoken here if you need it :
http://www.dufouleur.com/
Interesting cellars also that they will take you in for a tasting.
Stay of f the N74 and just follow the back roads through the villages.
South of Beaune head out on the D973 Route de Pommard and you can have a lovely trip through Pommard,Volnay,Monthelie,Mersault,Puligny Montrachet and back to Beaune.
The Château in Mersault would be a good visit with reliable wines and interesting buildings.
In Puligny you have :
Chartron et Trebuchet
Oliver Leflaive also do a wine lunch tasting that may be of interest to break the day out.
www.olivier-leflaive.com/rubrique.php3…
The benefit for you on a bike is that it will be easier just to stop at a producer you just like the look of and go in.
Some do prefer an appointment in Burgundy but that will be clear at the cellar gate/door.
This one is in Beaune :
http://www.champy.com/uk/index2.html
Champy have a great selection of most wine villages and are located within the walls of Beaune itself. Well worth a visit.
Lots of really interesting wine shops in Beaune – a really good on Rue D’Alsace – can’t miss it.
Neal
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Thanks so much for your advice, especially the detailed info from Neal. I just printed it out and am putting it in a safe place. I can%26#39;t wait!!! Au revoir!
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