Loire Valley Wine Tours

From the 'wine dabbler' to the 'serious wine enthusiast' at 'La Bellevue' we offer an exciting and comprehensive range of privately conducted Loire Valley wine tasting tours.

Participate in a true French wine tasting in the company of Gérald, an accomplished bilingual French wine professional.

Experience a France reserved for the French !

Get closer to the wine makers.

Enhance your knowledge of wine.

Sample some of the more highly referenced AOC appellations of the Loire Valley.

Choose from our Loire Valley Wine Tours

~ Private Wine Tour & Wine Tasting
~ Private Wine Tour followed by lunch at 'La Maison du Vigneron'
~ Le Petit Wine Tour
~ Le Grand Wine Tour
~ A Wine Tasting Soirée
~ A Weekend Wine Discovery

Helen & Steves Weekend Wine Discovery

Last Friday we welcomed Helen & Steve back to 'La Bellevue' for their exclusive Weekend Wine Discovery - a weekend dedicated to Val de Loire wines and traditional French home cooked cuisine.


The evening started with the customary pre-dinner aperitif, and was shortly followed by a 'Beaumont household' custom...

...une petite dégustation to experience the difference between les primeurs - Beaujolais Nouveau and Touraine Primeur.



Spending most of their weekend with a wine glass in their hands Helen & Steve had an impressive 17 different AOC appellations to sample throughout their day.

No time was lost heading off to the first vineyard where a Chinon blanc was tasted - only 2% of the wine produced under the appellation AOC Chinon is blanc, a rare find as Chinon is traditionally known for its fruity reds.

The mornings wine tasting concluded, at this next particular dégustation Helen was a little more reserved but Steve embraced his 'French experience' and tucked into a plate of oysters.

In keeping with French tradition a pre-lunch aperitif is taken at the bar of our friends lovely cave â vin/bar à vin where conversation is freely shared with fellow lunchers....aaahhhh la France !

To avoid any temptation of la sieste a visit to the vines for 'a breath of fresh air' and a look at the surrounding countryside was opted for before the afternoon dégustations got underway.

Fortunate enough to experience une porte ouverte at one of the Domaines it was time all too soon to return to 'La Bellevue' for the evenings aperitif and a home cooked dinner.


"Just FANTASTIC, such a great experience ! Very friendly vineyards. A great selection of wines and extremely interesting to sample the difference between the different appellations. The Weekend Wine Discovery was everything we were looking forward to.

"Sarah-Jane & Gérald have been fantastic and looked after us as part of the family. We will be encouraging our friends to come along next time." Helen & Steve, Warwick

A Weekend Wine Tour in the Loire Valley

High interest in our private 'Visit a Vineyard' wine tour prompted Gérald and I to create an unparalleled opportunity for the serious wine enthusiast and a unique insight into wine from the Val de Loire.

Combining Géralds knowledge and wine making background we have spent much time meeting Géralds vigneron colleagues to establish a private wine tour & wine tasting 'truely French' and include some of the more select vineyards of the Loire Valley.

Today we are delighted to introduce our all inclusive 'Weekend Wine Discovery', much more than a 'wine tour', available throughout the year and the day itself can be combined with a longer stay at the cottage.

A bientôt,
Sarah-Jane & Gérald