Burgundy in Winter: Open Domaines, Hours and Winter Events

In Burgundy in winter, cellars and sites in Beaune, Meursault, Chablis and the Mâconnais still receive visitors, some of them every day. Others close on set weekdays or over Christmas.

Winter has two wine events. The Hospices de Beaune wine sale weekend runs from November 13 to 15, 2026, and the Saint-Vincent Tournante takes place in Volnay on January 30 and 31, 2027.

This page covers the trains from Paris, which cellars open on which days, the Christmas closures, both event weekends and what a winter visit costs. For the wider region, see Burgundy.

Getting there

The direct TGV from Paris Gare de Lyon reaches Mâcon-Loché TGV in 1 hour 30 minutes and Dijon in 1 hour 35 minutes. For Beaune, change at Dijon: the trip from Paris takes 2 hours 15 minutes.

The fastest TER from Dijon to Beaune takes 18 minutes. The TER line from Dijon to Mâcon also stops at Gevrey-Chambertin and Nuits-Saint-Georges. In Mâcon, bus line E links Mâcon-Loché TGV with Mâcon-Ville station.

Chablis has no railway station. Get off at Auxerre, 20 km away, Laroche-Migennes, 32 km away, or Tonnerre, 17 km away, and rent a car at the station.

For timetables and connections, see Paris to Beaune by Train, Getting to Chablis and Burgundy Without a Car.

When to go

Fewer wineries open from November to March, and the sites below keep winter hours.

November: the Hospices de Beaune sale weekend

The 166th Vente des Vins des Hospices de Beaune takes place on Sunday, November 15, 2026, at 2:30 p.m. under the Halles de Beaune. The auction is held every year on the third Sunday in November, and the sale itself is reserved for professionals.

The Hospices Civils de Beaune have been the town's hospital institution since 1443, when Nicolas Rolin and Guigone de Salins founded the Hôtel-Dieu. They own the wine estate whose wines are sold at the auction.

The festivities run from Friday, November 13, to Sunday, November 15, 2026, in the town center. Many wine merchants and estates open their cellars for tastings and cellar tours, and music and folk groups perform throughout the weekend. After nightfall, light displays are projected onto the facades of seven sites in Beaune. Book tasting packages through the tourist office's online ticket office.

The Semi-Marathon de la Vente des Vins, 21.1 km long, starts on Saturday, November 14, 2026, at 2 p.m. on avenue de la République in Beaune and passes through Pommard, Meursault and Volnay.

The Hôtel-Dieu opens continuously from 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. until November 15, 2026. Over the sale weekend, Caves Patriarche quotes its prices on request, and Maison Bouchard Aîné & Fils does not run its cellar tour.

December and the holidays

From November 16 to December 31, 2026, the Hôtel-Dieu opens from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Caves Patriarche runs visits every day until December 30, 2026, apart from its holiday closures. Maison Bouchard Aîné & Fils closes on Mondays in December, January, February and March, and on December 25 and January 1, 2027. The Joseph Drouhin Oenothèque in Beaune opens Monday to Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. and closes during the Christmas and New Year weeks.

In Dijon, the Cité internationale de la gastronomie et du vin closes on December 25 and January 1. Domaine Besancenot, at 78 Faubourg Saint-Nicolas in Beaune, holds a covered producers' Christmas market on December 5 and 6, 2026, with more than 25 local producers and artisans.

In the Mâconnais, Château des Jacques in Romanèche-Thorins takes visits Monday to Friday from October 1 to December 31, 2026, and Château du Moulin-à-Vent opens Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. until December 31, 2026.

January to March

Château de Pommard opens every day from December 1 to March 31, from 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Château de Meursault opens every day from October to April, from 10 a.m. to noon and 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., except that from mid-November to the end of March it closes on Sunday afternoons, Mondays and Tuesdays.

The Château du Clos de Vougeot opens every day from November 1 to March 31, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and ticket sales close at 4:30 p.m. The Cité des Climats et Vins de Bourgogne in Beaune opens daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. until November 30, then from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. from January 1 to March 31.

In Chablis, La Chablisienne's cellar opens all year. From January to March it opens Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Maison Simonnet-Febvre welcomes visitors for a tasting throughout the year, Tuesday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Laroche closes its Prestige Tasting Tour in January.

Late January: the Saint-Vincent Tournante

The 83rd Saint-Vincent Tournante takes place in Volnay, about 10 minutes from Beaune, on Saturday, January 30, and Sunday, January 31, 2027, from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saint-Vincent's Day itself is January 22.

The Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin revived the custom in 1938, and the host village changes each year. The 2026 edition was in Les Maranges, and Volnay previously hosted it in 1957 and 1986.

The program includes a parade, a mass and tasting cellars, with food stalls planned, and features the Volnay appellation's wines. Carpooling is encouraged, and you can ride the Voie des Vignes from Beaune or Dijon, with bike parking near the village.

Visiting the estates

Some cellars take walk-in visitors in winter, and others work by booking or appointment only.

Caves Patriarche Père & Fils, at 5 rue du Collège in Beaune, runs a self-guided cellar visit followed by a tasting, about 1 hour long, from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. No reservation is needed, subject to availability, with 10 people per departure. Call 03 80 24 53 78 to check availability.

Château de Pommard runs all its experiences by reservation only, and the Welcome Desk does not guarantee space without a booking. Its Discover Burgundy Tasting lasts 45 minutes, with 4 wines.

Château de Meursault runs booked tours in English or French. Its Grands Terroirs tour covers 7 red and white wines in 1 hour 15 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes.

Maison Bouchard Aîné & Fils, in Beaune, runs the Parcours des 5 Sens guided cellar tour, with 20 places per tour. Book your tasting time by phone on 03 80 24 06 66. Departures are at 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 2:30 p.m., 4 p.m. and 5 p.m.

La Chablisienne, in Chablis, runs its 45-minute Discovery tasting by reservation, paid in advance or on site.

In Nuits-Saint-Georges, Domaine Henri Gouges takes visits preferably by appointment, Monday afternoon to Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. In Gevrey-Chambertin, Domaine René Leclerc runs its visits by appointment at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., and Domaine Tortochot receives visitors by appointment only and closes on weekends.

The Hôtel-Dieu's self-guided visit takes about 1 hour, with an audioguide in 10 languages, and its ticket office closes one hour before the site. For booking methods and lead times, see Booking Burgundy Domaine Visits.

What it costs

A winter visit with a tasting costs €6.50–59 ($7–64). La Chablisienne's Discovery tasting costs €6.50 ($7). Domaine Henri Gouges's Découverte tasting of 3 wines costs €20 ($22), as do Domaine René Leclerc's visit and tasting and the Château des Jacques cellar tour with five wines.

The Caves Patriarche visit and tasting costs €25 ($27) per adult, and Château de Pommard's Discover Burgundy Tasting €30 ($32). Château de Meursault's Grands Terroirs tour costs €59 ($64), and Château du Moulin-à-Vent's visit with five wines starts at €59 ($64).

Full-price admission to the Hôtel-Dieu costs €12.50 ($14) for ages 18 and over, and €6.25 ($7) for ages 6 to 17. The Clos de Vougeot's self-guided visit costs €12 ($13) for adults, or €9.50 ($10) with a valid Mobigo train ticket to Vougeot station. The Cité des Climats visitor trail in Beaune costs €14.50 ($16) for adults and includes a tasting of wines or fruit juices.

On the sale weekend, the Marché aux Vins at 5 rue Nicolas Rolin in Beaune opens from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., with the last departure at 5:30 p.m. Its self-guided cellar visit includes a tasting of 10 wines, 4 of them Premiers Crus and 4 Grands Crus. It costs €95–105 ($103–113), depending on when you book. Under-18s with an adult enter free for the visit only, with no tasting.

The Saint-Vincent Tournante tasting kit costs €20 ($22) online or €25 ($27) on site. It includes a collector's glass engraved with the 2027 logo, a neck holder, a booklet with a map and practical information, and 8 tasting tickets. A children's kit costs €6 ($6).

Before you go

• Book winter visits in advance, as the Beaune tourist office advises.
• Parking in the small Saint-Vincent host villages is limited, so shuttle buses run from surrounding towns. Beaune station is the only train stop near the shuttle points.
• Caves Patriarche closes on December 24, 25 and 31, 2026, and January 1, 2027, and the Hôtel-Dieu opens only from 2 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on December 25, 2026.
• Spit as you taste, and choose a designated driver if you are driving.

The Beaune tourist office at Porte Marie de Bourgogne, 6 boulevard Perpreuil, opens Monday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. between November 16 and December 31, 2026. It closes at 5 p.m. on December 24 and 31, 2026, and is closed on December 25, 2026.

The Cité internationale de la gastronomie et du vin, at 12 Parvis de l'UNESCO, is a 10-minute walk from Dijon station. From October 1 to April 30 its exhibitions open Monday to Friday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and on weekends from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and the ticket office closes at 5:30 p.m.