Burgundy Wine Festivals: Saint-Vincent, Hospices and Chablis

Burgundy wine festivals run from the Saint-Vincent Tournante in a different village each January to the Hospices de Beaune sale weekend in November. In between come open-cellar weekends in villages such as Monthelie and Auxey-Duresses and the Fête des Vins de Chablis in October.

This page covers the events month by month with their published dates, how to reach them from Paris, how estate visits work around them, and what kits, glasses and tastings cost. For the wider region, see Burgundy.

Getting there

The quickest option from Paris is the direct TGV from Paris Gare de Lyon to Mâcon-Loché TGV, in 1 hour 30 minutes. Bus line E links Mâcon-Loché TGV with Mâcon-Ville station.

Direct TGV trains from Paris Gare de Lyon reach Dijon in 1 hour 35 minutes. Beaune takes 2 hours 15 minutes with a change at Dijon, and the fastest TER from Dijon to Beaune takes 18 minutes.

For Chablis, TER trains from Paris-Bercy reach Auxerre-Saint-Gervais in around 1 hour 45 minutes, direct or with a change at Laroche-Migennes. Chablis has no railway station: Auxerre is 20 km away, Laroche-Migennes 32 km and Tonnerre 17 km, so rent a car at the station.

By car, take the A6 highway from Paris and leave at exit 24.1 Beaune-Centre for Beaune. For Chablis, leave the A6 at exit 20 (Auxerre Sud/Venoy) and follow signs for Chablis for 10 km.

For timetables and fares, see Paris to Beaune by train, Dijon to Beaune, Getting to Chablis and Burgundy without a car.

When to go

Estates receive visitors all year, but the Beaune tourist office says some are less available during the harvest, in September and October, and fewer wineries are open in winter, from November to March.

January

The Saint-Vincent Tournante honors Saint Vincent, patron saint of winegrowers, whose day is January 22. It is held each year in a different village, with one appellation inviting the others. The Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin revived the custom in 1938.

Recent hosts were Couchey in 2023, Morey-Saint-Denis and Chambolle-Musigny in 2024, Ladoix-Serrigny in 2025 and Les Maranges in 2026. The 83rd edition 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., starting at 1 place de la Mairie.

Villages decorate tasting stalls, and the two days bring humorous skits, a costumed brotherhood parade, street performers, brass bands, traveling shows and an induction ceremony. The 2027 program previews a parade, a mass and tasting cellars pouring Volnay appellation wines, with food stalls.

March

The 66th Vente des Vins des Hospices de Nuits-Saint-Georges takes place on Sunday, March 14, 2027, at the Château du Clos de Vougeot, its traditional venue, and is broadcast live on Drouot Live. The sale is held each second Sunday of March after the harvest. The domaine covers 12.4 hectares and makes 19 cuvées. For the town, see Nuits-Saint-Georges.

On March 20 and 21, 2027, the Marathon des Vins de la Côte Chalonnaise runs a marathon, a half-marathon and shorter races on routes crossing around ten villages.

April

The Printemps de Monthelie takes place every Easter weekend in Monthelie, above Meursault. Local winegrowers open their cellars, with wine-tasting walks, free tastings of red and white wines, and musicians in the cellars and streets.

In the Mâconnais, the Printemps du cru Viré-Clessé opens 24 wineries and estates in the villages of Viré and Clessé over an April weekend, from 10 a.m. Entry and activities such as miniature trains, an olfactory trail, tasting workshops and games are free. Parking is free and no roads are closed.

October

The Fête des Vins de Chablis is held each year on the fourth weekend of October, and the first took place in 1949. The 78th edition ran on October 24 and 25, 2026, on Boulevard Tacussel and Place Lafayette, with nearly 50 winemakers presenting the Chablis and Grand Auxerrois appellations.

In 2026, the stands opened on Saturday from 12:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. and on Sunday from 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday brought a DJ set and food trucks on Place Lafayette from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and fireworks, and the Chablis Marathon ran the same day.

On Sunday, guided vineyard walks left at 9 a.m., the Piliers Chablisiens paraded at 10:30 a.m. from Place Lafayette to Château Long-Depaquit, and the induction ceremony followed at 11 a.m. The new vintage is baptized in the presence of two patrons.

Auxey-Duresses holds its village festival on the same fourth weekend of October. Around twenty winegrowers open their cellars, with vineyard tours, tastings, Burgundian specialties and craft exhibitions.

Vignobles en Scène, formerly Fascinant Week-end, is a Vignobles & Découvertes wine tourism weekend along the Route des Grands Crus. It returned on October 17, 2026, with experiences booked online.

November

In the Mâconnais, the Cave de Lugny holds an open house at its cellar in Chardonnay, dedicated to Crémant de Bourgogne, on November 7 and 8, 2026, from 10 a.m. Estate open days that month include Domaine Aurélie Berthod in Pernand-Vergelesses, from November 6 to 8, 2026.

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. It is held every third Sunday of November, Sotheby's organizes it, and the festivities run from Friday, November 13, to Sunday, November 15.

Over that weekend, musical and folk groups play in the streets, and after dark light projections cover the facades of seven Beaune landmarks. A Village Bourguignon fills place Carnot from Friday to Sunday, and the weekend also brings a torchlit parade and a funfair on place Madeleine.

The 153rd Fête des Grands Vins de Bourgogne, run by the CAVB at the Palais des Congrès, 19 avenue Charles de Gaulle, opens on Friday, November 13, 2026, from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m., and Saturday, November 14, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., with last entry at 6 p.m. It brings together 84 appellations and about 3,000 wines.

On Saturday, November 14, the 21.1 km Wine Sale Half-Marathon starts at 2 p.m. from avenue de la République in Beaune and runs through Pommard, Volnay, Meursault and Monthélie. The weekend also includes the Saturday Chapitre at the Clos de Vougeot, the Sunday gala dinner in the bastion of the Hôtel-Dieu and the Monday Paulée at the Château de Meursault.

December

Domaine Auvigue in Fuissé holds an open house on Saturday, December 5, 2026, from 10 a.m., at 100 Place Saint-Germain, in the 12th-century church of Fuissé. It pours Pouilly-Fuissé 1er Cru, Pouilly-Fuissé, Saint-Véran, Mâcon-Solutré-Pouilly and Mâcon-Fuissé, serves platters of regional produce from 11 a.m. and runs a free cellar tour at 10:30 a.m. For the area, see Mâcon.

Visiting the estates

On the Hospices de Beaune weekend, wine sale tastings go on sale in early September through the tourist office's booking pages and are booked by time slot. Many merchants and estates open their cellars for the weekend.

Château de Meursault runs its Vente des Vins tasting of 7 Côte de Beaune wines, 4 of them Premiers Crus, from November 13 to 15, 2026. It opens Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., with English-language sessions at 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.

Caves Patriarche Père & Fils, in Beaune, pours 10 wines, 4 white and 6 red, on November 14 and 15, 2026, from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The visit takes about 1 hour 30 minutes, and visitors keep the engraved glass.

Marché aux Vins, at 5 rue Nicolas Rolin opposite the Hospices de Beaune, runs a self-guided cellar visit with 10 wines, including 4 Premiers Crus and 4 Grands Crus, from November 13 to 15, 2026. It opens from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., with last departure at 5:30 p.m.

Veuve Ambal, in Montagny-lès-Beaune, runs a special wine sale edition of its Expérience Prestige on November 14 and 15, 2026. The audio-guided visit of the production site takes about 1 hour 30 minutes and ends with 3 Crémants de Bourgogne and 3 still wines.

In Chablis, La Chablisienne opens its cellar at 8 boulevard Pasteur all year, with tastings in French or English by reservation. Domaine Laroche runs a 1 hour 30 minute Tasting Tour at L'Obédiencerie.

The Château du Clos de Vougeot, venue of the Hospices de Nuits sale, opens every day from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. from November 1 to March 31, with self-guided visits.

For lead times and booking terms, see Booking Burgundy Domaine Visits.

What it costs

Standard estate tastings range from €6.50 ($7) for La Chablisienne's 45-minute Discovery of 4 wines to €59 ($64) for the Grands Terroirs tour at Château de Meursault. Domaine Laroche's Tasting Tour costs €30 ($32).

Saint-Vincent Tournante 2027 tasting kits cost €20 ($22) online or €25 ($27) on site. The kit includes an engraved commemorative glass, a neck holder, a booklet with a map and practical information, and 8 tasting tickets. The children's kit costs €6 ($6), with an eco-cup, a tote bag, two drink tickets, a snack ticket, a treasure hunt booklet and access to the rides.

Entry to the Fête des Vins de Chablis was free in 2026, and the tasting glass cost €7 ($8). The Viré-Clessé tasting kit costs €15 ($16), with a souvenir glass and holder, valid both days and sold only at participating wineries.

Hospices de Beaune weekend tastings in 2026 run from €18 ($19) at Veuve Ambal, with €6 ($6) for ages 12 to 18 and free under 12, to €105 ($113) at the Marché aux Vins from November 13. The Marché aux Vins costs €95 ($103) booked by November 12.

Caves Patriarche charges €80 ($86) from November 1, Caveau Nuiton-Beaunoy's Dégustation Privilège costs €30 ($32), and La Cave d'Elisée's tasting costs €49 ($53).

The Lugny and Domaine Auvigue open days are free, and Domaine Auvigue needs no prior reservation. Self-guided adult admission to the Château du Clos de Vougeot is €12 ($13) at 2025 rates.

Before you go

• The Hospices de Beaune auction itself is reserved for professionals. The public follows it live on the place de la Halle and takes part in tastings at estates and wine shops instead.
• Parking in Saint-Vincent Tournante host villages is limited, so shuttle buses run from surrounding towns, and visitors walk several kilometers on narrow village streets. Beaune station is the only train stop near the 2027 shuttle points.
• Wine sale tastings in Beaune have limited places, 15 people per session at Château de Meursault and 8 per online slot at Caves Patriarche, and Veuve Ambal tickets are valid only for the chosen day and time.
• Some Hospices de Beaune gala dinners are for professionals only, and others open to the public on reservation.
• Spit as you taste, and choose a designated driver if you are driving between villages.