Burgundy wines routes

Burgundy also boasts a rich wine-growing heritage. In fact, the climats of the Burgundy vineyards are even on UNESCO's World Heritage List! Here, it's not at all a question of the weather: the term designates a parcel of vines that has been delimited and cultivated by man, often for very long years.

As you may have guessed, Burgundy's winegrowing heritage includes a terroir rich in personality, stunning landscapes spread over almost 30,000 hectares of vines, and plots that have inherited 2,000 years of viticulture handed down from generation to generation. Burgundy boasts 84 different wine appellations, 30,000 hectares of vineyards and over 1,800 historic climats, representing 4% of France's AOP vineyards. A pillar of French wine heritage!

What better way to discover this mythical wine-growing region of France than on one of its “wine routes”? Wine routes are tourist itineraries that plunge you into the heart of the vineyards, not only to discover the wine, but also the gastronomy and culture of the region. So if you love wine, visiting Burgundy on a wine trail is the best way to go! Here are just a few of the most important in Burgundy.

The must-do route if you want to embark on this adventure is “La Route des Grands Crus”, considered to be the Champs-Elysées of Burgundy. Created in 1937, this 60-kilometer route is prestigious because it was France's first wine route. Starting in Dijon, the region's capital, passing through Beaune, Burgundy's emblematic town, and finishing in Santenay, this route takes in 37 wine villages and 32 Grand Cru appellations along the way. All the vineyards on this route are listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites, known as “Climats”. The wines produced in the vineyards along this route are considered some of the finest in the world!

Discover the Crémant route, a wine for celebrations! More modest than the legendary route des grands crus, but just as rich in history and vineyards, it's located in the north of the Côte d'Or. This 120-kilometer signposted route winds its way through the 23 communes classified as “AOC Crémant de Bourgogne” in the Châtillonnais region. Thanks to its south-facing limestone soils, this region produces a sparkling white or rosé wine, Crémant de Bourgogne, that has nothing to envy its prestigious neighbors. With family or friends, take the Crémant de Bourgogne wine tourism route and venture into a vineyard that has been around for two thousand years! From forest walks to small castles and villages, and meetings with winemakers on their estates, the sparkling Crémant route has something for everyone.