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Live a unique oenological experience in an urban cellar in the heart of Darwin in Bordeaux. This activity immerses you in a participatory workshop, where you become an actor in the creation of a wine.
Accompanied by Maxime, oenologist, and Annaëlle, assistant cellar master, you discover the behind-the-scenes winemaking during a visit to the cellar and a tasting of cuvées accompanied by a cheese board.
Scout through the characteristics of the main Bordeaux grape varieties to understand what makes the region’s wines rich: blending.
What makes this experience special is that you move from theory to practice. From different monovines, you create your own blend, bottle your wine and leave with your own personalised cuvée.
Between pedagogy, tasting and creation, this immersion in an urban cellar in the heart of Bordeaux offers an original and interactive approach to the world of wine.
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
Enter Darwin, take the main driveway and turn left into the 2nd driveway. We are located at the bottom of this driveway. The front door is marked with an “Enter” sign.
What to expect
Become a winemaker for a day and make your own wine!
Within the Darwin space, a hotbed of Bordeaux’s ecological transition to the right bank, you will be immersed in the world of wine for a few hours with Maxime, oenologist and Annaëlle, assistant cellar master, in an urban cellar.
You will start with a tour of the winery, with explanations of the winemaking process and the peculiarities of this vintage, with a tasting of the different wines being prepared accompanied by a cheese board.
This will be followed by an introduction to the peculiarities of the main varieties of Bordeaux appellation, which makes their typicality to better understand what contributes to the complexity of Bordeaux wines: blending.
With different monovines, you will therefore create THE wine that will be to your liking, bottle it and leave with it!
Additional info
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Additional info
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
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Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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