Private tour from Cognac - Cognac Distillery & Bordeaux Winery with a workshop

About this tour

Spend nine hours comparing two iconic French wine regions on this private tour from Cognac. Your guide drives you between a family-run cognac distillery and a Bordeaux winery, where you'll taste both spirits and learn how production methods differ. The centrepiece is a blending workshop where you create and bottle your own red wine to take home—a tangible reminder of the day's tasting notes and vineyard conversations.

Highlights

• Blend and bottle your own Bordeaux at a working winery
• Taste craft cognacs direct from a family distillery
• Compare vine-growing and production techniques side by side
• Private guide handles all driving through wine country
• Meet small-scale local producers off the beaten track
• Hotel collection within 15 minutes of Cognac town
• Personalised red wine bottle to bring home

What to expect

Your guide picks you up and drives you to a small family distillery first, where you'll walk through the production process and taste their cognacs. Next, you'll head to a Bordeaux winery for a similar tour and tasting. The highlight comes mid-afternoon: in a proper blending lab, you'll work with the winemaker to create your own red wine by mixing different barrels to taste, then bottle and label it yourself. Between stops, your guide points out local growers and explains why Cognac and Bordeaux approach winemaking so differently. Lunch is unscheduled; your guide suggests local restaurants along the route.

Good to know

You must be 18+ to taste alcohol in France. Smart casual dress is appropriate. The tour suits all fitness levels—expect light walking and standing rather than hiking. All transport is included; public buses serve the area if you prefer independence.