Useful information
What to know when planning your trip
In general, it is best to plan a visit to no more than 3 or 4 wineries in the course of a day. Most individual visits take 30 to 45 minutes. For those wineries that offer a guided tour allow at least an hour per visit.
The wineries are open seven days a week from June 24 to Thanksgiving weekend. It is preferable to reserve in advance if you want to join a guided tour.
During the Winter and Spring seasons (from November to May), it is preferable to confirm their opening hours before setting off.
• An agreed designated driver
• A bottle of water per person to avoid dehydration
Vignoble de l’Orpailleur, Vignoble du Ruisseau and Vignoble Château de Cartes have a restaurant service on site. Vignoble Gagliano offers picnic baskets with a crusty baguette, cheeses and other local food items. Vignoble de la Bauge offers a light lunch made with local products. Many vineyards have picnic tables for their visitors. You can also check the list of restaurants who are Friends of The Wine Route using this link.
• Do not chew gum;
• Ask questions;
• Taste light and dry wines first, followed by the younger and less strong wines and finish with the liqueurs and forfitied. Repeat those steps for the white, rosé and red wines;
• Eat something between visits.