How to Visit Wineries and Book Estate Tastings

Use the estate’s official calendar or hospitality contact for public and private visits. A request becomes an appointment only when the estate or booking provider sends confirmation. For trade requests, give your employer, role, distributor or importer relationship, and reason for visiting accurately.

A useful request includes preferred dates and flexibility, party size, language, wine interests, accessibility needs, children or non-drinking guests, and any existing estate or merchant relationship. En Primeur Club can help arrange suitable visits, coordinate transport and build an itinerary.

Jump to Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne, Rhône, Napa, Sonoma, Tuscany, Piedmont, Rioja, or Mosel for booking details and practical examples. Policies checked November 5, 2026.

Château Lafite Rothschild welcomes appointments for key customers and trade partners from January 2028, when its works end. For 2026 and 2027 planning, Lafite directs visitors to Château Duhart-Milon. En Primeur Club can help arrange a future Lafite request and a current Médoc appointment around Duhart-Milon.

Château Margaux receives cellar visitors Monday through Friday and pauses visits on weekends, public holidays, in August and during harvest. Tasting at Margaux is for professionals. Château Latour receives appointments with priority for people working in wine, while its published office hours do not define tour slots.

Château Mouton Rothschild asks visitors to request at least two months ahead. Its private estate tour and tasting accommodates up to eight people, takes about two to two and a half hours, runs on weekdays, and pauses during harvest. The Médoc tourism office lists EUR 220 for the base visit, while the charging unit and inclusions require confirmation with the estate.

Château Haut-Brion’s request form accepts private-individual and professional enquiries for one to 15 visitors. Its French form excludes Friday afternoon. For a practical itinerary, pair Haut-Brion with nearby Graves and Pessac-Léognan appointments, use Margaux and Mouton for a Médoc day, and arrange transport for the visits.

Pétrus arranges visits in Pomerol for its customers, trade contacts, and leading collectors directly with the estate. Pétrus arranges private appointments directly for longstanding customers, wine-trade contacts, and prominent collectors. For confirmed Pomerol appointments, En Primeur Club can also help arrange other local estates without suggesting that they include Pétrus.

Yes, En Primeur Club can help seek a privately accepted Domaine de la Romanée-Conti invitation for important clients and wine-trade visitors. DRC receives longstanding customers, wine merchants, and trade guests individually through appointments arranged with the domaine. Estate discretion determines every request.

For bookable Burgundy, Château de Pommard offers the Discover Burgundy tasting at EUR 30, with four wines in 45 minutes. Reservations are required, and the cellars pause visitor access during renovation. Bonneau du Martray receives professionals by appointment, while Méo-Camuzet has very limited tasting availability and asks visitors to route requests through their distributor.

Plan public appointments around Beaune and Pommard, then make selective domaine requests separately. Confirm August, harvest and weekend arrangements directly with each domaine.

Mercier’s Founder tour costs EUR 25 and follows a seasonal calendar. Mercier opens daily from April 6 through November 15, then Wednesday through Sunday from November 18 through December 27, subject to its stated holiday exceptions and annual closure from the evening of December 30.

Ruinart’s Crayères visit costs EUR 90 per adult. It lasts two hours, includes two cuvées, accommodates 12 people, and is guided in French or English.

Billecart-Salmon considers requests within three months of the visit and gives priority to professionals, loyal clients and partners. Yes, En Primeur Club can help prepare the request, while the traveler must submit it directly. The house receives its established clients and wine-trade relationships individually and does not process third-party agency or driver requests.

Madonna Estate accepts walk-ins and lists a five-wine tasting at USD 30, waived with a two-bottle purchase. Saddleback lists a USD 40 tasting, requires appointments, and asks same-day visitors or groups above six to call. These are tasting appointments, with their own formats and rules.

Opus One releases reservations on the first day of each month, up to two months ahead. Its Estate Tasting costs USD 150 and provides tasting only. Its Experience costs USD 250 and includes a tour.

Yes, Promontory welcomes appointments arranged through its concierge by telephone or email. Realm offers estate visits by appointment to members with purchasing history. Yes, En Primeur Club can help seek an individual Screaming Eagle invitation for important clients and wine-trade visitors; Screaming Eagle arranges appointments individually for its established customers, merchants, and visiting trade guests.

Ridge Lytton Springs lists an Estate Tasting at USD 35, a Century Tour at USD 65, and a pairing experience at USD 125. The pairing experience requires one week’s notice, while the Historic Vineyard Tour requires at least seven days and runs weekdays from May through October.

Yes, Williams Selyem gives active List members and their guests priority for appointment tastings. Its guidelines limit groups to six, and visitors outside the List may be considered when space permits. En Primeur Club can help prepare an appropriate request.

In Chianti Classico, Antinori’s Tinaia Tour costs EUR 45 per adult, lasts about 90 minutes, includes three wines, and runs as a shared group in Italian or English. Antinori publishes daily opening with seasonal hours. In Bolgheri, Tenuta San Guido lists no guided winery or vineyard visit. Yes, En Primeur Club can arrange a private introduction for important clients and wine-trade visitors.

Piedmont offers practical public booking options. Fontanafredda lists Discover at EUR 35, Barolo of Serralunga at EUR 45, and Le Vigne del Barolo at EUR 50. Discover lasts about 90 minutes, includes a historic-cellar tour and three wines, and has limited weekend capacity. Marchesi di Barolo lists daily opening from 10:30 to 18:00.

Yes, Gaja receives its important clients and wine-trade relationships individually. Public eligibility, pricing and calendar terms are unpublished, so En Primeur Club can help arrange a request subject to acceptance. Piemonte on Wine provides a free regional booking service for the Langhe, Monferrato and Roero.

Muga requires advance appointments through its visits team. Its guided visit costs EUR 30, runs about 90 minutes, includes two wines, and operates Monday through Saturday. Its visit plus introductory tasting course costs EUR 60.

Yes, López de Heredia receives wine professionals by appointment and gives its trade relationships individual attention. The estate welcomes customers and trade guests outside harvest through direct appointment arrangements. Its sales hours are separate from professional appointments. Haro works well as a base for combining confirmed Muga and other Rioja appointments.

Chapoutier’s tasting cellar opens throughout the year, including Sundays, except December 25 and January 1. Its private group tasting formulas cost EUR 39 to EUR 130 per person for groups above six and run Monday through Saturday by appointment. Guigal directs visitor enquiries to Le Caveau du Château in Ampuis, rather than treating a visitor enquiry as a château appointment.

Dr. Loosen offers tasting-only appointments from Easter through October 31, Monday through Saturday from 10:00 to 16:00. Five wines cost EUR 20. Seven selected wines cost EUR 30 for groups of at least eight, Monday through Thursday. Vineyard and cellar tours are outside this format. J.J. Prüm accepts tasting enquiries by email and closes on weekends and public holidays.

Yes, Rayas and Egon Müller receive important clients and people from the wine trade, and En Primeur Club can help arrange appointments. Each estate in the directory arranges visits directly for its customers, trade contacts, and leading clients.

Château Margaux pauses visits in August, on weekends, on public holidays and during harvest. Mouton Rothschild pauses tours during harvest. Mercier follows a stated seasonal calendar, while Dr. Loosen runs from Easter through October 31 and closes Sundays and public holidays.

Build each day around confirmed appointment lengths and locations. Allow for transport between estates, then reconfirm language, accessibility, children, non-drinking guests, cancellation terms and the exact tasting or tour included. A private tour operator may arrange driving and timing, while each estate still confirms its own appointment.