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Planning a little trip through Europe which will put me for some time in Burgundy.

I am used to US wineries, which have a tasting room at the vineyard/winery and while you may not be able to visit the cellar without a prior invitation you can certainly come in for the tasting and purchase on site.

From the research I've done online I've only found one winery that offers on site wine tastings, which out of dozens in the area it seems odd. I do understand that some of the Grand Cru producing wineries may only offer on site visits to distributors or critics but I don't think that they are the only ones producing.

So how would one arrange the tastings in Burgundy if not at the wineries? (Champagne and Alsace would be a plus.)

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A couple of places to start your planning ....

http://www.burgundy-tourism.com/to-do-to-see/cellars?LabelsRecherche_40=De%20Vignes%20en%20Caves

http://www.cotedor-tourisme.com/bourgogne/route-des-grands-crus

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If you want to organize it on your own, you'll have to rely on the winery goodwill to let you visit. If you intend to buy some wine, it will certainly ease the visit. I know a lot of Champagne can be visited.

Then you also have some formal tours around the wine theme that are organized. You can make a search for "oenotourisme" (this is the tourim related to wine).

Few links to assist you :

Some of those links are in French but you can translate with Google Translator :)

Then, take also a look at the exhibitions agenda. In almost all regions, you will find every month an exhibition related to the wine theme where you can do some tastings.

Enjoy France!

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