Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil

Welcome to Bourgueil wine region, a charming village surrounded by gently sloping vineyards.

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Visiting Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil wine region

This travel guide will help you plan your stay and organize a wine tasting in some of the best wineries nearby.

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Bourgueil. An evocative name (although the pronunciation of Bourgueil may be a challenge to many). Bourgueil is located about twenty-five miles west of the city of Tours, the capital city of the Loire Valley. Bourgueil is also one of the three major red wine appellations from the Touraine region. Over fifteen square miles, the Bourgueil vineyards stretch out in beautiful undulated hillsides. An invitation to go on an errand in the vines. The French associate Bourgueil with Jean Carmet, a famous French actor and emeritus ambassador of the wines of Bourgueil, where he was born. The tourist board of Bourgueil is now hosted in the actor’s family house. A good starting point for a wine tasting experience in Bourgueil. The pretty adjoining village of Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil will be a natural next step. Popular places to visit near Bourgueil include also the Rigny Ussé castle and the stunning villages of Candes-Saint-Martin and Montsoreau.

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Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil : where to taste wine?

A selection of great wineries in the area. Pick a winery to book the perfect wine tasting experience.

Domaine Lorieux et Fils

Domaine de la Cotelleraie

Domaine Joël Taluau et Thierry Foltzenlogel

Domaine de la Cabernelle

Domaine Hersard du Fondis

Domaine Guion

wineries in Bourgueil

Bourgueil is one of the three great red wine appellations of the Loire Valley, along with Chinon and Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil. Today, the Bourgueil region produces wines whose quality and reputation have grown steadily in the past decades. To organize a wine tasting in Bourgueil you will be never be out of options. Several dozens wineries await you, and some very close to the city center, such as Bertrand and Vincent Marchesseau or Maison Audebert et Fils.

Wine appellations near Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil

Bourgueil, Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil

Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil : Things to do and to see in the area

Recommended attractions and must-see places nearby.