11 Wine and Food Pairings in Bordeaux, Priced and Compared

1.Saint-Emilion Food and Wine Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 323 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $192Our pick

Meet Rustic Vines in central Bordeaux for a seven-hour outing through Saint-Émilion. You’ll visit Château Ambe Tour Pourret and Les Domaines de Moncets, taste wines at both, enjoy a picnic of cheese and charcuterie, then walk the medieval village. Guides may include Maud, Julie, Remy, Daniel, or Yev.

“If you visit Bordeaux you must do this trip to St. Emilion! Absolutely wonderful experience with the company, our guide and the wine tasting hosts.”

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2.Bordeaux Old Town Food and Wine Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 278 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $151

Walk Bordeaux’s Old Town with a food writer, former chef, or wine expert, stopping at a bakery, fromagerie, butcher, and cannelé shop. Then sit down at a local wine cellar for a guided pairing of Bordeaux wines with the food you collected. Groups are limited to nine, and gluten-free needs can be arranged in advance.

“Come hungry! This tour was a perfectly balanced mix of food, drink and history. Diane was a gracious host, getting to know us and tailoring the tour to our tates and preferences. It was a wonderful time!”

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3.Tasting of 6 Bordeaux wines and pairing charcuterie & cheese

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 199 reviews · 1 hour 15 minutes (approx.) · from $54

Learn Bordeaux wine basics with Mathilde or Cécilia in a group of up to six. You’ll taste six wines, including whites, reds, and a sweet wine, while exploring appellations, soils, grape blends, labels, and food pairings. Tastings take place in a courtyard, cellar, or tasting room, with a booklet to take home.

“Fantastic small group personalised tasting. Great information on the wine history and production in Bordeaux region. Interesting wines to taste with a little twist!”

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4.Guided Bordeaux Wine Tasting Class with 6 Wines and pairings

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 181 reviews · 1h 15m · from $53

In a 75-minute class with Cécilia, Mathilde, or another trained wine guide, you’ll taste six Bordeaux wines, compare Left and Right Bank styles, test your nose with an aroma game, and try food pairings. The intimate cellar, tasting room, or patio setting suits beginners who want useful wine skills without spending a full day visiting vineyards.

“Mathilde was a very informative guide who explained and taught us so much about the wines of Bordeaux. She was the perfect guide and 3 of us would highly recommend this experience.”

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5.Introduction to Bordeaux wines paired with cheeses & charcuterie

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 175 reviews · 1 hour (approx.) · from $35Best value

Meet your wine expert at 2ter Rue Mably, near Bordeaux’s Grand Théâtre, for a one-hour English tasting workshop. You’ll learn about terroir, grape varieties, and appellations while sampling a white wine and two reds, including one Grand Cru, with local cheeses, charcuterie, bread, and plenty of time for questions.

“I had very nice time and I learned a lot about wine. We tried some great wine and ate good food. I recommend it!”

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6.Bordeaux Wines Masterclass paired with cheeses & charcuterie

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 110 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $54

Meet an English-speaking wine expert at 2ter Rue Mably, near Bordeaux’s Grand Theatre, for a 90-minute tasting class. You’ll sample one white and five reds, compare Left Bank and Right Bank styles, learn about grapes, terroir, blending, and food pairing, and taste everything with local cheese, charcuterie, bread, and water.

“Learned so much about the history of wine in Bordeaux, the importance of the it all and varietals. Really fascinating. Nice tasing experience. Highly recommend if you enjoy wine.”

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7.Workshop Bordeaux wine tasting: 4 reds & charcuterie pairing

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 72 reviews · 1 hour · from $46

Meet wine educators Cécilia or Mathilde for a lively one-hour Bordeaux tasting near the Stalingrad tram stop. You’ll sample four red wines, possibly a mystery glass, play an aroma game, compare grape varieties and blends, and pair each pour with charcuterie. The small group is limited to six people.

“The leader was fantastic- very knowledgeable, explained things really well and made it such an enjoyable experience!”

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8.Bordeaux Food and Wine Tour : Authentic Artisanal Flavors

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 62 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $107

Walk Bordeaux’s Old Town with a small group of up to 10, stopping at landmarks from the Monument aux Girondins to Place de la Bourse. Guide Aurélien brings the city’s food, wine, cheese, caviar, and past to life, with a full meal, wine pairing workshop, and nonalcoholic drinks for minors.

“Aurélien, thank you for your patience and kindness in showing us around Bordeaux. We had a good time and learned a lot :)”

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9.Guided Food and Wine Tour with Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 41 reviews · from $116

Walk Bordeaux with an English-speaking guide and taste 9 or more local specialties at six stops, from fresh croissants and canelés to cheese, chocolate, and Dunes Blanches pastry. Finish with three regional wines led by a local wine host. Guides may include Sylvie, Nina, Joshua, Jamie, or Josh.

“Excellent guide with lovely mix of people in small group. Good variety of places to visit & food to taste. Lots of very knowledgeable & passionate vendors. Well worth the money.”

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10.#1 Bordeaux Food and Wine Tasting Tour w/ Local Foodie Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 33 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $150

In about three hours, a local English-speaking guide leads you through Bordeaux for 10 or more tastings. Expect cheese at Fromagerie Beillevaire, chocolates at Hasnaâ, Dune Blanche pastry, blind-tested jams, three glasses of wine, and a final stop for crémant, pâté, biscuits, and charcuterie. Groups are limited to eight.

“This was an amazing experience - I had such a great time and Mark could not have been more fun and informative. We were so surprised at the places we visited - from the amazing cheese shop (omg) to the surprising and very wonderful and tasteful jam shop (think figs) - to the shop where we had the most divine sausage and bubbly and pork pate (OMG). Must go. Must see. Lovely owners. Very warm I think we were lucky to have the knowledgeable mark ad our guide. We had a blast. Could not have been happier.”

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11.Bordeaux wines tasting workshop including Food & Wine pairings

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 31 reviews · 1 hour (approx.) · from $42

At Olala Bordeaux on Rue Mably, a sommelier leads you through three Bordeaux wines: dry white, red, and sweet white. Pair them with sturgeon and caviar rillettes, dried duck magret, blue cheese, and baguette while learning simple tasting and pairing rules. The one-hour session begins at 4:30 pm and is limited to 12 people.

“Excellent champagne tasting quality champagne . The host was marvellous and very friendly. I would highly recommend.”

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