Picnic in the Vines: Loire Valley Vineyard Tour & Wine Tasting at Family-Run Château

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Saint-Germain-sur-Vienne

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Experience a delightful picnic in the vineyards of the Loire Valley at a family-run château. Enjoy a vineyard tour, wine tasting, and a private lunch overlooking the vines.

Duration: 3 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Chateau du Petit Thouars - Discover the unique history of the Château du Petit Thouars, a family-owned castle built in 1423 by the Dukes of Thouars. Owned by the Aubert du Petit Thouars family since 1636, the castle has been passed from father-to-son in a direct line, with a vineyard in existence on the property for hundreds of years.
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What's Included

Lunch included
Complimentary bottled water
Wine tasting experience
1 complimentary bottle of wine for lunch
All taxes, fees, and charges covered

Additional Information

Located 10 minutes from Chinon at our family-run château in the Loire Valley, enjoy a tour of our Cabernet Franc and Chenin blanc AOC CHINON vineyard, leading to a visit of the cellar, then a wine tasting in a historic tasting room. After which you will be escorted to your private picnic spot to enjoy a lovely lunch at a beautifully dressed table…

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Château du Petit Thouars

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

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Carolo61

Oct 4, 2024

Best way to experience Loire Valley wines! - We were 3 couples looking for a special experience in the Loire Valley. We found it with Sebastian and Darcy at chateaux de petit thouars. A very personal tour of the property, vineyards and caves. Coupled with tastings of their fine organic wines. Finished with a hearty french lunch of pates cheeses house-made salads dessert. A perfect way to spend an afternoon!

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Mary_s

Sep 15, 2024

Wonderful Experience - We had a lovely experience! Sebastian was wonderful! He gave us a delightful tour of his family estate and Vineyard. We learned tons of history and so much about making wine ! Their wine is wonderful. And we had a lovely private picnic. I cannot recommend this tour enough.

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Dirkr41

Sep 13, 2024

Informative and passionate - Informative and passionate are just a few words to describe our host Darcy, whose husbands family has owned this Chateaux for over 600 years. You could tell this tour was delivered from the heart and not just some employee going through the process. From the start, the history of the family and Chateaux, the tour of the vineyard and detailed description of producing and harvesting of the grapes, the tour of the subterranean caves, tasting of 5 of the family's wines and ending with an absolutely beautiful picnic in a lovely secluded and shaded spot. The whole event was faultless and topped off by meeting the family cat "Biscuit"

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X8828iqtonys

Sep 13, 2024

A great experience - Wonderful experience, fantastic & knowledgeable host (Darcy). Worth every penny. Great wines, excellent lunch, came away with a case of wine

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29jujub

Sep 8, 2024

Excellent break in the vineyards - The visit was very interesting Georges was very available for our questions the explanations were clear and we feel that he is very passionate about his job Very good wine tasting with reasonable rates the picnic was excellent with local produce with a magnificent view of the countryside I highly recommend

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676chelsieb

Aug 29, 2024

Great wine experience in small vineyard. - Great experience. The owner and wine maker answered all questions and gave a great history on the chateau as well as an education on the wine region. Wonderful tour and great picnic lunch in the vineyard!

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Storyteller773138

Aug 28, 2024

Wonderful tour of vineyard, wine cave and tasting. Then a lovely picnic in an idyllic setting. - We loved the tour of the property and the information about the family winemaking tradition. The tour of the wine cave was very interesting. The wine tasting was fun and then we had our private picnic which was amazing. Wine was wonderful, food was excellent and the location was fabulous.

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Fernandozaplana

Aug 26, 2024

MAGNIFICENT WALK AND PICNIC NEXT TO THE VINEYARDS - There are places that come to your soul for their beauty, their location and their history. If you add to this a host of great human quality, lineage and lover of his work, this is what you will find in the Château du Petit Thouars. The visit with Sebastian, its owner and director was endearing. We also enjoyed an excellent picnic and could nap in a meadow next to the castle. A day to remember

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Pim_h

Aug 23, 2024

Amazing! - Nice and insightful tour including information about the château, vineyards, wine making and cellars. Afterwards there is a tasting with 5 wines and an amazing picknuck lunch afterwards. The price and quality are very good and overall it was above our expectations!

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Jacquelinejv8881aw

Aug 20, 2024

Best Château and Wine Tour in Chinon with Charming Sebastian - We were delighted with our flawless experience at the Château du Petit Thouars with Sebastian and his wonderful family. The grounds are impeccable and Sebastian runs an excellent and impressive wine operation. Further, the wine itself was terrific, the tour was informative and enjoyable, and we learned much valuable history about the property, the vinery, and the château. We particularly recommend the picnic in the vines, which followed our vinery tour. Sebastian and his family prepared homemade salads, charcuterie, and a pie for our group, making us feel at home and part of his extended family. This is truly the best château and wine tour in Chinon. Merci beaucoup Sebastian et ta famille!

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From $83

up to 15 guests

1 Adult