Bordeaux Gourmet Experience : tasting of French cheeses & wines
Overview
Enjoy a unique cheese and wine tasting experience during your stay in Bordeaux, set in one of the city’s oldest and most authentic cheese cellars. Hidden beneath the restaurant, the famous “Cave of 100 Cheeses” welcomes you into an 18th-century vaulted underground cellar where French culinary heritage comes alive. This family-run institution, founded in 1987, offers a joyful and convivial Tour de France of Cheeses, guided by passionate hosts who share anecdotes, stories, and fun facts throughout the tasting.
Seated around a large communal table, you’ll sample 9 AOP/AOC French cheeses from different regions, paired with 3 Bordeaux wines, dry white, red, and Sauternes, and accompanied by traditional sourdough bread from a local neighborhood bakery. This relaxed and interactive experience celebrates sharing, simplicity, laughter, and the pleasure of good food enjoyed together, in true French art de vivre.
What's Included
- Traditional sourdough baguette from a local bakery
- Wine tasting - 3 carefully selected Bordeaux wines
- Food tasting - 9 different AOP or AOC French cheeses
- 1 ½ hour cheese and wine tasting session in a fun, relaxed and convivial atmosphere
- All extras that are not mentioned on the program
Meeting Location
19 Rue Huguerie
33000 Bordeaux, France
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
What To Expect
Enjoy the best of France while in Bordeaux on this 1 ½ hour cheese and wine tasting session! Taste 9 AOP / AOC French cheeses paired with 3 carefully selected Bordeaux wines. Discover the famous “Cave of 100 Cheeses”, set in an 18th-century vaulted underground cellar.
Share a fun, relaxed and convivial tasting experience, full of anecdotes and stories in this family-run restaurant created in 1987.
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Children under 4 years old are not allowed on the tour
- Minimum age to drink alcohol is 18 years old
- Grape juices from local wineries are offered to the children
- This activity is not available on 24th of December evening, 25th of December, 31st of December evening, 1st of January, 1st of May and 11th of November
- Activity is operated in English
- Pets are not allowed
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers
Frequently Asked Questions (7)
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Activity code: C-2016P116
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Frequently Asked Questions (7)
The answers provided below were previously given in response to questions from City Balloon Tours customers.
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- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (CET).
- This tour requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
- Traditional sourdough baguette from a local bakery.
- Wine tasting - 3 carefully selected Bordeaux wines.
- Food tasting - 9 different AOP or AOC French cheeses.
- 1 ½ hour cheese and wine tasting session in a fun, relaxed and convivial atmosphere.
- All extras that are not mentioned on the program.
The minimum age to participate is 4. This tour requires at least one adult to accompany children..
Apr 2025If a date or time is not listed on the calendar, it’s sold out or unavailable for another reason. Support cannot assist further if a date or time is not on the calendar.
If you find a date and time that works for you, book it NOW because things always sell out at this time of year.
Apr 2025Accessibility information for the Bordeaux Gourmet Experience : tasting of French cheeses & wines is as follows:
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for Bordeaux Gourmet Experience : tasting of French cheeses & wines will be included in your confirmation email from City Balloon Tours. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!
Mar 2024Once your refund is processed, it usually shows on your card statement within 5–10 business days. The exact timing depends on your bank or card issuer.
Want it sooner? When you cancel, choose Receive a refund to my wallet instead. The credit is in your Wallet straight away and is applied automatically at checkout on your next booking when you’re signed in with the same email. You can see your balance any time in My Wallet.
If you paid part of your booking with Wallet credit, that part always goes back to your Wallet. Trip protection isn’t refundable.
Oct 2026What's Included
- Traditional sourdough baguette from a local bakery
- Wine tasting - 3 carefully selected Bordeaux wines
- Food tasting - 9 different AOP or AOC French cheeses
- 1 ½ hour cheese and wine tasting session in a fun, relaxed and convivial atmosphere
- All extras that are not mentioned on the program
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Children under 4 years old are not allowed on the tour
- Minimum age to drink alcohol is 18 years old
- Grape juices from local wineries are offered to the children
- This activity is not available on 24th of December evening, 25th of December, 31st of December evening, 1st of January, 1st of May and 11th of November
- Activity is operated in English
- Pets are not allowed
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers
