Private Wine Guides Across Europe

Every guide listed here has been personally evaluated: for credentials, for the relationships that open the right doors, and for the care they take in understanding who you are before building your itinerary. We add guides slowly, and by hand.

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France 13 guides

Champagne

Aÿ Champagne Experience

WSET Level 2 · Heritage and cultural-tourism background

Isabelle Rousseaux has lived in Aÿ, in the heart of Champagne, since 2008, and was guiding in the region before that.

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SIP Wine Tours – Nicolle Croft

WSET Diploma · Winetasting Diploma, Bordeaux Faculty of Oenology

Nicolle Croft has been in Bordeaux for 35 years.

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Wine Tours Paris

WSET Diploma · Wine judge, International Wine Challenge of London

Luiz began his professional life as a lawyer before wine took over entirely.

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La Vigne du Roy

Hands-on viticulture background · Organic and biodynamic growing practices

Katia founded La Vigne du Roy in 2008 and has spent years working directly in Champagne's vineyards, including winter pruning, with a focus on growers practicing organic and biodynamic viticulture.

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Heritour Voyage

Former Head Sommelier · Michelin-starred establishments in UK, China, and France ·

Simon grew up near Savennières in the Loire Valley and spent fifteen years as a head sommelier and restaurant director in Michelin-starred dining rooms across the UK, China, and France, working under Gerard Basset MS MW, Henri Chapon MS, and Ronan Sayburn MS.

View listing → Bordeaux · Burgundy · Champagne · Loire Valley

Wine Domini

Géraldine: WSET Advanced Diploma · Oenology degree, University of Burgundy · Chevalier du Tastevin Timothée: WSET Level 3 · Certified Wine Specialist

Géraldine de Kersaint Gilly grew up in Champagne, where her grandfather's vineyard in Moussy near Épernay has been producing since just after the Second World War.

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Wine Ambassadeur

Mastère spécialisé, Wine Knowledge and Commerce (AgroSup Dijon) · 20+ years in Burgundy · Franco-American

Stevie grew up in the US, spent years tasting his way around Europe, earned a Mastère spécialisé in wine knowledge and commerce from AgroSup Dijon, and has been based in Burgundy for more than two decades.

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Bourgogne Gold Tour

WSET Level 3 · French Wine Scholar · BIVB certified · Chevalier du Tastevin · Three University of Burgundy degrees

Youri was born and raised in Burgundy.

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Burgundy by Request

Diplôme Universitaire, Vin, Culture et Oenotourisme (Burgundy University) · Wine judge, Guide Hachette and Feminalise · 30+ years in Burgundy

Tracy first came to Burgundy in 1992.

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Burgundy on a Plate

WSET Level 2 · Le Cordon Bleu London · French degree

Burgundy on a Plate has operated since 2005.

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Burgundy Report – Bill Nanson

Wine educator · 25+ years harvest experience · Author, The Finest Wines of Burgundy

Bill wrote the book on Burgundy.

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Paris Wine Girl

WSET Level 3 · French Wine Scholar · Bourgogne Master Level

The Paris Wine Girl's credential stack is not the only reason to book her.

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Burgundy Discovery

WSET certified · Wine industry background

Stephen has been based in Burgundy since the late 1990s, arriving via a post at Château de Berne in Provence and then a decade as a sourcing agent and wine broker out of Dijon.

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Germany 1 guide

Mittelrhein · Mosel · Rheingau · Rheinhessen

BottleStops

Consultant for German Wine · Spanish Wine Scholar · PAR Wine Master · International wine competition judge

Jerome grew up in the heart of Germany's wine regions, born to a family from Champagne.

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Italy 11 guides

Piedmont

Girl’s Gotta Drink – Valerie Quintanilla

Luca: AIS Certified Sommelier (lead guide)

Val moved from Denver, Colorado to Barolo wine country in 2013, two years after a first visit to the region in 2011 convinced her to leave a career in PR and marketing behind.

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Curious Appetite – Coral Sisk

WSET Level 2 · FISAR Sommelier (Italy) · Published food and wine writer (Vogue, Eater, The Guardian, Condé Nast Traveler)

Coral moved from Seattle to Florence in 2012 to pursue food and wine writing, and has been based there since.

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Wine Tour in Tuscany – Donatella Nonni

20+ years guiding in Tuscany · Siena-based · Specialist in Chianti, Montalcino, Montepulciano

Donatella is based in Siena and has been guiding private wine tours across Tuscany for more than twenty years.

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Montalcino Wine Tours

Alessandro: certified sommelier, Brunello estate owner Giovanni: sommelier background, 20+ years in Montalcino Mario: formerly at a major Montalcino estate

Giovanni, Alessandro, and Mario are from Montalcino.

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Tuscany Uncorked

Gabriele: WSET Certified Educator · Head of Education at Wine School Italia Lucia: WSET Level 3 · 15+ years in wine and hospitality

Gabriele has been working in wine for fifteen years, first as a sommelier, then as a WSET Certified Educator and Head of Education at Wine School Italia.

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Private Barolo Wine Tour

Professional winemaker · Barolo and Barbaresco specialist · Producer, Marin Falcone

Alessio is a working winemaker in Piedmont, not a guide who learned the region from a book.

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OneontheHill – Pierandrea Palumbo

Pierandrea: AIS Diploma Team of certified sommeliers

Pier and Chiara Palumbo are AIS-certified sommeliers from the Langhe who spent time in California, including at Gary Farrell winery in Sonoma, before coming home to Alba.

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