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 21 guides

Rhône Valley

Wine Safari – Mike Rijken

Wine Academy of Steven Spurrier, Paris · 13 years in estate hospitality, Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Mike studied at the Wine Academy of Steven Spurrier in Paris in 1983.

View listing → Rhône Valley

Lyon-Winetours – Vincent Pontet

Winemaker and cellar master · Consultant to local domaines

Vincent was born in Condrieu and has spent more than 20 years in the wine industry.

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Wine Uncovered – Olivier Hickman

WSET qualified · Winemaker since 2000

Olivier knew the southern Rhône long before he guided in it.

View listing → Bordeaux

Rendez-Vous au Château / Frédéric Borliachon

20+ years as cellar master, vineyard manager, wine broker, and sommelier

Frédéric is the son of a winemaker and grew up outside Saint-Émilion.

View listing → Burgundy

Authentica Tours

Guide team: WSET Levels 3 and 4 · Sommeliers, oenologists, and winemakers

Authentica Tours was founded in 2008 by Nicolas Guidard, and Emmanuel Castro joined him in 2011.

View listing → Bordeaux

Insider Tasting / Wendy Narby

École du Vin de Bordeaux lecturer since 1997 · Trainer of Bordeaux Wine Council educators

Wendy has been in France for more than 40 years and in the Bordeaux wine trade for more than 30 of them.

View listing → Bordeaux

Bordeaux Wine Vacations

WSET Level 2 and 3 guide team · Former lead guide at a classified Médoc estate, Master’s degree in Wine Tourism

Bordeaux Wine Vacations was co-founded by Daniel, an American expat with a degree from the Université de Bordeaux, around a small team of credentialed guides.

View listing → Alsace

Best of Alsace – Pierre Papuga

Confrérie Saint-Étienne d'Alsace member

Pierre is a private guide based in Strasbourg and a member of the Confrérie Saint-Étienne d'Alsace, one of the oldest wine fraternities in France.

View listing → 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.

View listing → Bordeaux

SIP Wine Tours – Nicolle Croft

WSET Diploma · Winetasting Diploma, Bordeaux Faculty of Oenology

Nicolle Croft has been in Bordeaux for 35 years.

View listing → Champagne

Wine Tours Paris

WSET Diploma · Wine judge, International Wine Challenge, London

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

View listing → Champagne

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.

View listing → Burgundy

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 Gérard 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.

View listing → Burgundy

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.

View listing → Burgundy

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.

View listing → Beaujolais · Burgundy

Burgundy Report – Bill Nanson

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

Bill wrote the book on Burgundy.

View listing → Beaujolais · Burgundy · Champagne · Rhône Valley

Paris Wine Girl

Emily: WSET Level 3 · French Wine Scholar · Bourgogne Master Level Nicolas: WSET Diploma · WSET educator · Ambassador for the wines of Provence

Emily and Nicolas run Paris Wine Girl from Lyon, and they both guide.

View listing → Burgundy

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

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.