“I am proud to be from Bourgogne” goes the song of the winemakers as they gather round an oakwood barrel.

The region was one of the most powerful provinces of France, home to the Dukes of Burgundy who rivaled the French monarchy. Its cultural heritage is very rich, its coloured roofs glazed, its Roman churches and its castles are famous, relics of a rural yet wealthy nobility. Dijon, the capital city of the region, and its ducal palace, rhymes with architecture, gastronomy, and culture. The scent of Burgundy wine emanates from multiple cellars in the narrow streets of Beaune, the wine capital of the region, also famous for its authentic medieval hospital, “ les hospices de Beaune.” The heart of Mâcon and its legendary vineyard beats to the rhythm of the Saône River and the verses of Lamartine, the French poet born in town.


The region owes its worldwide fame to its first-class wine. The vineyards run for 250 km (156 miles) from the northernmost town, Chablis, to southern Villefranche-sur-Saône. And the multiple flavors that Burgundy has to offer go beyond the two most well known – Pinot noir for red wine and Chardonnay for white. Many famous names escort us along the “wine route”: Chablis, Irancy, Marsannay, Fixin, Gevrey-Chambertin, Morey-saint-Denis, Chambolle-Musigny, Vougeot, Romanée-Conti, Nuits-saint-Georges, Aloxe-Corton, ladoix, Beaune, Pommard, Volnay, Meursault, Puligny-Montrachet, Rully, Mercurey, Givry, Mâcon, Pouilly-Fuissée et Saint-Véran.