Experience
Private Tour
At your pace, with Colin.
Private Loire Valley Organic Wine Tour
Discover the Loire’s organic winemakers
Taste distinctive wines made by skilled Loire growers who bring organic and biodynamic principles to their vineyards. Meet the winemakers, explore the places behind their bottles and discover the craftsmanship that makes these wines worth seeking out.
€499 per personFull day · Minimum two guests
Plan Your Organic Wine TourPHOTO FOR COLINColin and guests visiting an organic Loire vineyard with its winemaker
Price
€499 per person
Minimum two guests.
Duration
Full Day
Approximately eight hours.
Wine Areas
Across the Loire
Appellations selected for your day.
Food & Wine
Lunch & Tastings
Winery tastings and lunch are included. Drinks ordered with lunch are extra.
Meet the growers behind distinctive Loire wines
Across the Loire, talented winemakers combine a deep understanding of their vineyards with organic and biodynamic practices to produce wines of real character.
Visit carefully selected domaines, taste their wines and meet the people who make them. Learn how vineyard care, grape varieties and winemaking decisions come together in the glass, while enjoying the landscapes and villages of the Loire.
Colin can draw on growers across Touraine, Vouvray, Montlouis-sur-Loire, Cheverny, Chinon and Bourgueil. He selects a rewarding combination of estates for your day, shaped by your interests, location and producer availability.
The Organic Wine Experience
Three ways to discover organic Loire wine
Enjoy characterful Loire wines, conversations with independent growers and a closer look at the vineyard practices behind each bottle.
PHOTO FOR COLINA biodiverse Loire vineyard with cover crops between vine rows
Discover the care behind the vines
Explore the role of healthy soils, cover crops and biodiversity in growing expressive grapes, and hear how each winemaker cares for their vineyards throughout the year.
PHOTO FOR COLINColin and guests talking to a Loire grower in a cellar
Meet passionate independent winemakers
Visit producers who have made organic or biodynamic methods part of their craft. Hear their stories and discover the individual choices that give their wines character.
PHOTO FOR COLINA selection of Loire reds and whites being tasted at a winery
Taste the diversity of organic Loire wines
Enjoy guided tastings that reveal the range of Loire wine styles. Depending on the estates visited, discover fresh whites, elegant reds or sparkling wines, each reflecting its grape variety, terroir and maker.
A Typical Day
How your organic wine day could unfold
Each tour is tailored to your interests, with the estates and route selected around the season, your pickup location and producer availability.
Meet Colin
Arrange collection from an agreed hotel or railway station, then head towards the selected wine-growing area.
Visit a working vineyard
Meet a grower and explore how they look after the soil and vines, with a first guided tasting at the domaine.
Relax over lunch
Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant, with time to talk about the wines and the landscape along the way.
Compare another producer
Enjoy another guided tasting at a contrasting domaine on your planned route, then return to your agreed pickup point.
Wine Knowledge
Organic, biodynamic and natural: what is the difference?
Organic wine follows defined production rules for growing grapes and making wine. In the EU, certified organic wine must meet standards covering both vineyard practices and cellar methods.
Biodynamic farming builds on an ecological approach to the vineyard with its own principles and, for some estates, separate certification. Natural wine generally describes a low-intervention approach to making wine, but the term is not a single universal certification.
Each approach brings a different perspective to growing grapes and making wine. Colin helps connect the methods you hear about at the domaine with the aromas, textures and character of the wines in your glass. For questions about sulphites or vegan suitability, ask when planning your visit.
Ask Colin about the types of growers you would like to meetPHOTO FOR COLINOrganic viticulture in the Loire: vineyard cover crops, healthy soils or a grower explaining their methods
Practical Details
What's included in the €499 tour
The confirmed price is per person with a minimum of two guests. Colin confirms the route, wineries and suitable pickup location before booking.
Included
- Private English-speaking guide for approximately eight hours
- Comfortable transport throughout the day
- Pickup and return from an agreed local hotel or railway station
- Visits to selected organic or biodynamic-focused wine producers
- Guided wine tastings and a restaurant lunch
- Bottled water and a Loire Valley Wine Tour welcome gift
Not included
- Drinks ordered with lunch
- Travel to or from the agreed pickup point
- Accommodation and travel insurance
- Wine purchases, shipping charges and personal expenses
- Gratuities and any optional extras agreed separately
Wine purchases are optional. If you want to buy bottles to take home or arrange delivery, ask Colin about the available options.
Your Local Guide
Discover exceptional Loire producers with Colin
The best winery visits bring the people, the vineyards and the wine together.
Having lived in the Loire Valley for over 15 years, Colin knows independent producers and the stories behind their wines. His local knowledge makes for memorable conversations, well-chosen tastings and a richer understanding of the region.
Meet ColinGuest Experiences
What guests say about touring the Loire with Colin
We got history and culture at the chateau in the morning ... local flavor with a great lunch ... wineries in the afternoon ... and great commentary from Colin along the way.
Colin was a fantastic host and guide throughout the Loire Valley for the day.
Planning Your Tour
Organic wine tour FAQs
Organic wine follows defined farming and winemaking rules. Biodynamic growers use an additional set of vineyard practices, sometimes with separate certification. Natural wine generally refers to minimal intervention in the cellar, but definitions and producer methods vary. The tour lets you discuss these differences with winemakers.
Colin chooses producers for the quality and character of their wines and their commitment to organic or biodynamic vineyard practices. Some hold formal certification, while others work with similar methods. He can explain the approach and certification status of the estates selected for your day.
Organic certification concerns vineyard and winemaking practices; it does not automatically make a wine sulphite-free or vegan. EU organic rules permit sulphites within specified limits, and vegan suitability can depend on techniques such as fining. Let Colin know if either is important to you, so he can check with the producers.
Colin can arrange visits with selected growers around Touraine, Vouvray, Montlouis-sur-Loire, Cheverny, Chinon and Bourgueil. Your itinerary focuses on a few well-chosen domaines, depending on your pickup location and which producers can welcome you.
The wines depend on the domaines selected, with opportunities to discover Sauvignon Blanc, Chenin Blanc, Cabernet Franc and other Loire varieties. For a day dedicated to one grape, explore the Chenin Blanc Tour or Sauvignon Blanc Tour.
The price covers an approximately eight-hour guided day, agreed local pickup and return, transport, winery visits, guided tastings and lunch. Drinks with lunch, purchases and optional extras are extra. At least two guests are required.
This experience celebrates Loire wines made by producers with a particular commitment to organic and biodynamic viticulture, across several grapes and appellations. The Best Reds Tour is dedicated to excellent Loire reds, especially Cabernet Franc from Chinon and Bourgueil.
The main touring season is generally spring to autumn. Visits outside that period may be possible depending on wineries and Colin’s availability. Send Colin your dates and pickup location so he can confirm what can be arranged.
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Meet Loire winemakers with Colin
The Organic Wine Tour costs €499 per person, minimum two guests, including local collection, guided winery tastings and lunch. Tell Colin your preferred dates, where you will be staying and the growers or methods that interest you most.
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