Wine tours from Marseille
Taste the wines of Provence on a wine tour from Marseille, with a local guide and a minivan for 1 to 8 guests. Choose a half-day tour with two estates, or a private full day with tastings at three estates and a lunch stop in a hilltop village.
Half-day wine tour (4 hours)
The half-day tour lasts 4 hours, in the morning or the afternoon. You choose a region (Côtes de Provence, Coteaux d’Aix, or Cassis and Bandol), visit two estates and taste in the cellar, with time left for the rest of your day. See the half-day wine tour.
Full-day wine tour (7 hours)
The full-day tour lasts 7 hours. You choose between Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Côtes de Provence, Coteaux d’Aix, Cassis and Bandol, or Les Baux-de-Provence, taste at three estates and stop in a hilltop village for lunch. Depending on the location, an optional one-hour boat ride in the rocky inlets of the National Park can take the place of one stop. See the full-day wine tour.
Regions and wines you can taste
- Châteauneuf-du-Pape: red and white wines from five communes of the Vaucluse, on the left bank of the Rhône, in vineyards covered with rolled pebbles. Grenache noir leads.
- Côtes de Provence: mostly rosé, with red and white, grown mainly in the Var between the coast and the Maures and Esterel massifs.
- Coteaux d’Aix-en-Provence: mostly rosé, with red and white, from 49 communes between the Durance valley, the Mediterranean and the Sainte-Victoire mountain.
- Cassis: mostly white, from marsanne and clairette, grown on terraces around the town of Cassis. The appellation is named after the town, not the berry or the liqueur.
- Bandol: rosé and red, with a little white, and mourvèdre as the leading grape of the reds.
- Les Baux-de-Provence: red, rosé and white wines from the Alpilles, around the village of Les Baux-de-Provence.
Half-day tours cover Côtes de Provence, Coteaux d’Aix, Cassis and Bandol. Full-day tours add Châteauneuf-du-Pape and Les Baux-de-Provence. Reds, whites and rosés are available, depending on the region.
A wine tour on a cruise stop
Yes. The half-day wine tour lasts 4 hours and fits a cruise stop. We meet you at the exit of your ship and bring you back at least 1 hour before it leaves. See our shore excursions from the Marseille cruise port.
What is included and what is extra
- Half-day tour: 8-seat minivan, water on board and all expenses (tolls, insurance, taxes, fuel). Bottles of wine are extra.
- Full-day tour: 8-seat minivan, water on board and all expenses (tolls, insurance, taxes, fuel). Bottles of wine, lunch, museum fees and the optional boat ride are extra.
Your guide, Laurent
Laurent Cygler, a former restaurant chef turned tour guide, leads the tours. Read more on the About page.
Questions about wine tours
How long is a wine tour from Marseille?
A half-day wine tour lasts 4 hours and a full-day wine tour 7 hours, including the drives from and back to Marseille.
Which wines and regions will we taste?
You choose the region: Côtes de Provence, Coteaux d’Aix, Cassis and Bandol on both tours, and Châteauneuf-du-Pape or Les Baux-de-Provence on the full-day tour. Reds, whites and rosés are available, depending on the region.
How many wineries do we visit?
On the half-day tour, you taste at two estates. On the full-day tour, you taste at three estates.
What is included, and what do I pay extra for?
The price covers the 8-seat minivan, the guide, water on board, tolls, insurance, taxes and fuel. Bottles of wine are extra on both tours, and on the full-day tour so are lunch, museum fees and the optional boat ride.
Can I take the wine back to the ship?
Cruise lines set their own rules, so check yours before you buy. Our rule for guests is 1 to 2 bottles per person.