Villefranche Shore Excursion - Private French Riviera Wine Tour & Eze village

We offer you a worry-free shore excursion, ensuring your timely return to the Cruise port, at least one hour before your departure time. We can adapt our wine tour departure/return times depending on your docking times.You'll meet your english-speaking wine expert guide at 9am ( other departure time possible - to be defined with you after your booking) at the Villefranche cruise pier.
Your guide will drive you in a clean, comfortable & A/C minivan accomodating up to 8 people maximum.

You will be driven to Nice as an introduction, on the Promenade des Anglais: a grandiose boulevard lined with palm trees, beyond which stretches the Blue Mediterranean until reaching our way to Bellet wine region. You'll visit 2 wineries in the morning. The visits are private and educational and will be adapted to your level of knowledge. Curious beginners or connoisseurs are welcome! You'll have plenty of time to take pictures in the middle of the vines, and at anytime, to capture the beauty of the French Riviera.

Along the morning, you'll taste some fine dry Rosés but also powerful and well-balanced reds, and aromatic and lively whites. Your guide will teach you the different steps to go through while tasting,if required , in order to maximise your wine tasting experience.

After a morning dedicated to this very special wine region, you will be driven along the Moyenne Corniche, providing panoramic views of Nice and the Bay of Villefranche-sur-Mer, on your way to Eze village. You will then have 1h30 to 2h free time to have your lunch and to explore the medieval village of Eze, perched on the cliffs offering breathtaking views overlooking the Mediterranean.

You'll be back to Villefranche Cruise Pier around 4pm ( other return time possible - to be defined with you after your booking) with plenty of time before your cruise ship departure time.
We select different types of wineries in order to offer you the opportunity to see different ways to work.
We have developped partnerships allowing us to take you behind the scenes: from the winemaking & the aging rooms to the bottling lines: you'll see everything!
Your guide will also explain you about the soil, the climate, the grape varieties, the famous "terroir" but also the picking, the pruning, green harvesting and many other subjects in a relaxed and educational way.