10-16: Here is the description of our tour today: Chȃlonnaise Wine Tasting. Today we discover the wine region renowned for its outstanding Burgundy Cote Chȃlonnaise appellations including Rully, Mercurey, Givry, and Montagne among others. En route enjoy the Burgundy scenery, the world-famous vineyards such as Chamirey, Puligny-Montrachet or Meursault. You will visit one of the magnificent wine makers of the region and take part in a commented wine tasting. Bus ride approximately 30 minutes out and 45 minutes back to the AmaCello, docked in Tournus. We did have a nice time and saw many lovely vineyards along the way. Château de Garnerot was the name of the winery we visited. We spent quite a bit of time standing and listening to the wine making process from the vineyards and into the barrel room. One interesting thing we learned is 60% of the wine made in Burgundy is white and 30% is red, 10% sparkling. It was a nice place, but lots of stairs. Finally, we sat for the upstairs wine tasting. The 3 wines we had were very good, even though the tastes were tiny. They also served a plate of 3 cheeses to go with the wine; one was Comté, one was Mombier, and one was goat cheese. We bought 2 bottles of wine to take back onboard. One can bring on as much liquor or wine as you wish.
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