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Eat, Sip & Stay

Loire Valley — Eat, Sip & Stay (4 nights)

Loire Valley — Eat, Sip & Stay (4 nights)

Regular price $4,300.00
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Per couple, from. Hotel, tastings, signature dinner and driver included; flights are not.

Three nights in Blois at Fleur de Loire with Chambord, Cheverny and Chenonceau under forty minutes away, then a night in the vines at Château de Minière in Bourgueil. Castles by day, Christophe Hay's two stars by night.

Stay

Fleur de Loire, Relais & Châteaux, Blois, nights 1–3, with complimentary Loire wine classes and boat rides. Château de Minière, Bourgueil, night 4. Alternate: Les Hauts de Loire, Onzain.

The days

Day Eat Sip
1 — arrive from Paris (1h25) Dinner at Amour Blanc bistro, Fleur de Loire The hotel's Loire wine class
2 — Chambord & Cheverny Picnic at Chambord; signature dinner at Restaurant Christophe Hay (2 Michelin stars) Domaine des Huards, biodynamic Cour-Cheverny
3 — Chenonceau & Amboise Brunch at L'Orangerie, Chenonceau; dinner in Amboise Cave des Dômes at Chenonceau; a Vouvray cellar on the way back
4 — west to Bourgueil Lunch at L'Escargot, Saumur; estate dinner at Minière Saumur sparkling in the troglodyte cellars; Château de Minière Cabernet Franc
5 — depart via Tours TGV Breakfast at the château —

What's included

  • 3 nights at Fleur de Loire and 1 night at Château de Minière
  • Four tastings and château entries, reserved and prepaid
  • Signature dinner at Restaurant Christophe Hay (wine pairing extra)
  • Rental car or driver for days 2–4
  • Cellar Mouse trip notes and restaurant reservations for every meal

Price is per couple, from, in USD. Flights and rail not included. Dates and rates confirmed at booking.

Booking, deposit and cancellations

What's in the price

Every Eat, Sip & Stay trip is priced per couple and includes the hotel for every night listed, the winery visits and tastings named in the itinerary (reserved and prepaid), one signature dinner, a private driver on the days that need one, airport or rail-station transfers where noted, and a reservation at every restaurant in the plan. Flights, rail to the region, other meals, wine pairings at the signature dinner, and gratuities are not included.

Booking

Choose a trip and check out with the deposit shown, or write to us with your dates first. We confirm hotel and tasting availability within two business days, then send a final itinerary and the balance invoice. The balance is due 45 days before travel. The "from" price is the shoulder-season rate; peak weekends, harvest and holidays are quoted at booking.

Changes and cancellations

Deposits are refundable in full if we cannot confirm your first-choice hotel. Once confirmed, cancellations more than 60 days out are refunded less any non-refundable tasting and dinner reservations; within 60 days the hotel's own policy applies. We'll always try to move dates rather than cancel.

Who we are

Cellar Mouse is a wine-travel guide and tour operator based in Los Gatos, California. We've stayed in, eaten at, and photographed everything we recommend. Questions: matthew@cellarmouse.com.

Combine two trips

Sonoma + Mendocino (7 nights). Paso Robles + San Luis Obispo (6 nights). Bordeaux + Cognac (7 nights). Loire + Lyon by train (7 nights). Write to us and we'll price the pair.

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