FRANCE
The ones worth booking.
The 15 most popular cheese tours. What each one is actually like, who runs it, and what it costs.
Walk Montmartre for cheese, wine, chocolate, and pastries across eight stops, finishing at Sacré Coeur with iconic city views.
“Pierre-Edouard was awesome ! Super informative and we had wonderful conversations. So much fun! Amazing tastings!”
Private Montmartre food tour with wine, cheese, pastries, and a bespoke picnic lunch, guided in English and paced just for your group.
“We thoroughly enjoyed our walking tour with Rita. We learned so much about the food of France and had a delicious experience on top of it! I would definitely recommend this tour without reserve”
Walk Paris Le Marais for 3.5 hours with 10+ tastings, cheese and wine, pastries, macarons, and a mystery dish.
“A truly wonderful and memorable experience on the Paris Le Marais Food Tour with Secret Food Tours. The tastings were delicious, two paired with delicious wine, and we enjoyed great company with the other guests. Our guide, Louis, was entertaining, knowledgeable, and informative, making the tour both fun and insightful. This was a fantastic way…”
2-hour Paris wine and cheese lunch near the Louvre: five French wines (including Champagne) paired with five cheeses by an English sommelier.
“I went to a lunch tasting with my friend and her mom. We were in town for the Olympics and found this on our last day in Paris. We, unanimously, wish we would have found it soon as we would have come back for dinner or a dinner tasting. Willie was our somm and he…”
Small-group cheese and wine tasting in Montmartre with a local cheesemonger: 8 cheeses, 5 wine pairings, 2 hours, $70.
“My mom & I had so much fun during our wine and cheese class with Max! He was the best and made the class so engaging and also educational. We learned so many cool facts while enjoying some delicious wine & cheese. Highly recommend! One of the highlights of our trip!”
Small-group French wine, champagne and cheese tasting in Paris’s 15th. Learn tasting tips, sip six wines, pair with five cheeses.
“Erwin is very knowledgeable and explained things in an understandable way. Taught us much about what to look for when ordering a wine and the difference between French wines and others. It was a fun and delicious experience. I’d highly recommend to others.”
Paris wine tasting and cheese lunch with an expert sommelier. Taste 5 wines including Champagne in a central cellar setting.
“This was such a fun and educational activity! The wine and cheese pairing was fantastic. Highly recommend :)”
A small-group Paris cheese-and-wine cellar tour with 7 cheese tastings, 3 wine pairings, and a guided history stop for great value.
“This is something that changed my entire life about wine and cheese and if you’re traveling to Paris it is a MUST! Wonderful wonderful experience and I would recommend doing this on your first day in Paris as it changed my wine and cheese experience for the rest of the trip!”
3-hour Le Marais food walk with cheese, wine, pastries and sweets. Small group, market stop, and local stories in Paris’ lanes.
“This tour was SO excellent! The food options were fantastic, and our guide was so kind, informative, and friendly. We had so much fun and would recommend this tour to everyone!”
Join Chef Alex in Paris for a Mouffetard Market walk and a 6-cheese, 3-wine tasting with blind games.
“There was a nice tour in the neighborhood with some explanation and a lot of tips about shopping your grocery’s/food. The wine and cheese pairing was fun and nice. Just a feast, everybody was really stuffing their faces with loads of cheese, bread and wine. So i guess everything was delicious. Chef Alex was very…”
Walk Bordeaux’s Chartrons wine streets, then enjoy a guided blind tasting of Bordeaux bio wines with cheese and baguette.
“Nice walking tour about everything Bordeaux wine related. The cheese pairings with the wines was incredible.”
Sip French whites, reds, and Champagne with Simon at L’OenoVice. Learn pairing with 5 cheeses and perfume-based aroma training in 2 hours.
“Simon was friendly and welcoming so the atmosphere was relaxed. We started promptly and the presentation was smooth and fluent. Of course, the wines and cheeses were excellent (with bread and water also provided). Simon was extremely knowledgeable and was able to answer all questions. He took care to relate the information to the countries…”
Learn Bordeaux tasting fast with six wines, left- vs right-bank lessons, and charcuterie & cheese pairings in a small English group.
“What an absolutely delightful way to sample and learn about Bordeaux wines. Cecilia opens your eyes to the wine making process, the grapes and how the Bordeaux region itself influences the wine you're tasting. Mixed with a little cheese and meat it's an ideal way to experience Bordeaux wine with a super knowledgeable and welcoming…”
Bordeaux wine masterclass: 90 minutes tasting 1 white and 5 reds, left vs right bank, paired with cheese and charcuterie in central Bordeaux.
“It was very interesting if you don't know anything about wine, especially how to taste it, etc! I recommend.”
One hour on Île Saint-Louis to watch cheese made, then taste four French cheeses with a bilingual guide. Great value for rain days.
“Loved the friendly nature of the guide and I learned a lot about cheese! Was fun to have a tasting at the end. Great value for money.”
