The Cité des Climats et vins de Bourgogne in Beaune is introducing an updated offer for the 2026 summer season, with a program designed to further enrich the visitor experience.

Among the key new features is the Experience Pass, a comprehensive introduction to Bourgogne wines in a single package. Valid for two days, it includes access to the immersive visitor trail, temporary exhibitions, flash guided tours*, and a tasting workshop.

   The guided flash tours* are led by a mediator throughout the day and offer additional insight into a specific theme presented along the immersive trail, in a concise 15-minute format.

   The tasting workshop* completes the experience with a hands-on approach to learning how to observe, smell, taste, and better understand Bourgogne wines, through a 25-minute session featuring three wines.

> Two formulas are available for the Experience Pass: €29.50 for access to the immersive trail, temporary exhibitions, guided flash tours, and tasting workshop, or €49.50 with lunch included.

Les Accords, on the fourth floor of the Cité, is also expanding its summer offer. This panoramic restaurant-bar overlooking the vineyards and the city of Beaune now places greater emphasis on food and wine pairings, with an enhanced menu designed to complement the wines of Bourgogne. It continues to host the tasting included at the end of the visitor experience, in a setting that combines wine discovery with views across the surrounding landscape.

Visitors can now also purchase certain wines tasted on site, in the spirit of a specialist wine shop.

The summer program also embraces a more convivial spirit, with monthly afterwork events held throughout the season, combining music and the discovery of Bourgogne wines alongside an invited winegrower or wine merchant.

Information and reservations: https://www.citeclimatsvins-bourgogne.com/en/

With the 2025 Secret d’Océan cuvée, Maison Albert Bichot continues its exploration of the influence of the marine environment on wine ageing.

This new voyage, which began in January 2026, follows on from an initial trial carried out aboard the sailing cargo ship Grain de Sail I. The results highlighted significant differences between wines aged at sea and those stored in a cellar, particularly in terms of oxygenation.

This research project enables the Maison to explore further the concept of “merroir”, which examines the impact of the marine environment: currents, tides and mineral richness, on the character of the wines. Following this second voyage, the wines reveal a distinctive aromatic profile, combining notes of white flowers and citrus with a subtle salinity. On the palate, the 2025 vintage stands out for its freshness, fullness and balance.

Secret d’Océan is also part of a comprehensive environmental approach. Having reduced transport-related COâ‚‚ emissions by 95 per cent through the use of sailing vessels, Maison Albert Bichot is also using a lighter, eco-designed bottle that incorporates recyclable materials for the cap and label.