Paris · Latin Quarter, Île Saint-Louis, the Louvre
Four tastings we checked, from a two-hour sommelier class to cheese in an underground cellar. What each one pours, how big the group is, and which one to book if you only have an evening.
Updated October 29, 2026 · Prices checked October 29, 2026 · Tour prices refresh daily
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A wine tasting is the easiest evening in Paris to get right. You sit down, someone who knows the subject pours, and two hours later you can tell a Burgundy from a Bordeaux. It needs no planning, no train and no reservation at a restaurant that books out in weeks.
The four tastings below all run in English, all set a minimum age of 18 for the wine, and all offer free cancellation up to 24 hours before. They differ in group size, in what is poured and in how much food comes with it, and those are the three things worth choosing on.
N° 01Short on time
1erSmall groupBest overall
Wine Tasting in Paris
A small class of 12 at most, led by a certified sommelier, tasting one Champagne and five wines from the main French regions. It is the best-reviewed listing here, at 5.0 from 278 reviews.
Free cancellation
From$85.36
lowest listed option
2eSmall groupBest for cheese
Paroles de Fromagers
Seven cheeses and three wines in an underground cellar on Île Saint-Louis, led by a cheesemonger and capped at 10 guests. It is the cheapest here, and the stairs and the cold are part of the deal.
Free cancellation
From$79.67
lowest listed option
3eMost flexible
O Chateau
A two-hour sommelier class with six French wines, with four options from wine alone to wine with a mixed cheese and charcuterie platter. It runs larger groups, so it is less intimate than the picks above.
Free cancellation
From$85.36
lowest listed option (wine only; cheese or charcuterie platters cost more)
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N° 02Les formats
Paris tastings come in a few shapes, and the name on the listing does not always tell you which one you are buying.
This is the standard format: a cellar or a tasting room, five or six wines from different regions, and a guide who explains how to taste, how to read a label and what the regions are known for. Two of the four listings here are this type. The pour is the point, and any food is an extra.
Some classes add a platter. At the Ô Chateau listings near the Louvre you choose the food as an option, and one listing builds a cheese lunch into the price. Food makes a tasting feel like an evening out. It also makes the glasses last longer, which matters when you are drinking six.
A pairing session flips the focus. Here the cheese leads, with the wine chosen to match. The cheese cellar on Île Saint-Louis is the example: a cheesemonger, not a sommelier, runs it, and the group has seven cheeses and three wines.
A food tour pours a glass or two along the way, but the wine is not the subject. If you want to learn about wine, book a class. If you want a meal and a neighborhood, see our Paris food tours.
N° 03Notre sélection
These four are the tastings we checked on October 29, 2026. Ratings, review counts and from-prices come from the Viator listings, and the from-prices are the lowest listed option in US dollars for dates from December 1 to 20.
Small groupWine Tasting in Paris
Free cancellation
From$85.36
lowest listed option
This is the one we would book first. It meets at 14 Rue des Boulangers, in the Latin Quarter, and the owner-guide is described as a French certified sommelier who is also a wine instructor for Burgundy. You taste one Champagne, a Loire white, a white and a red from Burgundy, a Bordeaux red, and a red from the Rhône or Languedoc, though the line-up may change. Groups are capped at 12 and the listing says the space is wheelchair accessible. A cheese platter is possible, but you have to ask by email first and pay on arrival.
O Chateau
Free cancellation
From$85.36
lowest listed option (wine only; cheese or charcuterie platters cost more)
O Chateau’s class starts at Ô Chateau on Rue Jean-Jacques Rousseau, close to the Louvre. It is two hours and six French wines, including Champagne, with a sommelier who also teaches you to read a French wine label. You pick the food when you book: wine only, with cheese, with charcuterie, or with a mixed platter. The listing says group sizes run from 6 to 25, which is a wide range, so treat it as the lively, social option and not the quiet one.
Lunch includedO Chateau
Free cancellation
From$96.74
lowest listed option
The lunchtime version from the same operator pours five French wines, with a Champagne among them, and pairs them with cheeses from La Fromagerie du Louvre. It is held in a private tasting room and is English only. It costs a little more than the plain class, and it replaces a light lunch if you book a midday slot. Same meeting point, same 6 to 25 group range.
Small groupParoles de Fromagers
Free cancellation
From$79.67
lowest listed option
Paroles de Fromagers runs this one from 39 Rue Saint-Louis en l’Île. It is the shortest, at about 90 minutes, and the cheapest of the four. You taste seven French and Swiss cheeses with three wines. Two warnings from the listing: the cellar is reachable by stairs only, and it can be cold, so bring a layer. Three start times were listed: 11:00am, 12pm and 4:30pm. Children can join, but the minimum age to drink alcohol is 18.
N° 04Côte à côte
Group size and length are the quickest way to choose. From-prices are the lowest listed option in US dollars, so the food options and add-ons cost more.
| Tour | Format | Length | Reviews | From | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wine Tasting in Paris, Latin QuarterWine Tasting in ParisA small, focused class that covers the main wine regions of France Free cancellation | Wine class · small group | 2+ hours | 5.00278 reviews | $85.36lowest listed option | Check |
| French wine and Champagne masterclassO ChateauA first wine class with the option to add a cheese or charcuterie platter Free cancellation | Wine class · sommelier | 2 hours | 4.88691 reviews | $85.36lowest listed option (wine only; cheese or charcuterie platters cost more) | Check |
| Wine tasting with a cheese lunchO ChateauA lunch-hour wine and cheese stop near the Louvre Free cancellation | Wine class · cheese lunch | 2 hours | 4.84451 reviews | $96.74lowest listed option | Check |
| Cheese and wine in a cheese cellarParoles de FromagersPairing cheese and wine with a cheesemonger, not a sommelier Free cancellation | Cheese and wine pairing · cellar | 1.5 hours | 4.86418 reviews | $79.67lowest listed option | Check |
N° 05Fromage et vin
There are two ways to get cheese with your wine in Paris, and they are different experiences. In a sommelier class, the cheese is a supporting act: a platter to nibble while the guide talks about regions. In a pairing tasting, the cheese is the lead, and the wine is chosen to flatter it.
If you mostly want to learn about wine, take the sommelier class and add a platter if the option is offered. The Ô Chateau classes let you choose the food at booking, and the Latin Quarter class offers a small cheese platter on request, paid on arrival.
If you mostly like cheese, take the cellar. Seven cheeses against three wines is a different ratio from a wine class, and you finish with a feel for what matches what. It is also the cheapest of the four.
The cellar has stairs and cold air, so it is a poor fit for anyone who cannot manage steps. If that matters, the Latin Quarter class lists wheelchair access, and it is the better choice.
N° 06Champagne
Three of these four tastings include a Champagne among the wines. That is a fair introduction, and it is not the same thing as visiting the region. A pour in a Paris cellar gives you the taste. A day trip gives you the cellars, the vineyards and a cathedral in Reims, at the cost of a full day.
If you have one free evening and no day to spare, book a tasting in Paris. If you have a day, our Champagne day trips guide covers the tours and the do-it-yourself train route to Reims. They answer a different question: you do not choose one over the other so much as you choose how much time you have.
A tasting is also a good rehearsal. Book it early in the trip, learn what you like, and you will order better in a restaurant for the rest of the week.
N° 07Bon à savoir
01
Every listing here sets a minimum age of 18 for the wine tasting. The cheese cellar welcomes younger children for the cheese, but the listing says the minimum age to drink alcohol is 18.
02
The cellar session is about 90 minutes. The Ô Chateau classes are two hours, and the Latin Quarter class runs more than two hours.
03
Between three wines (the cheese cellar) and six (the sommelier classes). The Latin Quarter class says the line-up may change, so do not book it for one specific bottle.
04
All four list a full refund if you cancel at least 24 hours before the start. All four also say the booking may be cancelled if too few people sign up, so read your confirmation.
05
Gratuities are not included on the Ô Chateau and cheese cellar listings, and none of the four lists hotel pickup. Plan your way home before you start, because you will have been drinking.
N° 08Good to know
The four tastings we checked start from about $80 to $97 per person, as Viator listed them for December 1 to 20, 2026 (lowest listed option). Food platters and add-ons cost more. The price shown on each card is the one to trust.
No. These classes are built for beginners, and two of them say the guide teaches you how to taste, or how to read a French wine label. Come curious and you will be fine.
Every tasting listed here sets a minimum age of 18. One of them, the cheese cellar, lets younger children join for the cheese, but only guests 18 and over drink the wine.
A tasting takes an evening and pours a Champagne alongside other wines. A day trip takes a full day and gets you into the cellars. See our Champagne day trips page if you have the day.
The cheese cellar tasting is about 90 minutes. The Ô Chateau classes are two hours, and the Latin Quarter class runs more than two hours.
It depends on what you want. A tasting is for learning about wine, seated and indoors. A food tour is for eating your way through a neighborhood, with a glass or two along the way. See Paris food tours for the walking version.
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