France/Paris- Wine Country

Burgundy by way of Dijon is probably the easiest to get to. I'd go straight there (through paris) and back to Paris for several days before home.

Thank you for your reply. My next question would be the best way to get from train station to hotel and wineries? Uber, taxis?

I think you should take a full day van tour of the wine region. We were very happy with this one:
https://wineandvoyages.com/
Spend a night in Beaune.

Reims is an easy 1 hour train ride from Paris. Town is an easy walk from the train station. It's the champagne region and I think there are champagne houses in town.

http://www.reims-tourism.com/Discover/Champagne/The-Champagne-Houses/(search)/1/(environments)/intown-towncenter

An overnight in Reims is great. That will give you time to tour 2-3 champagne caves in Reims, the cathedral, the basilica, the Museumj of the Surrender (WWII) and spend a few hours in nearby Epernay. Reims is where major champagne production began, and there are dozens of caves. I took two tours, Martel and Tattinger and both were interesting, very little was repetitive. The next day, I took the train to Epernay, where virtually all the champagne houses are now headquartered. The tour at Mercier is the most fun. You can stroll along the Avenue des Champagnes.

I too would recommend Burgundy. You can train to Dijon from Paris. We used Max's Wine Tours two years ago and had a fantastic experience. He is based in Dijon, but came and picked us up in Volnay where we were staying. (www.dijon-rentahome.com/wine-tours.html). Max and his wife (Beatrice, I think) also operate a luxury canal boat rental. Worth every single penny for the tour. BTW, I would recommend staying where we stayed in Volnay. We rented a gite in the midst of the vineyards owned by Domaine Francois Buffet. Mark and his wife, Charlotte, are the winemakers now, and handle the gite rental. Volnay is just outside Beaune. Google La Maison de Charlotte and Volnay and it should come up. She has it listed on both Air B&B and Homeaway.

For Burgundy, I'd fall back on Beaune as a base, especially for a quick trip. There are lots of wine tasting opportunities in the town itself and your out-of-town options are a tour or renting a car or bicycles. You won't have to go far, which means you can see a lot.

Personally, I recommend the bicycles: there are classic wine towns like Pommard and Meursault just a few flat miles from Beaune. But of course it's not everyone's cup of tea.

Adam,
I'll be biking in Beaune in a few weeks. Any suggestions?

Richard, it's been 11 years! But there are some great day trips out of Beaune, for starters, including a loop to the south to visit the Chateau LaRochepot and a shorter loop to the north for a tasting lunch in Aloxe Cortone. Plenty of wine caves enroute.

if you are renting bikes I would purchase a good map (the IGN series maps are very good) and allow the rental shop to mark some good routes on it. If you are bringing you own machine, you probably want more than just day trips. The Lonely Planet books has some great routes that you can adapt. if you are interested in my itinerary, which included 4 days point-to-point in northern Burgundy, PM me and I will share.

Not that most french bikes are VTTs, kind of souped up hybrids. These are actually perfect for cobbles and towpaths, have a zillion gears, and I would say better than road bikes for trips less than 40 mi/day.

I hope that is not TMI. Have a swell time.