★★★★★
Half day on the Wine Route from Strasbourg
Six different wines across two excellent wineries — the right tour if it is the wines of Alsace you came for.
Gene H. · May 2026
Alsace Wine Route Half-Day Tour from Strasbourg, Tastings Included
Tasting in the fareLeaves StrasbourgMax 8 guests
The short way onto the wine route, and the cheapest guided one where the wine is already paid for. You meet a driver-guide beside the station, ride out to two wine towns, taste in two cellars, and are back in the city four hours later. Eight seats, adults only, morning or afternoon.
Four hours, two cellars
Two tastings, both paid
Your fare covers the winery visits and the wine you are poured at each one.
Eight seats at most
One air-conditioned minivan and one driver-guide for the whole four hours.
Morning or afternoon
You choose the slot when you book, so the rest of your day survives.
Your driver is your guide
One English-speaking driver-guide takes you out, pours and brings you back.
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Travellers name their guide and the family wineries more than anything else.
What two tastings actually means here
You stop at two wineries, and at each one somebody shows you round and pours. Both visits and both tastings sit inside the fare, so nothing is handed over at the cellar door. That is the whole point of this one. It is the cheapest guided way onto the Route des Vins with the wine already bought.
What you taste changes with the grower and the season. Alsace works almost entirely in white: nine bottles in ten made under the regional appellation are white wine. Expect Riesling and Gewurztraminer among them, the two best known of the four varieties allowed in a grand cru. If you want to know what sits behind the labels first, the grand crus and grapes are set out for you.
Weighing this up against the longer days? Every fare from the city sits side by side on alsace wine tour from strasbourg, with the tasting marked on each one.
Adults only, and why
Nobody under 18 travels on this tour, and the reason is the product itself: two cellars, two tastings and nothing else on the itinerary. It also needs at least two adults on the booking to run at all. If the minimum is not met, the departure can be cancelled and your money returned.
Travelling with teenagers? Take the Colmar and castle day instead, which takes children from four and puts the castle ticket in the fare. It pours no wine, so read what it covers before you book.
Morning or afternoon
Both slots run the same shape and cost the same. The morning suits you if you want the rest of the day in the city, or a train out that evening. The afternoon suits you if you are arriving that morning, or if you would rather not taste before lunch. Whichever you pick, eat first. Cellars in France do not put snacks beside the wine, because it gets in the way of tasting it.
How the four hours run
- Ten minutes before the hour. You meet the driver-guide beside the pharmacy on Place de la Gare.
- Out of the city. The minivan turns south for the vineyard under the Vosges.
- The first wine town. A grower's cellar, the first tasting, and time to ask what you are drinking.
- The second town. A different estate, a different set of wines, still in your fare.
- Back at Place de la Gare. Four hours after you left, at the kerb you started from.
Who this suits, and who should look elsewhere
Book this if
You have half a day in the city and want the vineyard without losing the whole of it. It suits a first afternoon in Alsace, a couple or two, and anyone who would rather have the wine paid for than hunt for a cellar that takes visitors. You keep either the morning or the evening free.
Book something else if
You want a third winery and time to eat in a village: the full day on the wine route runs eight hours from the cathedral kerb at $193. You are under 18 or travelling with children: take the Colmar and castle day. You are based down the line rather than here: the half day from Colmar pours six wines for $113. Everything leaving this city is on Alsace wine tours from Strasbourg.
What the fare covers, and what it does not
In the fare
- English speaking qualified driver guide
- 2 wine tastings
- Transport by air-conditioned minivan
- Winery visits
- Small group experience
Not in the fare
- Gratuities
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Personal insurance and expenses
The 8 Place de la Gare kerb
You meet at 8 Place de la Gare, on the square outside the main station, next to the pharmacy. Not inside the station, and not on the platform side. Be there ten minutes before your start time: the minivan leaves on the hour and a late arrival cannot catch it up.
There is no hotel pick-up on this one, and the tour ends back at the same kerb. The square is a tram and bus interchange, so you can reach it from anywhere in the centre in a few minutes. Every meeting point on the site is plotted for you on the map, and the full list of kerbs sits in the visitor guide.
Know before you go
- Adults only, 18 and over. Children cannot travel on this tour at all, whoever they are with.
- Two adults minimum. Below that the departure may be cancelled, and the fare is refunded.
- Eat before you go. No snacks are served with the tastings, by design rather than oversight.
- Not wheelchair accessible. It is not recommended during pregnancy either, so plan around that.
- No pets. Leave the dog at the hotel, however well behaved it is.
- Confirmation is immediate. You know at the moment of booking whether your slot is held.
What travellers say about the four hours
★★★★☆
Half day on the Wine Route from Strasbourg
The van was cramped with eight people in it. The guide was knowledgeable and helpful, and the family vineyards were interesting.
Michelle F. · May 2026
★★★★★
Half day on the Wine Route from Strasbourg
We arrived in Strasbourg on a river cruise and took this instead of the ship's excursion. Six of us in a van for eight made it feel private, and both wineries were worth the four hours.
Chris · October 2025
Frequently asked questions
Is the wine tasting included in the price?
Yes. Both winery visits and both tastings are inside the fare, so nothing is paid at the cellar door. Tips and anything you buy to take home are yours.
How many wines do you taste?
The listing sells two tastings rather than a fixed number of glasses, and growers pour differently. Travellers here commonly report six wines across the two cellars.
Is there a cheaper way to taste Alsace wine?
Yes, if you can get yourself there. The estate day at Gertwiller costs $74, pours a guided tasting and feeds you, but no transport is included.
Is a castle visit part of this tour?
No. The four hours stay on the wine route and go into no monument. Haut-Kœnigsbourg charges its own admission at the gate, and only a handful of days from here carry that ticket in the fare.
Can I be picked up at my hotel?
No. Hotel pick-up is excluded, and everyone meets at the same kerb on Place de la Gare, ten minutes before the start.
What happens if I cancel?
Cancel at least 24 hours before the start and you are refunded in full. Inside those 24 hours nothing comes back.
Other ways onto the Alsace Wine Route
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