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Six new wine partners have joined the Cité du Vin

In 2025, the Cité du Vin welcomed six new winemaking partners, bringing to fifty-five the total number of organisations, inter-professions, chambers of commerce and other regional associations already associated with the Fondation for wine culture and civilisation (which manages the Cité du Vin). The State of Victoria (Australia - Victorian Government Trade and Investment), the Slovak Grape and Wine Producers Association (Slovakia), the Winegrowers and Winemakers of Istria Association (Croatia - Vinistra), the Sommeliers Association of Morocco, the AOC Bordeaux and Bordeaux Supérieur Syndicate and the Loire Wine Interprofession (InterLoire) make up this 2025 group, joining the long list of partner regions. Thanks to them, visitors to the Cité du Vin will be able to discover new wine-growing regions and taste new varieties of grape in the different activities featured in the museum.

August 1, 2025

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More than 415,000 visitors to the Cité du Vin in 2024!

The Cité du Vin saw a return to its historic visitor numbers in 2024. It welcomed more than 415,000 general public visitors, in addition to over 5,500 people who took part in a cultural activity as part of a corporate or group event. These very positive numbers are due to its ever-growing appeal to foreign visitors – from 180 different countries and accounting for more than half of all visitors – enabling the Bordeaux cultural venue to exceed forecasts and return to its pre-Covid visitor numbers. In 2024, the Cité du Vin thus passed the milestone of 3 million visitors since it opened. Added to this are the large numbers of locals who always turn up for cultural events and professionals attending corporate events. With sustained visitor numbers, the Olympic Games and inclusion in a government promotional campaign, 2024 will remain a landmark year for the Cité du Vin and for the Foundation for Wine Culture and Civilisations, which celebrated its 10th anniversary and confirmed its commitment to increasingly sustainable cultural and leisure activities by renewing its existing certifications and obtaining new ones.

January 7, 2025

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Cité du Vin increases its commitment to the ecological transition

Already holding NF environment - Visitor sites and CSR Sustainable Entertainment certification, the Cité du Vin is continuing to make its mark as a committed player in culture and tourism by going even further to make its activities as environmentally friendly as possible. With the development of a CSR (corporate social responsibility) policy, participation in CEC NA – Convention des entreprises pour le climat (Nouvelle-Aquitaine), performing a carbon audit, raising awareness, recycling, etc., the Foundation for Wine Culture and Civilisations (which manages and develops the Cité du Vin) is stepping up its move towards more sustainable and responsible activity.

July 5, 2024

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The return of Via Sensoria, the Sensory tasting journey at the Cité du Vin!

The Sensory tasting journey Via Sensoria makes its return to the Cité du Vin! After a successful first edition, this original and intimate journey, in which sensory experiences and tastings meet in the heart of unique dreamlike spaces, returns from 26 March to 3 November. Sessions in French, English and Spanish will be offered every day to visitors to the Cité du Vin, who will be invited by Via Sensoria to take a unique sensory journey As the seasons pass. Several new features have been added for the 2024 edition, including elements of sophrology to help explore these feelings even more deeply, a new selection of drinks to taste (wines and alcohol-free) and the addition of olfactory objects for each season. An activity accessible to all, including families and those who may not be wine lovers, to be discovered soon in Bordeaux!

March 26, 2024

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Cité du Vin: positive results for visitor numbers in 2023 and a committed road map in place for 2024

The Cité du Vin welcomed 385.000 visitors from nearly 100 different nationalities in 2023. These numbers are representative of very positive visit-levels, very close to those in 2022, even though the site was closed for an entire month for the renewal of the Permanent Exhibition. By the end of 2023, the Cité du Vin had welcomed more than 2.7 million visitors since it opened, boosted its appeal to foreign visitors - who account for more than half of the total number - and attracted a steady stream of locals to its cultural events. The new range of cultural events offered over the past 12 months has met with a very receptive audience. Bolstered by this success, the Cité du Vin now wants to strengthen its CSR policy to offer visitors an activity that is just as popular, but even more sustainable and responsible.

January 4, 2024

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Via Sensoria, the sensory tasting journey, is back in 2024

The Sensory tasting journey Via Sensoria returns from 26 March at the Cité du Vin in Bordeaux. After a successful first edition, this original and intimate tasting experience, allowing visitors to discover wines from around the world or alcohol-free drinks in unique dreamlike spaces, will once again be open to visitors to the Cité du Vin until 3 November. An artistic and digital creation designed by GEDEON Programmes and scenographer Sylvain Roca at the request of the Foundation for wine culture and civilisations, Via Sensoria takes visitors on an original sensory journey, As the seasons pass. There are some new features for this 2024 edition (choice of drinks, staging layout, etc.). An activity accessible to all, to be (re)discovered in 2024

December 10, 2023

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Picasso, the effervescence of shapes

The Cité du Vin is creating the unmissable event of spring 2022 in Bordeaux, devoting a major exhibition to one of the most important artists of the 20th century: Pablo Picasso. Picasso, the effervescence of shapes, running from 15 April to 28 August 2022, explores the place of wine and popular spirits in the work of Pablo Picasso, through a wide variety of media (paintings, drawings, ceramics, films, etc.).

November 19, 2021

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Picasso and wine: an exhibition to be presented in 2022 at the Cité du Vin in Bordeaux

Picasso and wine, the fifth temporary exhibition at the Cité du Vin, will be dedicated to one of the greatest artists of the 20th century: Picasso. A first in Bordeaux! This exceptional exhibition will be presented from 15 April to 28 August 2022.

September 20, 2021

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2021, a year of innovation at Cité du Vin !

As it approaches its 5th anniversary, the Cité du Vin is planning many new attractions and developments in 2021.

January 12, 2021

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Press Kits

Cité du Vin - 2025 (English version)

Press kit

Published on February 15, 2025

Langues

  • English

Format PDF - 5.84 MB

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Via Sensoria - Sensory tasting journey

Press kit

Published on February 15, 2025

Langues

  • English

Format PDF - 8.96 MB

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Cité du Vin - 2025 (versión española)

Press kit

Published on February 14, 2025

Langues

  • Spanish

Format PDF - 7.62 MB

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Cité du Vin...in breve

Press kit

Published on February 14, 2025

Langues

  • Italian

Format PDF - 10.6 MB

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Die „Cité du Vin“ ...in Stichworten

Press kit

Published on February 14, 2025

Langues

  • German

Format PDF - 10.2 MB

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Exhibition - Drinking with the gods

Press kit

Published on December 1, 2019

Langues

  • English

Format PDF - 2.61 MB

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Exhibition - Argentina, land of contrasts

Press kit

Published on August 2, 2019

Langues

  • English

Format PDF - 3.17 MB

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Exhibition - Mind-blowing! When art and design take on glass

Press kit

Published on December 19, 2018

Langues

  • English

Format PDF - 3.75 MB

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Exhibition - Douro, an alchemy between air, land and river

Press kit

Published on July 17, 2018

Langues

  • English

Format PDF - 2.02 MB

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Exhibition - Wine & Music, harmony and dissonance (16th - 19th century)

Press kit

Published on January 18, 2018

Langues

  • English

Format PDF - 2.39 MB

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Exhibition - Georgia, cradle of viticulture

Press kit

Published on July 4, 2017

Langues

  • English

Format PDF - 3.89 MB

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Photograph library

Architecture

19 photos

Cite du Vin 1 - Photo Anaka - Cite du Vin - XTU architects

Permanent exhibition

16 photos

Survol des vignobles - Photo Anaka - Cité du Vin - Casson Mann - Grand Angle

Belvedere

17 photos

Belvédère 1 - © AV Fondation / XTU architects / Cité du Vin

Via Sensoria

13 photos

Via Sensoria Printemps 1 - © DBY Photographie / Cité du Vin / GEDEON Programmes / Atelier Sylvain Roca

Workshop

11 photos

Atelier de dégustation - © ANAKA / Cité du Vin / XTU-architects

La Boutique

8 photos

DSC07954 La Boutique - © DBY Photographie / XTU architects / Cité du Vin

Auditorium Thomas Jefferson

4 photos

Auditorium Thomas Jefferson 1 - Photo Anaka - Cité du Vin - XTU architects

Temporary exhibition

26 photos

Boire avec les dieux - Anaka - Cité du Vin

Privatisation spaces

14 photos

Auditorium privatisation - Photo Anaka - Cite du Vin - XTU architects

Hall

3 photos

Hall d'accueil Billetterie - Photo Anaka - Cité du Vin - XTU architects

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