Clos Montmartre - Paris in Your Glass
Paris Wine Walks · Paris
The most celebrated of Paris' intra-muros vineyards, the Clos Montmartre epitomizes 'the old Paris' and greatly contributes to giving one the impression that they are far away from the madding crowds of the city. This sense of being in the countryside with well-tended vines covering the gentle slope of the 'clos' encourages a certain nostalgia for the old Montmartre, glimpses of which are still very much present today.
The walk recounts the wine history of Montmartre and the Abbey de Montmartre, and includes anecdotes about the artistic, literary, and cultural history of the village.
There is a fine view of the Clos Montmartre vineyard from the parapet in the garden of the Musée de Montmartre and it is here, overlooking the vineyard, that we detail its history.
Following the visit of the vineyard from the museum gardens, it is a short walk to our wine tasting on the Place du Tertre, the heartbeat of the Montmartre village. 2024 was among the six worst years for wine in 200 years, and so sadly, there is no Clos Montmartre wine to be had in 2025. Instead, there are 3 wines - a white and two reds - which will be tasted blind so that the participants can guess what grape(s) they are tasting and from which region the wines come. The wine tasting will be accompanied by shared plates of cheeses and rustic fermented bread.
