No surprise that the country most associated with wine history has a few museums dedicated to the topic. Beaune and Bordeaux are the undisputed wine royalty and, as such, each has its own museum.

The Hospices de Beaune was founded in 1443 by Burgundy Chancellor Nicolas Rolin and his wife Guigone de Salins as a hospital for the region's poor and needy. But this building is far from austere.

a stop at L'Imaginarium museum might be in order. Beaune is the unofficial capital of the Côte d'Or winegrowing region, and as such, it runs on wine. Beaune is the place to pick up souvenir ...