Taste cheese and wine in a Paris cellar

A local wine expert walks you round a handful of Paris's lesser-known wine bars. Some have barely changed in a century, others pour biodynamic bottles from small producers just outside the city. You'll taste both, with platters of ham and cheese alongside.

Along the way you'll pick up the useful stuff: how to read a French wine label, what the regional appellations actually mean, and how the industry has shifted. The walk ends at one of the oldest markets in Paris, where you can sample a few specialities and buy something to take home. It's a fair bit of walking between stops, so wear shoes you can stand in for a few hours.

Small bars, good bottles, no tourist crowd.