Nuits-Saint-Georges is a commune in the arrondissement of Beaune of the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.

Nuits-Saint-Georges is the main town of the Côte de Nuits wine-producing area of Burgundy. The Côte de Nuits is on the limestone ridge that is at the heart of the Burgundy wine region. It extends from Dijon to just south of Nuits-Saint-Georges, which gives its name to the district and is the regional center. Though some white and rosé wines are produced in the region, the Côte de Nuits is most famous for reds made from pinot noir. The Côte de Nuits covers fourteen communes. Six produce grand cru wines, in the central district between Gevrey-Chambertin and Nuits-Saint-Georges, with four lesser villages either side. The Grand Crus of the Cote de Nuits are some of the smallest appellations in France, less than a hectare in the case of La Romanée.

Nuits-Saint-Georges was the site of the traditional Burgundian festival, la Saint-Vincent-Tournante, in 2007. It is a festival that celebrates the wine of a different Burgundian village each year.

Stage 7 of the 2017 Tour de France, finished here on the 7 July 2017. The stage was won by Marcel Kittel.

The town owes much to the economic development arising from Cistercian enterprise.

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