NEW for 2025! - two day intensive wine experiences visiting the best & most renowned wine makers in Châteauneuf-du-Pape, the Rhône valley & Cassis, Provence wine regions
Choose from two separate wine regions - two days immersive experience of discovery with lunch included
Two intensive days visiting and discovering the most famous vineyards of the Châteauneuf-du-Pape & Rhône valley wine appellation with lunch at two different restaurants renowned for the excellence of their local cuisine & the creativity of their chef
From your hotel or villa each day to meet the winemakers, visit the cellars and sample some of the best wines from this outstanding region - discover the true lower Rhône valley. Each day different vineyards, exceptional wines, meet the winemakers & each day lunch at a local restaurant with wine for each course - three course lunch included.
Two intensive days discovering the wine region of Provence, renowned for the excellence of their rosé wines, but also exceptional red & white wines from Cassis on the coast, Mont St Victoire & Cote d'Aix and each day lunch at a local restaurant
From your hotel or villa each day to meet the winemakers and discover this interesting and diverse wine region - from north of Aix-en-Provence to the excellent small wineries of the Saint Victoire appellation and down to the coast and Cassis. Each day different vineyards, exceptional wines and lunch with wine at a local restaurant each day included.
Tour itinerary
We will arrange to pick you up from your hotel or villa in Marseille, Aix-en-Provence or Avignon each day. Each day we visit three vineyards, meet the team, visit the cellars and taste a variety of the wines produced. Normally each morning we visit one winemaker and two in the afternoon. Enjoy each day a three-course lunch with wine in a local village restaurant with wine. At the end of each day we return you to your hotel or villa.
Tour schedule
Each day's activity last 8 hours, assuming we pick-up in Aix-en-Provence, Avignon or Marseille.
What's included
Visits & tastings at three wineries each day, total six over the two days. Lunch each day - three course & coffee with wine. Travel & admission to all of the vineyards proposed with dedicated guide/driver & return to your hotel address. Air-conditioned SUV vehicle with phone chargers & bottled water throughout.
Language: English or French
The Luberon wines
Set slightly apart from the Rhône Valley, the Luberon region enjoys a mild Mediterranean climate. Over the years, the region has preserved its cultural and natural heritage. Vines have thrived here since antiquity and dominate the unspoilt natural environment.
Coteaux D'Aix-en-Provence
These vines are the most westerly of the Provence wines. The appellation extends from the Durance river to the Mediterranean and from the lower Rhône valley in the west to the Sainte-Victoire mountain in the east. The climate is marked by the Mistral, a cold dry prevailing northern wind.
Cotes de Provence Sainte Victoire
Located west of the Côtes de Provence area, just east of Aix-en-Provence, Sainte-Victoire is named after the Montagne Sainte-Victoire. The vineyards are spread between Châteauneuf-le-Rouge, Puyloubier, Rousset & Trets. Puyloublier's vines are actually located on the slopes of the Montagne.
Cassis wine region
Cassis, a small coastal village is also a small wine-producing area created in 1936, the Cassis appellation is renowned for its whit wine although today rosé and red wines are also produced from about 200 hectares of vines, all within a mile or two of the sea, most of which is only sold locally.
Family owned estate of the southern Rhône
Here is a fine example of a family estate in the Southern Rhône Valley renowned for its elegant and subtly balanced wines for over 40 years. Meticulously crafted, sustainable production of wines in Côtes du Rhône, Côtes du Rhône Villages, Cairanne, Rasteau, and Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
Three distinct family estates of the Rhône valley
The winemaking tradition of the Brunel family goes back to the 17th century. Gaston Brunel, a famous négociant, acquired the Château in Châteauneuf du Pape in 1945. and nearby Lirac classified as a « Cru » since 1947, the appellation produces fine and fruity reds as well as whites & rose.
Creating the first Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée
In 1890 Hippolyte Bernard Le Saint took over the reins of this 34-hectare property to expand it and improve its structure. He commissioned building the Louis XIII style château increased the size to 17 hectares an ambitious decision at the time. Today this winemaker is central to the entire story.
Imagine the wines of tomorrow
The winemakers talent each new vintage is guided by their meticulous efforts, driven by passion for the land and the fruit. Enlightened by the past, looking towards the future with respect for nature on a quest for purity. This philosophy adapted to the possibilities of each wine region.
