Full Day Cotes du Rhone Wine Tour with Tasting from Avignon
Avignon, France
Trip Type: Wine Tasting & Winery Tours
Duration: 10 hours
Enjoy a great variety of Cotes du Rhone fine wines and feel the typical terroir experience in this 10 hour tour: the grape varieties used, how they are used and the history of the area. Of course a wine tasting will be provided to each cellar you will visit. This tour includes a gastronomic French lunch, made of fresh seasonal products in a lovely place. After this tour, the southern Cotes du Rhone will have no secrets for you anymore.
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Enjoy a great variety of Cotes du Rhone fine wines and feel the typical terroir experience in this 10 hour tour: the grape varieties used, how they are used and the history of the area. Of course a wine tasting will be provided to each cellar you will visit. This tour includes a gastronomic French lunch, made of fresh seasonal products in a lovely place. After this tour, the southern Cotes du Rhone will have no secrets for you anymore.Start your Cote du Rhone wine tour at 9am.
Go first to the south of Avignon for a special visit of a typical roman vineyard, in the heart of an archeological site, and taste the antic Romanum Vinum, elaborated from the proceeds found on roman scriptures.
Then, move on to Tavel, proclaimed as the first "Rosé de France", this fresh and fruity pink is very popular through its quality. You can drink it anytime, as aperitif or with a great variety of meals. Visit the Holy Family's Missionary Father's bicentenary vineyards and cellar, and taste their traditional wine.
For the lunch, you will go to Lirac. This very typical red has complexity and bouquets, deep ruby robe, and the woods and licorice developing aromas during aging, make it an excellent "vin de garde". Enjoy a gastronomic French lunch (included), made of fresh seasonal products, at the "Chateau".
After the lunch, you will go for a short walk to the viewpoint for a quick historical report, followed by the next winery: Laudun planted on small hills, around a lovely village. A very discrete area, but producing one of the best white wines. You will discover a traditional cellar, the owners themselves will be happy to let you taste their production.
Then move on to your final stop, the highlight of the area: Chateauneuf du Pape, which is one of the world's most famous and well-known wines of the Cotes du Rhone area. Explore these prestigious wine cellars, taste several reds and whites of different years, after a guided tour of the vineyards, to discover the wine making process and the terroir type.
At the end of the tour, your guide will drive you back to Avignon around 7pm.
Go first to the south of Avignon for a special visit of a typical roman vineyard, in the heart of an archeological site, and taste the antic Romanum Vinum, elaborated from the proceeds found on roman scriptures.
Then, move on to Tavel, proclaimed as the first "Rosé de France", this fresh and fruity pink is very popular through its quality. You can drink it anytime, as aperitif or with a great variety of meals. Visit the Holy Family's Missionary Father's bicentenary vineyards and cellar, and taste their traditional wine.
For the lunch, you will go to Lirac. This very typical red has complexity and bouquets, deep ruby robe, and the woods and licorice developing aromas during aging, make it an excellent "vin de garde". Enjoy a gastronomic French lunch (included), made of fresh seasonal products, at the "Chateau".
After the lunch, you will go for a short walk to the viewpoint for a quick historical report, followed by the next winery: Laudun planted on small hills, around a lovely village. A very discrete area, but producing one of the best white wines. You will discover a traditional cellar, the owners themselves will be happy to let you taste their production.
Then move on to your final stop, the highlight of the area: Chateauneuf du Pape, which is one of the world's most famous and well-known wines of the Cotes du Rhone area. Explore these prestigious wine cellars, taste several reds and whites of different years, after a guided tour of the vineyards, to discover the wine making process and the terroir type.
At the end of the tour, your guide will drive you back to Avignon around 7pm.
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