wine trip in Provence
Wine Trip in Provence
5 days / 4 nights
Available in 2013 (except July)
Day 1 :
Arrival in Avignon, in the heart of Provence.
Private transferfrom Avignon TGV station to your hotel. Check in. Dinner on your own and accommodation in a 3*** or 4**** hotel in Avignon center.
Day 2 : ORANGE & CHÂTEAUNEUF DU PAPE
9.00 am : pick up at the hotel by a private vehicle and a friendly English speaking driver/ licensed guide.
Visit and wine-tasting in a Châteauin Piolenc where the Bernard family has lived since the middle of the 17th century. In 1971, the business was inherited by Michel Bernard, who now runs the vineyard with his wife and daughter, Dominique and Amandine. The 18th century chateau, adjoining a 12th century farm, provides the ideal conditions and environment in its vaulted cellars, for the wines to age gracefully in French oak barrels.
Lunch on your own.
Visit the Roman theatrein Orange, one of the best preserved from the Roman civilization : it has kept its stage wall almost intact.
Driving tour in the vineyards in Châteauneuf-du-Pape and stop for panoramic view of the Rhône valley at the Castle ofChâteauneuf-du-Pape.
Visit and wine-tasting in a Domainein Châteauneuf du Pape : guided visit of the winemaking, the ageing and stocking cellars, followed by a tasting of a Chateauneuf-du-Pape white and red wine.
6.00 pm : back to the hotel.
Dinner on your own and accommodation at the hotel.
Day 3 : DENTELLES DE MONTMIRAIL
9.00 am : pick up at the hotel by a private vehicle and a friendly English speaking driver/ licensed guide.
Enjoy an intimate cooking classin Sablet, to explore the fundamentals of Mediterranean cooking, marrying flavours, utilizing the best foods from the markets, respecting the great French traditions. Lunch(without drinks).
Visit and wine-tasting in a Domaine in Séguret,tucked away in a secluded valley to the North of the Dentelles de Montmirail, above the picturesque village of Séguret. As well as the obvious attraction of their wines Cotes du Rhone villages, their beautifully situated vineyard is worth a visit for its views alone.
6.00 pm : back to the hotel.
Dinner on your own and accommodation at the hotel.
Day 4 : VENTOUX & GIGONDAS
9.00 am : pick up at the hotel by a private vehicle and a friendly English speaking driver/ licensed guide.
Visit and wine-tasting in a Castlein Mormoiron, a family-run vineyard in the south of the Rhône Valley on the Côtes du Ventoux appellation that operates on the principles of sustainable agriculture.
Picnic lunch in the wine estate (drinks included).
Continue to Gigondasfor visit and wine-tasting in a cellar: Gigondas wines are considered as Cru of the Southern Côtes du Rhône valley. The village is located at the foot of the hillrange called ‘Dentelles de Montmirail’.
6.00 pm : back to the hotel.
Farewell dinner (without drinks) in a restaurant and accommodation at the hotel.
DAY 5 :
Transfer back to Avignon TGV station. End of our services.
the above prices include
* transportation by air-conditioned minibus according to the above program
* accommodation (4 nights) in 3*** or 4**** hotel in double room, breakfast included
* cooking class followed by lunch (without drinks) on day 3
* picnic lunch (drinks included) on day 4
* farewell dinner (without drinks) on day 4
* the services of an English speaking driver/guide on days 2, 3 and 4
* visits and activities underlined in the above program
