Gourmet products local specialties and wines Drôme

This estate has been in the same family for six generations. A century ago, wheat was the main crop. Then crops diversified. Today, olive groves, vineyards, orchards and market gardens occupy the land. Domaine des Arches offers a wide range of fruit and vegetables, not forgetting Nyons oil, table olives, fruit juices, jams and Côtes-du-Rhône wines, all available direct from the small roadside store next to the farm.

Founded in 1902, Vercornoix produces over 80 tons of walnuts a year. Just outside Saint-Jean-en-Royans, in the direction of Saint-Laurent-en-Royans, Vercornoix opens its pretty wooden store. Here you'll find walnuts and a whole range of by-products, as well as handcrafted Vercors products. Most of the production is carried out on site. Walnut oil, walnut aperitif, vinegar, jam, mustard, sweets... A tasting bar on site will help you make your choice. Gift idea: the "cooking box" or the "snack box".

In the heart of the Domaine de Provensol, this magnificent building, a former fortified farmhouse, houses five comfortable and tastefully decorated guest rooms and a gîte. The view of the vineyards, the surrounding hills and even Mont Ventoux is breathtaking. All around are the vineyards of Dominique Thouroude, who runs the estate and produces organic wines with catchy names: Coucou rosé, Coucou rouge, Sainte Perpétue, La Bohème, Prélude... But also various fruits and vegetables, also organically grown. The establishment also offers a table d'hôtes.

Founded in 1950, this cooperative winery has since become Caveau Jaillance, which also operates in Gironde and the Loire Valley. Clairette comes in traditional, brut, organic, Icône and even Impériale varieties. Children can enjoy Bulle de muscat, an alcohol-free sparkling wine. Jaillance markets the other AOCs of the Diois region, the still wines of Chatillon-en-Diois, white, rose and red, as well as some excellent Côtes-du-Rhône. Visit the bubble bar for tastings and expert advice. There's also a delicatessen selling local produce and a Museobulle.

The Cave coopérative de Tain is a benchmark for pleasure and oenology. Established since 1933, at the foot of the famous Hermitage hill, the Cave de Tain, leading producer of the northern crus (Hermitage, Crozes-Hermitage, Saint-Joseph, Cornas and Saint-Péray), has been awarded the Vignobles et Découvertes and Vignerons engagés labels. Its wines, which respect terroirs and biodiversity, are recognized the world over for their excellence. On-site advice and tasting. A second Cave de Tain boutique has opened opposite La Cité du Chocolat.

Two gold medals in the 2024 departmental bakery federation competition for croissants and pains au chocolat from Relais de la Pogne, an excellent establishment dedicated to gourmet treasures made in Drôme. You can stock up on Romans pognes by the slice or whole, Saint-Genis with pink pralines, Valence Suisse, panettone revisited, and more. There's also quiche, pizza and sandwiches, not forgetting the delicious Festive baguette. There's also a tea room and a section dedicated to local wines.

The Brès farm, with its 1,900 olive trees of the tanche variety, is at the heart of the Nyons protected designation of origin zone. For six generations, the tanche has been worked to make PDO Nyons table olives and black olive paste called "affinade" as well as PDO olive oil, olivade, a green tanche olive paste with garlic and basil, and a tapenade made from Nyons olives flavoured with organic dried tomato. You will find these products for sale directly from the farm all year round and at local markets.

A charming storefront with a small wooden terrace in the main street of Die. You can buy organic breads and have breakfast, tea, coffee or chocolate, mainly with the organic label, because that's Sophie's choice, organic. Wheat, rye or spelt bread, with sunflower, poppy or sesame seeds... The flour is local, the seeds come from the nearby Carline, the bread oven is behind the counter. On the shelves, pizzas, goat's cheese croissants, not forgetting the organic biscuits made in Vercheny. Brunch on Saturdays.

A heritage nugget with its old-fashioned storefront and historic shelves. The Achard-Verdurand house, whose origins date back to 1839, hides behind its beautiful wooden front multiple sweet treasures. Vanilla paste, berlingots from Carpentras, calissons from Aix, fruit jellies, Chartreuse candies, nougats and chocolates are lined up in their glass jars. Regressive! The house also proposes some regional wines and selected liqueurs. Photos prohibited...

The great chefs, pastry chefs and chocolate makers of France and elsewhere swear by Valrhona, the benchmark in chocolate. The house was founded in 1922 and the brand was born in 1947. Here, alongside the production workshop, you can compose your own box of chocolates, choose your own dessert, taste the new products... You can be sure that these delights are made from chocolate pods from the best plantations in the world. Dare to try them hot or cold, as sweets, with coffee or as an aperitif... We will forgive you all your excesses!

The house has existed since 1884. It is one of the region's must-see places! Today, the Vineum of Domaines Paul Jaboulet Ainé is at the same time a cellar, a tasting room, a wine bar and a restaurant. At the foot of the Hermitage hill, it is a delicious and warm address. You are here in a wine fief where the Jaboulet house has been working for more than two centuries in the respect of the vine and which offers a table full of flavours.

René Bayle took over the family business in 1995. With his 500 olive trees, cultivated using integrated farming methods, he produces three oils: a Nyons PDO, 1 single variety of tanche and 1 single variety of fruité vert verdale. Between 500 and 600 suppliers come to his mill on a continuous basis. From 200 kg, they can take away their own oil. The mill's added bonus: it's entirely heated with olive stone residues.

The last factory of scourtins (circular filters used for oil extraction) in France is in Nyons, where Ferdinand Fert founded it in 1882. Although the freeze of 1956 nearly bankrupted this craft, today Frédérique and Arnaud Fert, his great-grandchildren, continue to make them as decorative objects. In their workshop, still using coconut fiber, they make scourtins that will become interior mats, bath mats, trivets or place mats. And don't miss the beautiful store.

The black diamond is sold on the market every Sunday morning from 10am to 12pm from December to March so that all truffle lovers can buy a small quantity and enjoy it at least once a year. It is in a simple canvas bag that the truffle growers hide their precious and marvellous tubers, the price of which is fixed according to the national rate, before meeting in the local bistro to share the traditional pastis.

Created in 2001 and established since 2003 in Saoû, the company brews artisanal beers that can be recognized by their round label with an open-mouthed hippopotamus. They can be tasted at the tables of regional bistros and are easily found in stores. Markus produces unfiltered and unpasteurized beers, with 4 colors and a nice collection. The brewery has moved to modern premises in Cléon-d'Andran, but remains in Saou, the Hippo-Drôme, a bar with Markus's garden, always as friendly and sympathetic. Regular animations.

On the Couleures plateau, known for its shopping areas, Le Primeur du Chantre brings a touch of freshness and local produce. The store, which is currently undergoing renovation, has been on the site since 2000, and stocks local produce. A friendly, dynamic and competent welcome from a team who know fruit, vegetables and regional producers inside out. There's also an attractive grocery section and an interesting selection of local wines.

On the road to Clairette de Die, you must visit the cellars of Barsac, the stronghold of independent winegrowers. The Maillefaud cellar is run by Jean-Denis and Nicolas Maillefaud, who have been running an estate for five generations and are a good example of the winegrowers of the Diois who are proud of their land. They perpetuate their know-how with passion, and show us around their estate and taste their wines, which regularly win awards at the highest level. A friendly address where the grape-pickers form a beautiful, loyal and cosmopolitan team.

The company was founded by Paul Barnier and his son-in-law Amade Carod. In the 1960s, the Carod sons modernized it. Caves Carod is now owned by Grands Chais de France, which represents other group properties in Alsace, Bordeaux and Languedoc-Roussillon. The winery is now Ecocert-certified. A stopover on the road to Die and its Clairette wine. There's a pretty little Clairette museum on site, and a "De Vignes en Caves" bike tour from the winery. New products on the shelves every year. Dare to try the Carod Spritz.

It's the kingdom of chocolate and pogne! An address of excellence that delights sweet tooths. It was in 1891 that Jean-Pierre Lionneton opened the first Lionneton bakery in Ardèche. The company has continued to exist without ever renouncing its origins and its traditional, artisanal pastry, chocolate and bakery work. The range of chocolates and pastries is an enchantment for the palate as well as for the eyes. The pogne de Romans is among the best in the appellation area and the bread menu is just as good. More than one reason to stop by.

Two markets in Crest, one on Tuesday, the other on Saturday which takes larger proportions. Many producers in the region are present, including good goat or plant cheeses.