MAS DE GOURGONNIER
Read moreHere, organic farming is a way of life anchored in the family culture. According to their "Nature et progrès" specifications, the vines and olive trees do not receive any chemical treatment, insecticide or herbicide, and this since 1975! A semi green manure and a compost of sheep manure constitute the soil amendment where copper and sulphur protect the vegetation. It's hard to imagine anything healthier. On the spot, you can walk between vineyards and olive trees thanks to a signposted route starting from the mas. Very bucolic...
MOULIN COOPÉRATIF DE MOURIÈS
Read moreFrom the original mill built in 1626, an authentic chapel press still remains. In 1920, the mill was transformed into a cooperative. Today, 450 members come to have their olives pressed in this impressive mill capable of crushing 5 tons per hour! Four types of oil are made here. The shop also sells tapenade, olive jars, white Camargue rice, Camargue salt and gift boxes.
MOULIN SAINT-MICHEL
Read moreToday, the Rossi family, who have owned the mill for sixty years, continue the tradition of olive growing in the village, which has no less than 420,000 olive trees. The mill has of course been modernized, with state-of-the-art equipment, but the architecture of the building has remained the same. In the adjoining shop, you can discover the mill's oils, whose bottles bear the famous "golden drop". And for tableware, you will find in the shop the essential garlic peeler, and objects made of olive wood.
MOULIN À HUILE DU MAS DE VAUDORET
Read moreThe Mas de Vaudoret oil mill is a real oil mill where you can taste the local production and, in addition, learn a lot about this product. A high quality, fragrant oil is produced here, as well as by-products such as tapenades. The welcome is really nice, the place is enchanting. You feel like you're at the end of the world. The owners will be happy to tell you the story.
L'HERBIER DES ALPILLES
Read moreA small boutique where teas, coffees, spices and medicinal plants blend together. The Alpilles herbarium definitely bears its name. Whether you're looking for green tea for breakfast, Guatemala coffee, coriander for cooking or herbal medicine to reduce your stress, Martine will be able to refer you. At the shop, which also makes tea room, there are also conferences, walks to discover local plants and musical evenings. A place as unusual as it is attached.
LE FOURNIL DE L'OLIVIER
Read moreAh, the smell of fresh bread when you enter this bakery... A joy ! Vincent Mathieu puts all his talent in the making of his different breads, and this for 14 years! Moreover, the inhabitants of Mouriès are not mistaken and they are numerous to push the door of the sign. The sublime pastries are also invitations to greediness... The Petit Futé is also a fan of its babas. The owner, who is also a chocolatier, confectioner and ice-cream maker, can also create custom-made pieces for special occasions.
LE MAS DE LA TAPI
Read moreCultivated in organic agriculture, the 13 ha of olive trees in the Tapi Mas domain result from acquired know-how over five generations. The PDO oil Vallée des Baux-de-Provence produced here is declined in two juices: green and black. From the end of September, you will also find at the boutique located in the centre of Mouriès, the famous green olives broken, hand picked and prepared in brine with fennel, and black olives sewn to salt, as the PDO wants. The domain organises visits from its olive grove of half a day with Provençal snacks to the key.
DOMAINE DE LAUZIÈRES
Read moreAfter more than a decade of work, the Domaine de Lauzières (on the D 24, 6 km from Mouriès) gradually restored its past chandelier. A loyal clientele of ecnophiles, haute gastronomy, hotel and specialized press make it honor. In a wild valley, between cultures of olive trees and pines of Alep, 31 hectares of grape varieties of the Midi - syrah and mourned - are cultivated and old grenaches of remarkable finesse. Great red of the Baux, the cuvée Solstice is a wine with silky tannins, perfumed with licorice. In addition, the field gradually puts in place organic farming, and has been certified biodynamic since 2015.