Gourmet products local specialties and wines Vaison-La-Romaine

Artisan Glacier in Vaison-la-Romaine,Léone welcomes you for a gourmet moment with authentic flavours, all year round. Come and taste the artisanal creations imagined and made on the spot. On sunny days, let yourself be tempted by ice creams and sorbets made with fresh local fruit, flavor sticks or even gourmet verrines. And when autumn approaches, it is the occasion to discover the traditional Belgianwaffles as well as the home-made hot chocolates. The best ice creams in Vaison!

Romain is a passionate cheesemaker. No fewer than 130 farmhouse varieties made from raw milk. A few names? Roves de garrigues, Pélardon, Banon, Epoisses, Tommette de Lozère, Livarot, Trois cornes d'Aunis, Pigouille, Roquefort, Camembert affiné au Calvados... The best thing to do is to go there: cheese lovers beware of the razzia! Cheese and wine go hand in hand, so you'll find some good bottles in the delicatessen section, as well as charcuterie, foie gras and truffles to fill your Canesteou, otherwise known as a wicker basket in Provencal.

Marlène selects a wide range of local products from the Vaucluse and Drôme Provençale regions (wines, olive oil, artisanal ice creams, cheeses, spirulina...). There's also a delicatessen section with takeaway dishes, and a wide choice of starters, terrines and desserts made with fresh produce from the store, all prepared on site. She brings back to life the vegetables of yesteryear: the golden turnip... Let yourself be tempted by the delicious parsnip/fennel/cumin flan.

It is Laurence who welcomes you and makes you discover the shelves supplied with high quality local products - olive oil, wines, honeys, jams, home-made local beers, tapenade made on the spot, truffles in season. You will find a store of breads made by a local artisan baker, homemade sandwiches. Remember the address for its excellence because very soon a tea room in continuity of the grocery store will see the light of day. A shop is at your disposal offering beautiful tableware.

It's one of Provence's biggest and most beautiful markets. And it's been here for over 500 years. In 1483, a bull from Pope Sixtus IV authorized Vaison-la-Romaine to create it. And it was in 1532 that Pope Clement VII decided on the day: Tuesday morning. The 450 exhibitors (at the height of the season) who take over the town center are a veritable institution! All your senses will be seduced. The accents of the salespeople touting their wares, the smells of spices and lavender, the freshly-picked fruit and vegetables that color the stalls. Place François Cevert is reserved exclusively for local producers, where everything is in season. Flowers and plants fill the Place du 11 Novembre, home to nurseries and garden centers. For enthusiasts, flea market stalls line the Cours Henri Fabre. And then head for the Cours Taulignan, where Nyons olives and olive oils, Baronnies lime blossom and other regional produce will give you ideas for lunch. It's a truly beautiful Provencal market, with arts and crafts from local artists and artisans, seafood and butchers, textiles and hardware... You might just fall for a slice of pissaladière as you stroll along, because that's the only rhythm you'll find here.

For the past fifteen years, Jean Didier has been running the delicatessen created by his parents. He was initiated into the business by his father, who passed on to him his expertise in researching and selecting top-of-the-range raw materials. With exceptional craftsmanship, he makes authentic traditional pasta and original stuffed pasta (ravioles with porcini mushrooms). Also on offer are charcuterie and a wide choice of quality products such as wine and balsamic vinegar, all from Italy of course. Don't hesitate to order.

This butcher's shop is an institution in Vaison; Stéphane is the fruit of the fifth generation. He works with labelled raw materials. Depending on the season, a delicatessen department offers "crespeou" (a cake of herb and vegetable omelettes stacked in layers, accompanied by a tomato coulis) recommended by Le Petit Futé, stuffed products, and foot packets. A corner of delicatessen is stocked with local olive oil, small Sault spelt. If you run out of ideas, the friendly team will advise you.

Fanny and Christophe, offer a wide choice of breads and pastries worked and baked on site. They wish to impose their know-how in the work of the obsolete cereals - khorosan flour - spelt, rye which will constitute the base of the "epoca" baguette. Of course, one finds the "fougasse" with olives and dried tomatoes. Le Petit Futé recommends puff pastry bread made from cereal flour, the dough of which is worked like a croissant, a melt-in-the-mouth delicacy that can be accompanied by sweet or savoury.

Pierry le domaine: a family story, of winegrowers who claim peasant values. Today, it is Amandine and Pierry who run the vineyard which extends over approximately 13 hectares in the Ventoux appellation. The organic wines are made from Grenache, Syrah and Viognier grapes, hand-picked, vinified in the cellar and aged in barrels. Make a stop at the cellar to taste the different vintages with notes of redcurrant, wild strawberry, apricot, liquorice and to discover the secret of the naming of the vintages.

Located at the entrance to the medieval town, this winery offers a wide range of Rhône Valley appellations: AOC Ventoux, Côtes-du-Rhône, Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages, Communaux (Roaix, Séguret), Vin de Pays (Baronnies and Méditerranée), plus Or de Vaison, a naturally sweet wine, and the latest Terre Unique cuvée (organic, red and rosé), also available in cubes. From time to time, La Romaine runs interesting promotions and organizes an open house during the Fête de la Vigne et du Vin, on the^1st weekend in May.