Gourmet products local specialties and wines Provence

Heir to a know-how for 4 generations, Serge Clavel is the ambassador of berlingot and candied fruit in Carpentras. The fruits are true works of art that give a sumptuous opulence to the Table des Treize Desserts of Provencal Christmas. Serge has also developed the pastry section. His shop windows are real temptations, everything is made on the spot of course. We love the fabulous homemade fruit jellies made with seasonal products. In summer, the home-made ice creams are a delight for young and old, 40 flavors!

Founded in 1949, the Ubaye Valley Dairy Cooperative was created to promote traditional mountain cheese-making know-how. Currently the cooperative has 2 sites with a point of sale to individuals: the headquarters in Barcelonnette where dry cheeses are made, and La Bréole for fresh cheeses and yoghurts. Today, it groups together 11 mountain dairy farms for a collection of around 2 million litres of milk per year.

Here is a place that is unanimously appreciated. A den of pleasure over which reigns Joël Durand, master chocolatier. His store is a beautiful discovery not to be missed, for the pleasure of the senses. You will find chocolates, but also a wide variety of original delicacies. Originality is the house's trademark, especially when it comes to flavour combinations. It can be a little unsettling, but always surprising. Chocolate with lily of the valley, with lavender... the chocolate maker from Saint-Rémois is full of imagination and creativity. To visit urgently!

This is one of the city's oldest pastry shops, dating back to 1870. A tempting window display and generous pastries with just the right amount of sugar and butter. Whether you come here for melon confit, calissons, biscotins (hazelnuts surrounded by a butter cookie), olives de Provence (almonds surrounded by flaky chocolate) or a tarte au citron (exquisite), you won't be disappointed. The cannelés are extra special, as is the pompe à l'huile, one of the thirteen Christmas desserts. Special mention for the galette des rois. Béchard's frangipane has that little something extra... hazelnut cream, it seems. Too bad, kings only come once a year!

A real institution in Marseilles, herbalism-pharmacy has been present in the neighbourhood for six generations. In 1815, All Blaize founded the establishment. His great-granddaughter Martine Bonnabel-Blaize succeeds him and pursues alternative officinale, health by plants and minerals. Since 2013, the family business has been taken up by Cyril Coulard, a young, passionné, passionate and ambitious young pharmacist who intends to maintain the reputation of this Marseillaise institution. The woodwork and drawers are still in place. Herbal wellness of the liver, Swedish elixir, dry plants, essential oils, mother dyes of all kinds, ranging from Absinthe to Zédoaire, magnesium chloride or essential oil in Madagascar to spend the winter, the herbal teas, we find everything. To make a more precise idea of the variety and universal uses of the products offered, visit the website. In the shop, there is often the tail, but we take the time of the council. The sharp knowledge of medicinal plants has made the reputation of the house, which works for the maintenance of this endangered profession. Now the shop is open from a. m. to p. m. non stop!

Welcome to this beautiful artisan bakery and patisserie. Everything is made on site, in the morning in the lab: breads, croissants and other special breads like apricot-fig bread, focaccia, focaccia and natural sourdough. A beautiful, transparent space. We're already licking our lips behind the storefront, where loaves of bread are set out on bales of hay. Inside, exposed beams and an open-plan laboratory blend the rustic with the modern. A few tables to enjoy the lovely setting and take a gourmet break. Take a bite of these delicious raspberry croissants, or try the sweet palm and caramel knot.

Farinoman - Benoît, in real life - Quebec baker, crazy about flours and breads, puts poetry, humour and love in his loaves and baguettes. Here are kneaded and baked the old-fashioned way, with organic breads. This baker really has all the audacity, he mixes spelt, small and large, with Goji berries, he combines the Isère and Ardèche (walnut and chestnut), As for the bread called Flesh of Aphrodite and Power of Eros it incorporates candied ginger, apple, fig and perlimpinpin powder.

Turbined one hour before being presented, these sublime ice creams and sorbets with multiple flavors, melon, vanilla, coconut, liquorice, yogurt, raspberry, pink grapefruit, are pure delights made with fresh and natural products and manufactured in the true Italian tradition. Harry Teneketzian, the creator, also makes ice creams with original flavours and has created a light ice cream concept with 5 flavours, plain yoghurt, blueberry yoghurt, raspberry yoghurt, strawberry yoghurt and peach yoghurt, where sugar is replaced by aspartame.

A little ice cube for drinks? The Saint-Rémy icebox should be classified as a public utility. Indeed, what could be more destabilizing than running out of ice cubes an hour before the arrival of guests?
So, here, no fuss, no fuss, but a perfect welcome and real empathy for the ice castaways. And that, every day of the year, Sunday morning and holidays included - yes, those are the days when the fridge breaks down. By the way, don't miss the wonderful ice machine dating from 1936.

It's hard to make a choice as the range of products made here is so wide: fresh, creamy, semi-dry and dry cheeses, fancy cheeses, but also faisselles, white cheeses, whipped cheeses, two-taste pyramids, logs, tommes, "camemberts", grated and shaved goat's milk, that's quite a selection! About fifty goats raised on the 4 hectares of Agnès Gaffet's family farmhouse provide the necessary milk, processed on site. In tune with the times, the goat farmer has created a drive to pick up her order (at the farmhouse or at a market).

Sun-drenched candied fruit whose thin sugar film reflects the light, slightly crispy marrons glacés on the outside and deliciously melting inside, calissons, quince pastes, nougats... you might as well know that if you enter this shop, you won't leave empty-handed.
It must be said that the owner, Pierrre Lilamand, knows his business well. For no less than five generations, the Lilamand family has been treating gourmets to centuries-old recipes. We really want to taste everything.

It is one of the largest and most popular markets in Provence. With 450 vendors on Saturdays and 300 on Wednesdays, you can find everything on the stalls: fruits and vegetables, cheeses, flowers and spices, meats and fish, honey, all fresh products and regional products and also clothes and crafts. On Saturdays, it extends over the entire boulevard des Lices and part of the boulevards Georges-Clemenceau and Émile-Combes. On Wednesday, on the boulevard Émile-Combes.

The Cave Petra Viridis des vignerons de Pierrevert is a wine cooperative that brings together more than 80 producers. Its objectives are to pool the means of production in order to be stronger on the marketing markets and to go towards an improvement of the quality of the vintages. You will find in its shop many vintages of the 3 colours presented in bottles as well as in wine fountains from 3 to 10 liters, but also sparkling wines as well as its delicious fruity rosé... and even a grape seed oil and grape juices!

This family business, now run by Hélène Dragon and her husband Frédéric Arnaud, has been certified High Environmental Value (HVE) since 2019. It produces 4 AOP Côtes-de-Provence, Côtes-de-Provence-Sainte-Victoire and IGP Var vintages on about 20 hectares. On plots outside the PDO, varieties atypical for Provence have been planted; vinified as single-variety wines, they express their originality in vin de Pays du Var cuvées. The estate also offers its olive oil and regional products for sale at the winery.

100% organic, 100% gourmet, good bread does not run in bakeries. Hauts les Pains stands out not only for the gustative qualities, the crispy or soft textures of its breads, but also for the healthy ingredients that Pascal Coutaz, an architect, used in his first life, wanted to make a reality of his desire for a better world in every sense of the word. His sourdough is natural, his organic flours, small spelt, Khorasan, rye, wheat, rice, buckwheat with typical flavours come from a local farmer-miller.

A member of the Guilde des Fromagers, Benoît Lemarié selects the finest farmhouse cheeses, over 150 in all. You'll be able to put together a platter of the finest ambassadors of our regions: salers, gaperon with garlic and pepper, top-of-the-range comtés, bleu de Termignon, picodon de l'Ardèche and other brillat-savarin, pélardon, morbier or saint-nectaire. Also Bordier butter, fromage blanc and crème fraîche. For your parties or receptions, the house makes superb platters - just make sure you order a little in advance. We also love the friendly welcome from Benoît's team. And if you're in a hurry, you can order your platters and cheeses online, and collect them from the store or have them delivered.

The prestigious vineyards of Provence are divided into three major appellations: Côtes de Provence, Côteaux d'Aix-en-Provence and Côteaux Varois en Provence. It extends over nearly 200 km from the Alpilles to the Esterel and accompanies you throughout the year thanks to the aromatic diversity of its wines, in the three colors. One major common point however, the sunny side of these nectars resolutely Mediterranean. The CIVP's mission is to promote this unique living heritage.

If there were a chocolate street in Avignon, this is it, and we'd name it after Aline Géhant, who opened her boutique here in 2009. An artisan chocolatier of excellence, she is unanimously acclaimed by her discerning clientele. Purists can indulge their sweet tooth with the classic ranges: dark chocolate palets, hazelnut or crunchy pralines, plain dark or milk ganaches, and the Noir de Provence combining cocoa from Grenada and Ghana. The curious can choose from a range of creations, including star anise, honey, thyme and lavender chocolates.

The period changes sometimes, it depends on the whims of Ms. Weather: sometimes you will find the good productions of the Inglebert from the beginning of May, sometimes a little later. In any case, the content remains the same and does not shine from year to year: strawberries, cherries, apricots, melons, grapes, asparagus, tomatoes, aubergines, courgettes… But also fruit juices, olives and olive oil… Good customer, you can order by phone to book your lot and be sure not to find the beak in the water!

Mario, the new manager, is not stingy with his advice and recipes. He knows the products of his delicatessen like the back of his hand. It must be said that they are rigorously selected by him. A nice place for farm goat and ewe cheeses. The banon is honored and you will find a delicious selection of very local products. While browsing through his small store, you will discover wines and spirits, jams, pastries and artisanal chestnut cream, bread and artisanal charcuterie.

This brotherhood brings together some forty growers from the north and south of the Vaucluse region, who are committed to creating top-of-the-range cherry varieties. Their first creation was the Monts de Venasque in 1978, followed by the Chérise in 1997. Mont Venasque cherries have the particularity of being large in size. Every year, a festival is held in Venasque on the 1st Sunday in June, with tastings, a market featuring local produce and a parade.

It is one of the institutions of the city. And we come a long way to choose its traditional wand, large campaign bread, organic or semi-complete bread… Breakfast is not bad either because the house has several times received the ^first prize of the best growing Vaucluse. You can enjoy it at the tea lounge. At lunchtime, we have the choice: sandwiches, quiches, pizzas, compound salads and some hot dishes.

Make Saint-Pierre de Méjans your wine tourism stopover in the Luberon, where viticulture has a long tradition. Jean-Marc and Wendy Gobbi, the new owners, have restored this fortified ^12th-century Benedictine priory to its former glory by developing the 13-hectare vineyard. The wines - which have won medals at competitions in San Francisco and Houston - come in powerful reds, lively rosés and delicate whites. Honey, olive oil and lavender are available on site.

Situated on the southern slopes of the pre-Alps, between 438 and 580 metres above sea level, the 253 hectares of the estate benefit from a privileged location. All unnecessary chemical treatments are excluded and different varieties of olives are present on the estate. The olives are harvested in rotation to produce an oil, l'Or de Taurenne, AOP Provence. Six other oils are also produced: four monovarietal (bouteillan, petit ribier, aglandau and frantoio), one "old-fashioned taste" oil and one oil flavoured with lemon.

Isabelle's oils are just like her: full of vigour and very fruity! It must be said that she pampers her 4,000 olive trees of the Aglandau and Bouteillan varieties: reasoned treatments and olive picking with a feeler. Since 2006, she has her own mill in order to fully control her production of unfiltered PDO Haute-Provence, which gives it an incomparable texture. Her olive oil has already won a gold medal at the Concours National des Huiles de France in Nyons. Call early in the morning at the mill to be sure of its presence!

Located outside the village, Moulin de la Coquille presents exclusively the produces of the estate. On the 35 hectares property, the olives are crushed during 24 hours after their harvest. It results in an unfiltered olive oil of protected designation of origin of Vallée des Baux-de-Provence. It is sold in can or in bottle, whose rather retro label will inevitably seduce you. And for a unique experience, the mill offers you to collect the olives and leave with "your" oil under your arm.

Created in 1910, the Hameau des Vignerons is the third largest cooperative winery in the Var, with some 600 hectares of vines, including no less than 460 in AOC Côtes-de-Provence and some 200 hectares in Vin de Pays. A range of aromatic wines, in the three colors (white, rosé, red), reveals a great wealth of flavors. The Boutique du Hameau welcomes the public for wine tasting and sales. This is the ideal place to learn about the wines of the area!

Les Délices de La Ciotat is a top-quality delicatessen where every product has been meticulously selected by the owner, a true enthusiast for good, and even very good, food. Local spirits and rums (Maison Ferroni, Les Canailles, Manikou...) are particularly worth discovering, as are bulk coffees, roasted in La Ciotat, and a whole range of preserves and spices from around the world. You'll also find superb gift boxes and, of course, local wines and craft beers to wash down your victuals.

A nice little grocery store in the heart of the village offering all the best products of the region. Recently taken over, it has been redesigned and the farm products are well highlighted. Vegetables from local producers, cheeses, honeys, cookies, artisanal beers and olive oil. Everything you find here is of high quality, ideal to fill your basket before leaving the region or simply for your lunches on the go while walking in the gorges. The manager herself produces products that she sells here.

With two locations in the Panier district, the Vanille Noire ice cream parlour has been a sensation in Marseille for some years now. With its original creations (Beyrouth night, incredible), creaminess and genuine originality, we highly recommend a stopover. The value for money is excellent, and the ice creams and sorbets are handcrafted with passion. An adventure that began during a trip to New York for the creator of Vanille Noire, and continued in Marseille, much to our delight!

Since 1957, Coquillages Henry has been delighting Marseillais with seafood, shellfish and crustaceans of impeccable quality and freshness! Here's one of Marseilles' specialists in "open" take-away platters. Bouzigues and Bouchot mussels, Gillardeau and Isigny special oysters, as well as oysters from Ireland, a beautiful product with guaranteed freshness. In season, clams, sea urchins, razor clams, violets, clams, whelks, crabs, as well as cooked or live lobsters and lobsters to order. We also offer delicatessen seafood and luxury canned goods. On-site tasting of seafood platters and specialties.

Aux Tours du Goût is a sign that announces its color by proclaiming itself as a "quality house". Here, we work with products with an established reputation such as farm lamb from the Pays d'Oc or Blason Prestige Limousin beef. Run by a young team (the owner is less than thirty years old), as friendly as dynamic, this store also offers home-made charcuterie, ready-made meals and other special butcher's preparations that can be ordered directly by telephone. There is a very nice catering department.

Former sommelier, then restaurant manager, Jocelyn Desbands knows the world of gastronomy and wine well. After 13 years at the head of the Nicolas boutique in Saint-Raphaël, he has been working on his own since spring 2012. He offers a range of carefully selected products and provides personalized advice. His expertise translates into a permanent search for nested products, discovered during trips to meet atypical and renowned winemakers. He also organizes numerous wine evenings.

This little store on the Quai des Sardiniers sells products from Lou Mujou, the Provençal name for the muge (or mullet). Anchoïade, monkfish liver confit, rouille, pistounade and, of course, the company's emblem, poutargue, the Provencal caviar made from mullet roe... all made on site. The managers are happy to offer advice on how to prepare it. And to discover the different stages of production, the young couple open the doors of their cannery once a month, from July to September.

Here is a very pretty store, in the heart of a 12th century troglodyte site where you will be given many tips to naturally cure all your ailments. Thanks to a rigorous selection of essential oils, vegetable oils, candles, incense and feng shui decorations, you will find your well-being and your zenitude. Among the new features, the soothing power of Bach flowers, but also a room dedicated to spirituality, with its relaxing fountains. A place full of serenity for nature and medicinal plants lovers!