Gourmet products local specialties and wines Rhônes-Alpes

Under the Nature & Progrès label, Caroline and Noël's farm has opted for organic and ecological agriculture, which respects the balance of nature. They produce numerous Hérens cow cheeses (the only farm in the area), but also goat cheese and Hérens cow and Gascon pig meat. In summer you can share a meal in the mountain pastures, based on their farm products, and watch the herds enjoying the green landscapes. In winter you can enjoy a fondue at the alpine chalet (reservation required).

An oriental grocery that's part of Grenoble's gourmet heritage. Founded in 1975 by an Armenian family, Arax is an institution. The range of products on offer at Arax has broadened, even if the Orient still occupies pride of place. A family-run grocery store where it's easy to find the advice you need to discover the products you need to make a particular dish or a successful aperitif. Quality products, whether it's a Greek feta to liven up our summer salad or a tin of Petrossian caviar for the festive season. Arax is the kingdom of spices, olives and pastries for all your tastes. Wines of the world.

La Furieuse is part of the "Craft beer" movement. In other words, it respects traditional brewing methods based on quality products, but also allows itself to experiment with new ideas to explore the whole world of beer. At its brewery in Sassenage, benefiting from high-quality Alpine water, La Furieuse produces beers with a strong character. These include La Furie, a beautiful, aromatic blonde ale, and Diffuse, a refreshing spring blonde (a favorite of ours). La Full, 100% organic and local. La Futée, an amber that's just like us. Sulfureuse, a triple Belgian golden amber. Other seasonal beers to enjoy with pleasure and moderation.

A wine merchant since 1919 and the region's leading independent wine merchant, Guyot is located in the heart of Annecy. A luminous address with a thousand bottles for wine enthusiasts who will delight in every color, and for neophytes who will be delighted to let themselves be guided. Rhone Valley wines first and foremost, but not only for this brand open to French vineyards - bottles arranged by region - and foreign ones, but also spirits and champagnes. Tastings with winemakers and events all year round to discover other terroirs. Gift boxes for individuals or companies. Home delivery on request.

A word of warning: L'Apogée du Vin is moving during the summer (and the writing of our guide). The address will change, but will remain in the neighborhood. It's not just the location that's changing, as the concept itself is also set to change (we're promised a hybrid concept, to be continued). What won't change is Enora Le Roy's passion for "committed" organic and biodynamic wines. Wines from passionate artisan winemakers, respectful of the environment and the terroir, that simply delight us with every sip. A graduate of the Université du Vin de Suze-la-Rousse, Enora has set up her own training organization for professionals: "Le vin sur la Lune".

Franck Deville is the macaroni maker of the chefs! He delights the taste buds with his multiple flavoured macaroons and has acquired a solid reputation in France and internationally! He preciously keeps the secret of the basic recipe of the macaroon shell, simple but delicious. Nevertheless, in his show-room in Roche-la-Molière, you will discover all the flavours through his collection of sweet macaroons with chocolate, raspberry, grenadine praline, ice-cold mint and the sweet and sour macaroon collection with green olive tapenade, goat's cheese and Espelette chilli pepper, and snail persillade. It even marries foie gras and chocolate!

Piégros-la-Clastre is home to a number of gourmet treasures, including Merlin l'enchanteur, an organic ice cream artist who concocts 16 flavors of cream ice cream and fruity sorbets. On the menu: pecan, pistachio, strawberry-cassis, mango, cookie dough, not forgetting the classic vanilla, chocolate, lemon or raspberry. Merlin's ice cream pots can be found in local organic grocery stores and in the little mobile wooden store that parks in front of Crest's bandstand on sunny days, as well as at a number of local markets. Look out for him, you're in for a treat!

It is in the Ardèche mountains that Baptistine and Xavier brew for you a range of artisanal beers of character, elaborated in a natural way. There is a beautiful collection: the Asociale, the Chourmette... You can find it on the spot, in bars and restaurants. And for your events, we offer it in cask and we even lend you a tapping machine. During the summer season, these beer makers open La Taverne, a bar that welcomes you on Friday evenings. In summer, guided tours of the brewery on Mondays and Thursdays at 4.30 pm (bookings at the tourist office).

It's always a pleasure to enter the Cha Yuan boutique in the heart of Annecy. Inside, a warm and welcoming space entirely dedicated to tea, with several "universes". At the entrance, with the superb red boxes carefully lined up, the sales counter where you can choose from some 250 references of tea selected by the house, plain or flavored. Opposite the counter, shelves display the essential accessories for serving tea: teapots, cups, kettles... And at the far end of the charming boutique, a tasting room where the finest teas are served according to the rules of an ancestral art, as in an authentic tea house.

This ice cream parlour occupies a small old house in the center of the village, which houses the sales outlet, the production laboratory and a tasting room. Cuto uses the creamy milk from the Faromaggio farm's Jersey cows to make ice cream, butter and whipped cream... Sheep's milk is used to make cheese, yoghurt and ricotta. The ice creams are flavored with chestnuts and fruit from Ardèche, hazelnuts from Piedmont, pistachios from Bronte and vanilla from Madagascar. Also hot drinks, smoothies, fresh fruit juices, crêpes...

Since 2008, this family-run business has been producing pigs and poultry. To promote quality products, the animals are raised in the open air and fed non-GMO cereals. The animals are processed on site in the traditional, artisanal way. As a result, we offer charcuterie all year round, as well as recipes that vary according to the season. In winter, you can enjoy boudin and cabbage sausages; and in summer, you'll appreciate godiveaux with herbs or fourme cheese to enhance your barbecues! These products are sold at the farm, in producers' stores or at the Noirétable market!

Château de Lucey is a family-run wine estate nestled in the charming village of Lucey, between the banks of the Rhône and the majestic Lac du Bourget. Taking over the reins of the vineyards in 2022, the new owners, Erwan Buchwalter and Anne-Cécile Pflieger, accompanied by their daughters Salomé and Daphné, opted for organic viticulture, which began in 2013. In this peaceful setting, nature inspires them in the care they give to their terroirs, which feature emblematic Savoy grape varieties such as Altesse, Mondeuse and Pinot Noir.

Brown wood frontage for this downtown alternative wine shop, offering a wide selection of natural wines in white, rosé, red, orange and sparkling, featuring some fifty local and international winemakers, as well as a collection of craft beers. Carafons organizes gourmet evenings around dishes and bottles, participates in events and hosts special occasions. Carafons also offers in-home tastings to discover natural wines. Parking nearby.

At the beginning of the pedestrian street of Tournon-sur-Rhône, under the vault as its name indicates, this traditional butcher's shop plays the card of the soil by defending the Fin Gras de Mézenc, an exceptional Ardèche PDO meat coming from bovine herds grazing on the Mezenc mountain, known for its savor and its marbling. This meat, produced by a hundred or so farmers in the Ardèche and Haute-Loire regions, is distributed to some forty local butchers. You will also find Label Rouge poultry and other local meats on the shelves.

Tradition at its best! At Les Écrins, chef Alexandre Gratian represents the^5th generation of a family of passionate pastry, chocolate and ice-cream makers who have been established in Grenoble city center since 1880! Their inimitable know-how is complemented by the latest pastry and chocolate-making techniques, to ensure the success of their surprising creations. Excellent fine nut chocolates, palets d'or, feuillantine, crème de marron/rhum, orangettes, moka, cherries in brandy, etc. There's also a tea room where you can enjoy a snack from one of the excellent in-house pastries. Customized desserts, wedding cakes and ceremony cakes to order.

The craftsman Florent Thevenon in Lyon makes in his workshop and sells in his shop many chocolate specialties and other confectionery products.

It's not only in the city center that you can find high-quality shops. This local butcher's shop, renowned for the quality of its meats (certified AB or Label Rouge) and its warm welcome, attracts a large clientele. At peak times, you'll need to be patient. But the atmosphere is very friendly and you won't notice the time passing. The store is renowned for its organic meats, particularly from the Auvergne region, and its home-made charcuterie. Butcherie Malherbe has a stand at two organic markets in the Grenoble area.

Artisan patissiers Guillaume Bois and Loïc Vendramini create chocolates, ice creams and festive desserts, as well as pizzas and savoury pieces for cocktail parties. Simply place an order for any occasion (weddings, birthdays, vernissage...).

Brothers in beer! Do you love beer, and especially local, independent beers? The Espace Comboire at Bière des Bräu is the place to be. Bière des Bräu is an independent craft microbrewery founded by two friends, Paul Gabriel and Nicolas Lang, who trained themselves in brewing techniques. Today, you can indulge in a good home-brewed beer with a wide range of thirst quenchers, including French Ale, Strange IPA, Bräuwn Ale, Strong IPA and the white Bräucaïne, not forgetting the ephemeral range. Don't hesitate to take a friendly break in the brewery's Shop & Degust area. Good times to share.

Member of the Bienvenue à la Ferme network, Emmanuel's Farm is located in the Monts du Lyonnais, 30 minutes from the Metropole. The adorable Estelle Abrial welcomes you as a family or in groups so that young and old can reconnect with the earth and become aware, for example, that milk does not flow from a tap. Here, dairy cows give milk in organic production mode and everyone discovers the work and care that must be taken to obtain this living product. Visits and animations to understand and marvel at the farm.

All Italy within your reach with good products. Groceries, fresh vegetables, fruit (lemons, oranges…) but also Italian products with the green, white, red flag. Olive oil, wine, pasta, rice, spices, cakes, tomato sauces. A radius of cheese at the cutting and an outlet of Italian charcuterie. The sausages made home to the fennel are delicious and delicately perfumed. Get roasted at barbecue. A charming teller and a nice delicatessen!

A farm with invigorating, dynamic flavors that inspire you to celebrate life with optimism! The boutique offers a selection of products sourced directly from the farm, from the producer or breeder to the consumer, with no middlemen. You'll discover a wide variety of cheeses, meats, fish, vegetables and fresh fruit, as well as honeys and jams. You'll also find dried foods such as lentils, fresh bread every day, drinks and even beauty products!

Patricia and André Martin are market in Saint Sulpice, they produce in reasoned agriculture seasonal vegetables and strawberries and raspberries. Every Thursday between 17 a. m. and 19 p. m. the fraîcheurs baskets (from 12 to 16 euros with 6 to 9 varieties of vegetables) are delivered in the railway station Chambéry. Vegetables just picked up in the morning to report home by resuming their train and even if you do not take a train, living Chambéry. Deliveries also at the University of Savoy on the Bourget du Lac site. Upgrading of the products in the short circuit with the service and contact with the market.

The shop "Méluzine" markets dragees and especially, creates the containers according to your wishes for weddings, baptisms... You can even make you make your table decorations for large days.

Don't look for any summit in Savoie with that name. She's a Bellequoise from Beaulieu-sur-Layon in Maine-et-Loire, home of Arnaud Bertrand, our baker of the day, who makes traditional bread with high-quality French Banette flour. A well-baked bread with a thick crust to develop more flavors. All breads are stone-baked, as before, from below. Traditional baguettes, organic breads, a dozen special breads. Try the pain d'automne, a farmhouse bread with milk, honey and dried fruit. Patisserie is mainly made in-house, with specialties including millefeuille, tarte Tatin and Belledonne, a simple but fresh blueberry shortbread dome with Chiboust cream. Meal formulas with a wide choice of 35 sandwiches and mixed salads concocted in the back store with fresh produce.

For over five decades, Le Ramoneur Savoyard has been passionately celebrating the region's bounty with a gourmet selection to savor. In the store in Aix-les-Bains and at the local market, explore a variety of cheeses such as beaufort and abondance, as well as mouth-watering charcuterie including cured ham, diots and more. The grocery store offers a fine selection of preserves, mountain honey and a good variety of pastas. And let's not forget the Savoyard wines and spirits. You'll be able to fill your shopping bags with these precious regional products!

When a person's cheese-making experience is passed down through three generations, cheese becomes a true passion for the senses, an art mastered with great finesse. Let our experts guide you to gastronomic delights that will delight your taste buds. It's worth noting that the farm specializes in farmhouse cheeses, including Beaufort d'Alpage, various tommes and many other varieties. A selection of charcuterie and other local products is also on sale.

Domaine du Banchet is an agricultural farm that offers visitors a unique experience. Strolling outside, you can admire the vast fields and the animals that live there. The estate also offers fresh, local produce for sale, allowing visitors to sample the flavors of the region. To keep up to date with the latest news from the estate, you can also follow us on Facebook.

Another nougat icon, Suprem'nougat, has been operating since 1900. The factory can be visited, mainly as a guided tour with a specialist on hand to answer your questions. In the store, you'll find all kinds of nougats, including traditional (36% almonds from Provence, chestnut honey) and Montélimar (30% almonds, 25% lavender honey, 2% pistachios), as well as a wide range of flavors, from chestnut to blueberry and from fig to pistachio. The second star of the house: the calisson!

The bakery offers takeaway services and does not offer on-site meals or delivery.

The estate covers almost 150 hectares, 15 of which are devoted to arboriculture. The olives harvested have the Nyons PDO label, and are used in confectionery for the smaller fruits, and in the olive oil press. Its light green fruity taste is ideal for eating raw. You can also taste the Aumage's other products on site: apricot nectar, jam and spread, cherry nectar and lavender honey. Gîte and restaurant available on reservation.

With her 1,000 olive trees, from different varieties, Florence Cheyrezy harvests each year nearly 6 tons of olives transformed into four single variety oils, fruité vert or fruité mûr. In addition, there is an oil from an old orchard whose variety has not been determined. You can visit the facility and the olive grove of the Fontaine du Muletier estate. You can also bring your own olives to have your oil pressed (from 50 kg).

This cooperative, on horseback between Ain and Jura, collects milk on the Jura massif. Cows pastured in the high alpine pastures and this feels like! The Gates Blue Abbey is one of the last four cheese manufacturers, the county, the tomme and the chestnuts. At the shop, also a barking ray and other cheeses not produced locally, as well as regional products.

Cannelle & Ciboulette is a delicatessen located in the town of Morestel. This health food store offers a selection of organic products for food, home care and cosmetics. You'll find a variety of quality products for a healthy, balanced diet.

Chez Gaël is a traditional quality butcher's shop which also acts as a caterer to enjoy at home, and wherever you want, the excellent butcher's cuts or dishes of the day made from tasty products throughout the seasons. Gaël is passionate about his work: he is a qualified butcher, butcher, caterer and cook. And if you want to share this discovery during an event, you will benefit from a catering service (with waiters if you wish).

Maurice Barnaba is a culinary enthusiast and it is felt in every dish. Its restaurant in Mornant is a boon for lovers of traditional cuisine, who like the chef to add his personal touch, his interpretation to "classics" of French gastronomy. Double advantage with this address: Mauritius prepares, all year and even more during the holidays, excellent dishes to take from fresh products: smoked salmon verrine to avocado, beef fillet stuffed with foie gras, leg stuffed lamb and its Provencal galette, box box and saint, julienne vegetables and nantais butter, burbot steak in crust bread crust… As many delights as you can quickly find on his table and enjoy the pleasures to share with his guests. Mauritius brings us happiness and flavours on all occasions, with the organisation - in the place of your choice - of your receptions, banquets, buffets. For a festive wedding dinner or for a cocktail among friends, Chez Maurice offers quality and enjoyment. A Smart address.

In the heart of Montbonnot-Saint-Martin, next to the church, Jeanine et Gisèle is much more than a traditional village grocery store. It is a real place of life with a high added conviviality, animated by two good people who love good products, even more when they are local. A love that they share by offering products directly from producers - whom they invite you to meet regularly - or in the shortest possible circuit. On the bar side, great aperitif menu, tastings, gourmet and festive evenings from Wednesday to Friday.

Every Wednesday morning, the Joyeuse market is one of the most popular in the region for locals and tourists alike. You'll find the usual array of fruit, vegetables, cheeses, breads and other fresh produce, as well as clothes, books, local crafts and souvenirs. Out of season, this market is already a respectable size even in the depths of winter. In July and August, it's at its peak. At this time of year, we recommend parking outside the village and walking to the market.

The workshop opens early in the morning and releases a gourmet fragrance. Candies and confectionery are synonymous with sharing, conviviality and comfort. The sweets made by Ère Éthique are baked in a copper cauldron and prepared by hand. Nougats, gingerbreads, spreads and fruit jellies are made from carefully selected products. The walnuts are harvested in Saint-Hilaire-du-Rosier, the honey comes from Royans, and the lavender and pine essential oils come from Vercors... Regressive and ethical!

Alicia Delorme with her mobile grocery truck travels the small roads around Le Cheylard to reach the isolated villages and allow the inhabitants to stock up on Ardéchois products, mainly organic and in bulk. From Monday to Friday, it stops in Saint-Jean-Chambre, St-Michel-d'Aurance, delivers to Mariac, then goes on the road to Châteauneuf-de-Vernoux, Saint-Prix, St-Basile-Lapras, Silhac and finally Saint-Victor. 170 references thanks to the involvement of a network of market gardeners, cereal growers, beet growers, vinegar makers..

Yannick loves a job well done, and makes tasty breads, delicious viennoiseries and all kinds of sweets. In fact, it's quite simple: Yannick works to order. Everyone here knows this, and they even call ahead to reserve their baguette! Depending on the vegetables available in his garden and his mood at the time, he can also whip up savoury delights, like his speciality, tarte-tatouille. You'll be welcomed in the workshop itself, attached to his house in the middle of nowhere. No credit card.

A bakery and patisserie just like you've always dreamed of. Stéphanie and Adrien are a team in life and at work. She's an adorable, attentive receptionist. He's a pastry chef by trade, with a background in baking. The results are delicious. Breads made from local flours and delicious pastries, a treat in keeping with seasonal produce. Viennoiseries, including a marvellous pistachio triangle, entremets, homemade fruit jellies, chocolates, special breads, not forgetting the snack formula at lunchtime. Wedding platters.

A valuable address! Here you'll find fruit tree seedlings and organic fruit. This organic nursery safeguards and distributes fruit varieties selected for maximum pleasure. Our aim is to offer you tasty fruit that is not susceptible to disease. Pépins et cie practices agriculture inspired by agro-ecology and biodiversity. Training courses on grafting and tree pruning. Tutorials available on the website. A militant approach! On the menu: strawberries, cherries, figs, plums, pears, table grapes..

In a district of La Thib' that's home to a few gourmet nuggets, an all-green sign has blossomed with a simple name: Mado. Far from chain bakeries, Mado offers an artisanal, local vision while opening up to other cultures. It's not surprising that Charlotte - from Lyon - and Jacopo - an Italian - met in Argentina. It was a meeting that created sparks and wonders to savor: from organic flours, naturally leavened breads, golden and crispy that keep for a long time, flavored to perfection. And some of the best brioches and panettones we've ever tasted. Finally, the sublime foccacias follow the rhythm of seasonal produce. Mado, we love you big time.

Located in the supermarket parking lot at the very bottom of town, this producers' store offers delicious produce from farms in the Cévennes, Plateau, Coiron and Gras regions of southern Ardèche. Chestnut-based pâtés, caillettes and other sausages will delight your guests at the aperitif. In case you're wondering, the name is an anagram of cochons bourrus, the name of the founding group of the meat-processing workshop in Rosières, whose creation gave rise to the direct sales project.

At Odoria, taste the authentic flavors of the Beaujolais terroir. In the magnificent Pierres Dorées region, surrounded by vineyards, this Odoria boutique - a cooperative winery with 250 active winemakers cultivating over 900 ha of vineyards - offers the finest wines from the region's emblematic grape varieties: Gamay, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Beaujolais, Beaujolais-Villages, crus in different ranges, Crémants de Bourgogne and sparkling wines. Bon'oeur to share at this Vignobles & Découvertes label destination.

Inter Caves is a modern wine shop offering a wide selection of champagnes, wines and spirits. With over 550 wine and champagne references, 80 Réserves à Vin®, 450 whiskies, rums and spirits, as well as 150 craft beers and casks, alcoholic beverage enthusiasts are sure to find what they're looking for here. The store also offers organic products, with a selection of natural organic wines without sulfites, produced with respect for nature and the rules of organic viticulture. Inter Caves also offers a range of services, including boot loading, home delivery, equipment hire (draught taps), festive event organization, tasting evenings and customized gift boxes.

Nicolas Gonin is a winegrower and oenologist who produces quality wines on an estate created from scratch, with the vines of his family and 20 different owners! Nicolas Gonin works a 5.5 hectare estate with local grape varieties (altesse, mondeuse, persan and viognier) and others, without using chemical fertilisers, in a "natural" spirit. Rosé and sparkling rosé, pinot noir and gamay, red persan, a favourite with mondeuse, which goes wonderfully with meat, and white altesse, which goes well with local goat's cheese. A great discovery.

The façade of the Ballotin announces the color: one dreams of devouring the store. The temptation gets worse once you cross the threshold of the store. Meringues, macaroons, chocolates: here everything is made for gourmets. A few tables offer the possibility of tasting the delights of the Chambon Brothers on the spot. And just like in the store in Chazelles-sur-Lyon, the place is overflowing with chocolate creativity, with frequent renewal according to the seasons, the holidays and the inspirations.