Wines and spirits Bouches-du-Rhône - Alpilles

It is a very beautiful cellar, located in a place full of history. Château Romanin produces a wine of character unanimously acclaimed, in white, red and rosé. But, in addition to the product, the discovery of the place is also worth it. You can feel the passion of the staff and their enthusiasm is felt throughout the visit. Of course, tastings and explanations are on the program and the store, perfectly staged, is at your disposal to make your purchases. Last but not least, the wine is raised in biodynamic culture.

Here, 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...

Located in a beautiful setting at the foot of Alpilles, Domaine des Terres Blanches has been cultivated in organic farming since its creation. Ask for some explanations at the estate (5-minute drive from the centre of Saint-Rémy towards Eygalières). And then, since you are there, you will be tempted by a free tasting within the brandnew wine shop where Isabelle and Jennifer wait for you. A vault with fancy decoration where noble materials mix together: wood, metal... You will also find on the spot a selection of local products. Also use your visit to take a stroll (free tour of the vineyard with companion guide). On arrival of these waymarked walks (which lasts approximately one hour), the natural vine culture and the vinification methods will no longer be a secret to you.

Fabrice is driven by a love of the land passed on to him by his father, André, which naturally led him to the practice of organic farming (his certification dates back to 1998). If the 30 hectares of vineyards of the Costebonne estate are located in Eygalières, the family also owns 13 hectares in Orgon (Val de l'Oule estate) and 24 hectares in Saint-Rémy (mas de Longchamp). Three domains, three appellations: AOC Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence, IGP Alpilles, and vin de Pays des Alpilles. You can find them at the Cave de Longchamp.

This vineyard covers 21 hectares, with a particularly favourable soil. The wines produced, all of which are certified organic, from Grenache, Syrah, Cinsault, Carignan, Counoise and Mourvèdre grapes, are elegant and high quality. Éole Tradition is available in all three colours. There is also a white Vermentitude made from 100% vermentino grapes and matured in ovoid concrete vats, a sparkling rosé and the Confidence (white), Caprice (rosé) and Réserve des Gardians (red) vintages, as well as the most prestigious: Léa and le K (100% carignan).

Nestled at the entrance to the Alpilles, the estate bought by the Oddo family in 2015 covers an area of 72 ha: 45 ha of vines, 10 ha of olive trees and 23 ha of woods and garrigue. Here you can taste their wines: A.O.P. Côteaux-d'Aix-en-Provence in 3 colors, I.G.P. Alpilles. Also their A.O.P. Vallée-des-Baux-de-Provence olive oil and wines from their other estates in Sicily, South Africa and Sancerre. The estate offers a reception room for hire with terrace.

This former farm has existed since the 1539 th century, and acts attest to its presence in. Four centuries later, in 1950, the domain is bought by the David family, which gradually makes a wine-growing area: The cellar was opened in 1976. Today, Mas Sainte-Berthe produces red, rosé and white. The vineyard is conducted in a reasoned and reasonable fight. The winemakers observe, listen and celebrate the aesthetic of their situation at the feet of the Castle of Leases cliff. The fruit is treated and the vinification is courteous, in the benevolent respect of the grapes. The Rosé wine A.O.C. Les Baux-de-Provence Passe combines five varieties, Grenache, syrah, mourvèdre, cinsault and cabernet sauvignon. It's a rosé in the nose of dominante berries and in the mouth ample mouth.

It's a true gustatory journey that awaits you here, guided by a trained sommelier whose only goal is to serve the customer in the best possible way. Yoann Bélanger offers more than a hundred cheese references ranging from local goat's milk cheeses to Italian cheeses and the famous blue stilton colston basset. As for wines, you will find the Côtes du Rhône, Châteauneuf or Burgundy with, of course, the best organic wines of the region. You will have understood, we really appreciated the place.

A new cellar from here and elsewhere is always an event. The establishment is part of the Nicolas Guérin/NG wines group. As a wine cellar, but also as a wine club, wine lovers will be able to proceed to tastings, group purchases, but also receive advice and, more original, benefit from a concierge service giving the possibility to come and keep one's wine in the cellar. Among the treasures kept at the right temperature: Burgundy, Bordeaux, Mouron, Mouton Rothschild... wines that can be chilled in five minutes thanks to special equipment.

After 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.

This estate includes a 90-hectare vineyard that produces wines of various grape varieties, classified as IGP Alpilles or AOP Coteaux-d'Aix-en-Provence. Nineteen grape varieties perfectly adapted to the stony soils are cultivated. All the wines are certified organic. The cellar is equipped with two concrete egg-shaped vats to perfect the maturation of the exceptional Ludovic Dacla white and rosé wines. His 30-hectare olive grove, also cultivated organically, allows the production of the different varieties of the AOP Vallée-des-Baux-de-Provence.

It is a beautiful wine estate that produces gourmet wines, but also quality olive oils. Planted on a hill and bordered by the via Domitia, Dalmeran is a magnificent property, on which Grenache, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cinsault are happily grown. The welcome by the owners is pleasant. They are obviously passionate people who like to share their passion and of course the product of their work. Same thing for the olive oils, declined in green and black. A nice visit in perspective.

From this 4.5 hectare estate come great wines, stamped A.O.C. Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence since the 2016 vintage, or IGP Alpilles. Exclusively organic, five wines: the Fontanille vintage, with fruity aromas, the Barrique, a version of the Fontanille vintage in barrels, the Saint-Gabriel vintage, aged for several months in oak barrels and a 100% Syrah for the reds, as well as a rosé. About 20,000 bottles are sold each year.

It produces one of the most interesting organic wines in the Alpilles PGI. At the Domaine de Lagoy, established as a marquisate at the beginning of the 18th century and controlled by a castle classified as a historical monument, the descendants of the Meyran family, who have owned the property for nearly 340 years, run an 18-hectare vineyard planted in 1976, which has been converted to organic farming since 2001. In the cellars of the estate, red, rosé and white wines are produced and sold for export, but also in the store located on the Boulevard Marceau, in downtown Saint-Rémy.

Domaine Guilbert is the story of the smallest estate in the appellation, with 6 hectares of vines planted around a Provencal farmhouse and cultivated organically. In 2007, Guy and Nathalie left their city, their job and their habits to put all their energy into a project: to do everything with their hands on the estate. After two years of apprenticeship, the roles were naturally distributed: Guy is in the vineyards and in the cellar; Nathalie speaks about the wine, markets it and has created its image and reputation.

The wines are excellent, in red, rosé and white, and this is what you expect when you go to a winery. In addition, the welcome is perfect and the staff really pleasant. But what also characterizes the wines of this domain is the philosophy that presides over their elaboration, in total harmony with nature. They are organic wines, both in the assembly, without adding sulphur, and in the cultivation of the vines which are worked taking into account many parameters, including the lunar cycles. A very nice taste experience.

At the foot of the Alpilles, the estate has belonged to the Sabran-Pontevès family since 1817.Éloïse perpetuates a long wine tradition by developing the vines, planted by her great-grandparents in 1900. Wines but also organic vinegars, a confidential and even ancestral production because the mother (i.e. the gelatinous deposit that forms at the bottom of the wine bottle) dates from more than a hundred years ago, and is fed since with the tasting bottles of the domain started and not finished. Everything is qualitative, respectful, essential.

It is Frédéric who welcomes you to this pretty stylish boutique, with its "vintage" accents. The man knows his products perfectly and will be able to guide you in your choices.
You will discover, through the displays, a wide choice of wines from the Alpilles, of course, but also from elsewhere: Bordeaux, Burgundy... you only have to ask.
Fans of the genre will also find, at Frédéric's, a wide range of beers and champagnes, but also, more surprisingly, many small objects found in the flea markets around, which will constitute as many gift ideas.

Whether you're looking for a grand cru for an exceptional occasion, a nice wine for a party between friends or a strong alcohol to finish a business dinner, there's a lot to bet you'll find your happiness in the Fine Wine cellar. Indeed, with 1,500 references, the establishment is a real cavern of Ali Baba for epicureans and one could almost say for historians, since there are raw wines in 1819. If traveling to this place is a real pleasure, it is also possible to get its purchases by mail, fax or telephone.