Gourmet vineyard outings

	1 - Land and Heritage		2 - Land and Heritage
	3 - Hilltop villages		4 - Water in Provence
	5 -Energy and history		4 vineyards outings
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Gourmet tour - vineyards in Pays d'Aix 1

From Aix take the D 17 towards Eguilles, Le Pey Blanc district.

Domaine du Pey Blanc, Aix

www.pey-blanc.com

Domaine du Pey Blanc
Tour of vineyard, tour of winery, tasting of four wines: Saturday 14.30
An estate owned by the Sate family for three generations, who turned to vine-growing during the 1980s. In 2004 the farm was converted to a winery, and Domaine Pey white was born. Today the Estate produces white, red and rosé wines from a sustainably cultivated vineyard of 20 hectares.

Then go towards Eguilles. Cross the village and take the D543 to Ventabren..

Roquefavour Aqueduct in Ventabren

The Roquefavour aqueduct: is the largest stone aqueduct in the world. This veritable masterpiece, 375 metres long and 84 metres high, with 3 tiers of arches, crosses the Arc Valley at Ventabren. It was designed and built in five years under the direction of the engineer De Montricher, being inaugurated on 19 December 1847. It supplied the city of Marseille with water.

Then go towards Coudoux via the D64 A and the D19.

Oil Mill Coudoux

Oil Mill
Presentation of the different processes for oil production, with the various stages of manufacture and introduction to the equipment .

 

Gourmet tour - vineyards in Pays d'Aix 2

Leave Aix on the D17 for the village of Eguilles

Domaine de Camaïssette in Eguilles

www.camaissette.fr

With 23 hectares of vineyards, the estate produces all three colours of wine in two ranges: the «estate» range of fresh, fruity wines, and the «Amadeus» range of complex wines matured in oak casks.

Head for Saint-Cannat on the D18.

Château de Beaupré in Saint Cannat

www.beaupre.fr

Self-guided tours for individuals, winery, tasting, etc.

Then take the N7 for the Village of Lambesc.

Domaine des Béates in Lambesc

Domaine des Béates

www.domaine-des-beates.com

Tour of the winery and vineyard (by appointment only)

 

Gourmet tour - vineyards in Pays d'Aix 3

From Aix, take the former Route des Alpes towards the Platanes district, then head towards Le Puy Ste Réparade via St Cannadet.

Château Paradis - Le Puy sainte Réparade

Tour of the winery and vineyard - Wine-growing estates
Events (contact us)Nestling between the Sainte-Victoire mountains and the Luberon range, the Château Paradis vineyards have covered 30 hectares in the heart of Provence for 40 years. A little corner of Paradise close to the city.

Head towards Pertuis on the D561.

Domaine Val Joanis in Pertuis

www.val-joanis.com

Thurs & Sat, from mid-May to mid-September, come and visit our wineries to find out how we produce wine, and then taste it! Thursday: 16.00, Saturday and Sunday: 11.00, followed by brunch (booking essential) Introduction to winemaking methods, tour of cellars and gardens listed as «remarkable» and voted French gardens of the year in 2008, and tasting of three wines (Château Val Joanis red, rosé and white) and olive oils.

Pertuis.

Domaine du Grand Callamand in Pertuis

www.chateaugrandcallamand.fr

Unaccompanied walk followed by tasting and a talk. In a 16th-century country house, the wine-growing estate blends grape varieties and produces red, white and rosé wines with red fruit, garrigue or citrus aromas.

Take the D 956 towards La Tour d’Aigues

Château de la Dorgonne in La Tour d’Aigues

www.chateauladorgonne.com

Free tasting session to introduce you to the Château’s various cuvees and vintages. Choose between two discovery routes through the vineyards with your family, lasting either 40 minutes or 90 minutes

 

Gourmet tour - vineyards in Pays d'Aix 4

Leave Aix on the N7 towards Nice and Châteauneuf le Rouge then follow signs for Rousset

Domaine Terre de Mistral in Rousset

www.terre-de-mistral.com

Guided tours of our wine and oil production workshops, introduction to tasting through play, in our private play area.

Take the N7 towards Trets.

Sainte-Victoire Wine Growers Association - Trets

www.vins-sainte-victoire.com

Visit: The Vinothèque Sainte Victoire rare wines collection inside Trets Castle, was formerly a winery.
Here you can taste all the wines of the wineries and estates making up the Sainte Victoire Winegrowers’ Association.

Trets

La pastorale du Regagnas - Trets

Watch the morning milking between 8.00 and 11.00
Individual self-guided tours, on Sundays and public holidays; the goats do not go to graze on the hills and so can be seen more easily on the farm on those days. La Pastorale du Regagnas is part of the «Bienvenue à la Ferme» (Welcome to the Farm) network and is used as a Teaching and Discovery Farm.

Take the D12 towards Puyloubier, cross the N7

Domaine Quiot en Provence in Puyloubier

www.famillequiot.com

During a visit to Provence, under the brilliant blue sky, at the foot of the Sainte-Victoire mountain, near the Monts Auréliens, the Houchart estate opens its doors and welcomes you as friends.

 

	Card : "Pass for Aix" pass
	Online Brochure: The Aix region, source of inspiration (practical information)
	List of tours starting from the Tourist Office of Aix en Provence