Rhône Valley Vineyards - Wine Tourism

Agenda

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01 January 2025 - 29 April 2025
Oenology
Cave Jérôme Cayol - Domaine de Maupas - Guided-Tour

Châtillon-en-Diois

01 February 2025 - 31 May 2025
Organic Oenology
Introductory wine tasting course

Domazan

14:00 17:00

01 February 2025 - 30 June 2025
Oenology
Muséobulles Guided Visits

Die

07 February 2025
Gastronomie Oenologie
Soirée 3V du Vineum : Apéritif aux Spécialités Truffes

Tain-l'Hermitage

18:00 21:00

07 February 2025 - 22 February 2025
Gastronomie Oenologie Produits du terroir
VISITE DE CAVE-CAVE DE RASTEAU

Rasteau

08 February 2025
Oenology
Soirée du Vigneron: Lê Thu

Ménerbes

18:30 22:00

08 February 2025 - 09 February 2025
Produits du terroir
Menu truffe au Vineum Paul Jaboulet Ainé

Tain-l'Hermitage

08 February 2025
Oenology
Atelier École des Vins - L’Art de l’Assemblage en Vallée du Rhône

Avignon

10:30 12:30

08 February 2025
Oenologie
Dîner dégustation au Domaine Tour Paradis

Aiguèze

19:00

09 February 2025
Oenologie
Salon des vins

Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux

10:00 18:00

Côtes du Rhône Gardoises: Wine and History

This region on the right bank of the Rhône in the north-east of the Gard department is renowned as much for its wine production as for its heritage.

Côtes du Rhône Gardoises

Terroirs with character

Vines have grown in this area since ancient times. It was here that barrels were first branded with the initials CDR, making the Côtes du Rhône Gardoises in effect the cradle of today’s Côtes du Rhône. 

Soils are varied, composed of galets roulés (rounded pebbles), limestone scree, slate, sandstone, sand and gravel, and the resulting wines are brimming with character. Tavel was the first French AOC to produce rosé, and remains the only appellation in the Rhône Valley to make rosé wine exclusively. 

Lirac AOC, meanwhile, was the first Côtes du Rhône Cru available in all three colours.  Côtes du Rhône Villages Laudun provides ideal conditions for Clairette grapes and thus grows more than any other AOC, allowing winemakers to produce a range of highly acclaimed white wines; and while the Côtes du Rhône Chusclan appellation now famously makes supple, generous, well-coloured reds, it initially earned an enviable reputation for its stunning rosés.

L'espace Rabelais - the start of your wine journey

L’Espace Rabelais is a wine tourism centre, a place to start your voyage of discovery as you explore the Côtes du Rhône Gardoises, its terroirs, winemakers and, of course, its wines. 

Conveniently located in the centre of Bagnols-sur-Sèze, it’s a space where visitors young and old can enjoy a series of fun, interactive sensory displays as they learn about local grapes and terroirs and find out how wine is made. 

There are also wine tasting sessions, often coinciding with the weekly market. L’Espace Rabelais is Vignobles et Découvertes accredited.

And a place to explore

The winemakers of the Côtes du Rhône Gardoises are available all year round and look forward to your visit, whether it’s for a winery tour, a wine-tasting, or to explore the vineyards. 

There are four specially signposted trails: delve into the history of wine at Clos Taman in Laudun, discover the terroirs of Lirac, or awaken your senses at the foot of Château de Gicon in Chusclan.


And enjoy venturing through the hilltop and fortified villages you come across on your way! There’s Aiguèze, for example, overlooking the Gorges de l’Ardèche, or Montclus and Roque sur Cèze, all three officially among the most beautiful villages in France. 

Other sites of historical interest include Bagnols-sur-Cèze with its grand old buildings dating back to the 16th and 17th centuries, Caesar’s camp (oppidum), the Carthusian monastery of Valbonne and the Charles Martel Bridge.