Wine Tour to the Rhône Valley
Côte Rôtie, Condrieu, Saint-Joseph, Hermitage,
Crozes-Hermitage, Cornas
This is the trip to join if you love the spicy and fruity wines from the
Northern Rhone and if you want to learn all the secrets of the Syrah grape. It
will of course be mostly red wines here in Northern Rhone but we will also taste
a number of whites: flowery Viognier (think of Condrieu and Chateau Grillet) and
powerful Marsanne/Rousanne wines.
Our
base will be the small town of Vienne, just south of Lyons. It is easy to reach
from the airport i Lyons and by train. During the three days we will travel
south along the river and visit Côte Rôtie, Condrieu, Saint-Joseph, Hermitage,
Crozes-Hermitage, Cornas and som others.
There are today numerous high quality producers in these districts. We will
visit two or three each day (depending on e.g. travel distance). Some examples
of producers that we are likely to visit: Guigal, Jaboulet, with their fabulous
new wine cellar Vineum, Yves Cuilleron (Condrieu and Saint-Joseph), Pierre
Coursodon (Saint-Joseph), Domaine du Colombier (Crozes-Hermitage) and the brand
new star Domaine du Tunnel (Cornas, Saint-Peray).
Vienne
was a very important city during Roman times and several Roman ruins tell an
eloquent story. And even at that time the wine from Vienne was famous in Rome.
The Roman theatre was one of the largest in the Empire and definitely worth a
visit. At the time it had 13,000 seats and the acoustics is still impressive. A
nice place for an aperitif before dinner is one of the cafés around the “Temple
d’Auguste et Livia”. And here you will also find some good restaurant where you
can relax after a long day in the vineyards.
To assure that our visits are of high quality and that we get a personal
welcome we will be a group of not more than around 18 participants.
Contact
me if on email or phone if you have any questions or if you want more details
about the tour. The full and detailed program will be available at a later date.
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Facts
 | Included in the price are: four nights in a double room, including
breakfast, in Vienne, close to all sights; all lunches, including wine; buss
transport in the region; all vineyard visits including tastings;
interpretation (as needed) from French to English; wine and tourism guiding;
documentation about the region and the growers. |
| You arrange for your own transport to Vienne (we can give you advice) and
we meet in Vienne on the evening of May 12. The following three days are
filled up with vineyard visits and Sunday May 16 is leaving-day. |
| Tour organiser: WineTastings Britt Karlsson |
| Guide: Britt Karlsson. Britt is of Swedish origin and based in Paris.
Since almost 15 years she works with wine, wine education, wine journalism and
organises wine tours. She has over the years arrange a large number of wine
tours and has an extensive network of contacts in the wine regions and a deep
knowledge of recent developments to make sure that our visits are exceptional. |
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