Looking for wine/vinyard information for Provence area...

[uddanielle]

We are both very interested in learning more about, sampling, and purchasing wine from the Provence area. We will be docked in Marseille. Can anyone give any recommendations on areas to focus on in that region, or even specific vineyards or "cave cooperatives" that would accomodate us for a few hours?

 

uddanielle

 

Med Splendour 2004

WC Brillance 2002

SC Adventure 2002

WC Voyager 2001

Semseter at Sea (Royal Olympic's Odysseus) 2000

[FANC6]

We were on the Splendour last month and we took a tour from Marseilles with Catherine D'Antuono. We went to one winery for a tasting only - Chateau Du Seuil which was near Aix-en-Provence. Since it was a Sunday some of the other wineries were not open. The best wineries are near Chateauneuf duPape in the lower Rhone valley which is further away from Marseilles. Hope this helps!

 

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[Andym]

uddanielle,

We vacationed near St Tropez a few years ago and called into a 'cave cooperative'. It certainly occupied us for the afternoon. We were all absolutly sozzed and can't remember how we got back. Most of it was free as well.