Le Nez des Papes - expériences oenotouristiques - ateliers de dégustation - cave à vins — Local services in Carpentras

This was the ultimate Chateauneuf-du-Pape experience. Our guide Marlene was a fully qualified sommelier who was able to give us a wealth of information about soils, overcrops, grapes, rules, fermentation, storage, tasting notes and in short everything you could possibly want to know about the wines and the appellation. We joked with her that there would be a test at the end - and we could have easily passed it, but wanted to fail and return the next day for a retest! The wineries visited all had different expressions and opinions about how to get the best out of the soils and climates of the region. We learned about the effect of the Mistral winds and how the growers deal with them. The wines were all excellent and in fact most of us purchased a case to send back to the US - very reasonable in that the savings in avoiding the French taxes was pretty much close to the shipping cost - and the cost was a huge savings compared to what we would have to pay in the US. I would recommend this tour to anyone who...

My family and I had the best day in Châteauneuf-du-Pape! Marlène was a wonderful guide and sommelier who taught us so much about the many factors that make the appellation's wine so unique (terroir, guidelines of AOCs, and much more). The winemakers we visited were varied and exceptional (and two were in beautiful chateaus)! The village of Châteauneuf-du-Pape is gorgeous and lunch provided an incredible view of the countryside. Marlène also made it incredibly easy to have any selection of the wines we tasted shipped to the U.S.! Overall, it was an incredible experience and I can't...

We purchased a wine tour via Viator to visit the Chateauneuf de Pape wine region. We spent the day with Marléne visiting wineries and had the most wonderful time! Marléne was incredibly friendly, knowledgeable and provided a perfect environment for learning about and tasting wines of the region and so much fun! Even through challenges with traffic and flooding of the Rhine River, Marléne was the most fabulous host. I will be highly recommending this company for tours of Provence to all of my...