Half day Wine Tour in Côtes de Provence Sainte-Victoire from Aix en Provence
Description
With your wine guide, discover the wine region of Côtes de Provence Sainte-Victoire located at the foot of the Sainte-Victoire mountain and learn about the characteristics of this terroir. Find out about local grape varieties and the wine making process while visiting the cellars. Meet the winemakers and taste AOP Côtes de Provence wines in 3 colors : red, rosé and white. How about a wine with long aging-potential?
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Itinerary
Meet your english-speaking wine expert guide in front of our meeting point (centrally located close to the "Cours Mirabeau") in Aix en Provence. Your guide will drive you in a clean, comfortable & A/C minivan accommodating up to 8 people maximum. You will arrive half an hour later in the wine region of Côtes de Provence Sainte-Victoire, located at the foothills of the impressive Sainte-Victoire Mountain. Get a private visit at 2 wineries, family-owned and awarded estates. Taste some reds full of character & finess, aromatic or gastronomic rosés and lively whites (about 9 different wines in total). You will be back to Aix en Provence around 12.15pm to the same place where we met at the beginning of the tour. We select different types of wineries in order to offer you the opportunity to see different ways to work. We have developed partnerships allowing us to take you behind the scenes: from the winemaking & aging rooms to the bottling lines, you will see everything! Your guide will also explain you about the soil, the climate, the grape varieties, the famous "terroir" but also the picking, pruning, green harvesting and many other subjects in a relaxed and educational way.
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Minimum drinking age is 18 years old
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Don't forget to bring appropriate shoes, sun protection (sunglasses, hat, sunscreen...) and a water bottle
- The tour is not suitable for children under 10
- If you need to take your luggage with you during the tour, please let us know the quantity and size. (We'll not be responsible for lost or stolen luggage)
Reviews(32)
This was a great wine tour. Our guide knew a lot about wine and was able to answer all questions. She made the experience great! The wine was fabulous and the vineyards were gorgeous. We learned a lot about the wine making process and Rose!
Thank you so much Eliza for your wonderful review! We’re delighted to hear that you enjoyed your tour and had such a great experience with your guide. It’s always our goal to share our passion for Provence, its wines, its food and its beautiful landscapes, so your kind words truly mean a lot to us. We hope to welcome you back again soon, as there is still so much more to discover in Provence!
Beautiful views of Sainte Victoire, excellent wine, outstanding tour guide! We had a wonderful time!
Thank you so much Laura for your wonderful review! We’re delighted to hear that you enjoyed your tour and had such a great experience with your guide. It’s always our goal to share our passion for Provence, its wines, its food and its beautiful landscapes, so your kind words truly mean a lot to us. We hope to welcome you back again soon, as there is still so much more to discover in Provence!
My friend and I attended this tour and had a great time! Stephan, our tour guide, was really fun, upbeat, and knowledgeable. He helped us dive more into culture and made wine tasting approachable. You can't beat the views and village we stopped in for lunch. It was really a great day and we'd recommend.
Thank you so much for your wonderful feedback! We’re thrilled to hear that you had such a great time with your guide on one of our wine tours. That’s exactly what we aim for! We’d be absolutely delighted to welcome you back anytime, there’s always more to taste and explore in Provence! Cheers!
Nice trip out to a couple of wineries near Aix, you end back in Aix for whatever you want to do for the afternoon.
Thank you so much Paul for your great review and for sharing your experience with other travelers. We are delighted you had a great time with us and your guide. See you soon again in Provence! Cheers.
The tour was fantastic; our guide Stephane was super friendly, very knowledgeable, and simply amazing! Thanks for the experience!
Thank you so much Karen for your wonderful feedback! We’re thrilled to hear that you had such a great time with your guide on one of our wine tours— that’s exactly what we aim for! We’d be absolutely delighted to welcome you back anytime — there’s always more to taste and explore in Provence! Cheers!
Lorus, our tour guide, was fantastic. He’s a sommelier and did a wonderful job explaining the wine and winemaking process. We went to two local wineries who produce excellent but distinctly different wine. Highly recommend!
Thank you so much Vicky for your wonderful feedback! We’re thrilled to hear that you had such a great time with your guide on one of our wine tours— that’s exactly what we aim for! We’d be absolutely delighted to welcome you back anytime — there’s always more to taste and explore in Provence! Cheers!
Our wine guide Loris made our trip to visit two wineries in the shadow of Mount Ste Victoire a pleasure. A nice morning outing away from the city…interesting local wines to taste, great views of the mountain and even an engaging vineyard dog to meet. Recommended.
Thank you so much Peter for your wonderful feedback! We’re thrilled to hear that you had such a fantastic time with your guide on one of our wine tours— that’s exactly what we aim for! We’d be absolutely delighted to welcome you back anytime — there’s always more to taste and explore in Provence! Cheers!
Fantastic tour guide Loris!! He is a sommelier as well and gave us so much information and was a charming guide. Well worth the experience. (Apologies if I spelled your incorrectly:)
Thank you so much Victoria for your wonderful feedback! We’re thrilled to hear that you had such a fantastic time with your guide on one of our wine tours— that’s exactly what we aim for! We’d be absolutely delighted to welcome you back anytime — there’s always more to taste and explore in Provence! Cheers!
We had a very enjoyable and memorable morning and we learned so much from our guide, Stephan. We booked our tour at the Aix en Provence tourism center. We recommend visiting the tourism centers in Provence region, they are very friendly and helpful.
Thank you so much for your kind words. It means a lot for us. We look forward to welcome you again in the future. There is so much to discover in Provence! Cheers!
This is a great tour if you want to see the gorgeous countryside. Our guide took us northeast of Aix en Provence to two wineries. One old, one new. We learned so much about how the grapes are grown, harvested and aged. Our guide Loris was so knowledgeable about the history of the region. He was lovely and answered many questions. I would highly recommend.
Thank you Marla for your great comment. It's such a satisfaction for us to know that our guests are happy with their tour with us. We love to share our passion for wine and Provence with you and your satisfaction is our best reward. See you soon, Cheers!
