For those wanting to taste beyond a half day but without the stamina for a full day excursion, this “two thirds of a day” tour, comparing the terroir and the wines of three of the region’s leading estates, might just be for you.

We start, mid-morning, in Gigondas in a terraced vineyard parcel high up in the mesmerising Dentelles de Montimirail hills. Lost in this dramatic vineyard landscape, with impoverished, stony slopes facing east, west, north and south there is no better place to appreciate the concept of “terroir”. The stunning view of Mont Ventoux is a bonus. We then visit the winery of one of the top estates in Gigondas to taste some of the wines yielded by this enchanting terroir.

After lunch, at your leisure, we travel to Châteauneuf-du-Pape to visit different scenic vineyard parcels to appreciate the surprising diversity of the Châteauneuf’s terroir. Why is Châteauneuf-du-Pape’s wine reputation so far ahead of all other Southern Rhône villages, including Gigondas? Can the answer be found in the soil, or in the hands of the men and women that work it and the grapes that it yields?

To help answer this question, we visit the wineries of two of the village’s leading estates to explore their winemaking and taste the products of their labour and their terroir.

Prices (Own Transport): 55 euros per person subject to a minimum tour fee of 150 euros.
Lunch: I can recommend and book lunch for you at a restaurant/bistro in Gigondas. Please see Sleep & Eat and contact me to discuss options. The cost of lunch is excluded from the tour fees stated above.
Children 16 and 17 yrs old: Half price (subject to min. tour fee)
Children under 16 yrs old: Free (subject to min. tour fee)

Prices (Chauffeured)
Including pick-up from and return to your residence (See Transport below): Please contact Wine Uncovered for a quote

Transport to the vineyards and the wine cellars

Village Meeting Point
Tours commence from a designated meeting point in the first wine village. As we are normally small in number we group ourselves into one or two cars before visiting the vineyard parcels and the wine domaines.
Own Transport Option: You require your car to get to the first village meeting point. Wine Uncovered can collect up to 4 people from your residence free of charge if you are staying in or very local to the first wine village visited.
Chauffeured Option: Wine Uncovered uses an air-con. minibus service that can collect up to 8 people from their residence and return them after the tour. Please contact me for a quote.