L’Auberge du Château de Berne - Wine Tour - Provence,
France
Itinerary
Day 1
After landing at Marseille, pick up your hire
car at the airport and drive to l'Auberge du Château de Berne (1
hour 15 minutes). You will be greeted at the hotel with a
complimentary glass of wine from the Château to savour before
dinner in the hotel's restaurant, specialising in local
produce.
Day 2 – Le Château de Berne
Buffet breakfast at the hotel is included. In
the morning, take a guided stroll through the vineyards of the
Château de Berne. The Château's white grapes are Ugni Blanc,
Sémillon, Rolle and Clairette, and their red and rosé are Grenache,
Syrah, Cinsault, Cabernet Sauvignon, Mourvèdre and Carignan.
Benefit from the advice of the Château's experts on a tour of its
cellars and dedicated wine school, and a guided tasting of some of
their wines. They can also advise on how to select and store wines
for your own cellar. After lunch, borrow bicycles from the hotel to
get out into the countryside, or take advantage of the hotel's spa
treatments. A programme of cultural events, featuring local
produce, art and craft fairs or musical concerts, runs throughout
the year, and attending one of these events is a fascinating way of
gaining insight into Provencal traditions. A concert at the hotel's
open-air theatre is ideal to bring the day to a close.
Day 3 – Around the region
After breakfast, drive to Domaine de France, a
producer of Côtes de Provence wines, where you will be welcomed by
the Brun family and treated to a tour of the vineyards. Enjoy an
expert tasting in their cellars and receive a complimentary bottle
of their wine. For lunch, stop at a restaurant on the way to the
mediaeval hilltop town of Flayosc. You could also spend your
afternoon visiting the perfume factory in Grasse. Whatever you
choose to do, it's worth making the effort to end up in Lorgues for
dinner at the Michelin-starred restaurant Bruno, which specialises
in the preparation of truffles.
Day 4 – Provençal cuisine
Enjoy your breakfast, then visit the bustling
local produce market in Lorgues, a few miles from the hotel. You
will be accompanied by Stéphane Demurtas, the head chef at the
Château de Berne, who will give you the full benefit of his
gastronomic knowledge of the region. Take your time over lunch at
one of the restaurants in the town before returning to the
Château's cookery school for a class with Stéphane in the
afternoon. To round off your trip, what better way to create a
memorable evening than by lingering over a dinner that you yourself
have helped prepare, accompanied by some excellent wines from the
cellars of the Château?
Day 5
After breakfast, make your way back to the
airport at Marseille.
Other excursions nearby
The itinerary outlined above is merely a
suggestion of what we like to do in the area. There is a diverse
range of other sites of cultural interest to visit or local
specialities to experience. Nice, St Tropez, Marseille and Monaco
are all easily accessible along the coast, and the Gorges du Verdon
make a spectacular excursion.
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