Wine Tourism
Tasting around the Northern Vineyards
In the first century BC, the wine from Vienne was already a favourite on the tables of Rome! It is the Rhone, carving out its valley on its journey to the sea, that sculpted the hills where these vineyards lie. The slopes are steep and rugged. The vines are perched on precipitous bluffs and the vision they offer is spectacular. To enjoy the exceptional scenery, you have to take the long way round. The amazing Hermitage Hill, that you will reach on foot, the breathtaking slopes of Condrieu, of Côte-Rôtie, the spectacular 'amphitheatre' of Château-Grillet that you can admire from the hillside, all this and more will give you pause to consider the courage and graft of the wine-growers who wrench their great wines from the very granite…
