What is wine?
"Liquid Geography."
A winegrower's answer that says that to unlock the secret of a bottle, the label is not enough.
Because each wine is made from a landscape of its own, from a plot clinging to the side of a hill, from the heat of a summer, from the strength of a rock, from the tenderness of a chalk, from the spray come to refresh his grapes, light, colors that bathe him.
And of the love of the one who, in the vineyard, every day, takes care of it and, in the cellar, raises it.
Stopovers as close as possible to the land for total immersion.
The bastide of Verez on the lands
of my mother's castle
One foot in the plain of the Moors, one foot in the Argens valley, this haven disturbed only by the song of the cicadas is the extension of the Minuty vineyard.
Swimming pool, pétanque, fireplace and board games, the triptych of this family residence – the bastide, the studio and the mas – is ideal for a snack, less than an hour from Saint-Tropez and the cellars of Château Minuty, at a
Provençal
slow wine life .
Le Grand Pré, 5192, chemin de la Verrerie-Neuve, 83550 Vidauban.
bastide-verez.com
Villa la Coste on the hillsides of Aix-en-Provence
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Villa la Coste.
Bernhard Winkelman
Retreats for aesthetes in the heart of Château La Coste, 28 sublime villas, including 10 with private swimming pools, overlook the 220 hectares of vines, century-old pines, olive trees, truffle oaks... of this estate where contemporary art has found an incredible place and unprecedented in expression, but whose lands were already producing wine two hundred years before Christ.
This œno-ufo offers itself the luxury of a spa and a table signed Hélène Darroze.
2750, route de la Cride, 13610 Le Puy-Sainte-Réparade.
villalacoste.com
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At Château La Coste, a biodynamic vineyard in Provence, the greatest contemporary artists have carte blanche.
B.Winkelmann
Peyrassol between the Mediterranean Sea and Verdon
Two options: set down your suitcases at La Rouvière, the estate's guest house, a superb Provençal farmhouse nestled in a bucolic setting, 300 m from the Commanderie, with terrace and swimming pool.
Or opt, if you want to be as close as possible to the life of this estate in major soil and art, for one of the rooms, exposed beams and floor tiles, fitted out in the old silkworm farm, just above the cellars.
83340 Flassans-sur-Issole.
peyrassol.com
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Villa-Spa Soleilla.
Soufiane Zaidi
La bastide de la Mascaronne,
a 60-hectare nugget in the heart of the Var
Restanques, vineyards on the side of a cliff forming a circus, the site is of exceptional beauty.
On the driveway that leads through the vineyards to the Bastide, the cypress trees stand guard.
Rooms with a view, emerald swimming pool directly overlooking the vineyards, garden where you can share meals and glasses of rosé… what more could you ask for?
Direct access to La Réserve Ramatuelle, an hour away.
Michel Reybier, who, with Tony Parker (legendary basketball star, crazy about wine), watches over the destiny of Mascaronne, is also the proud owner of this hotel-spa, a luxury oasis nestled in the peninsula of Saint -Tropez.
83340 Luc-en-Provence.
chateau-lamascaronne.com
Château l'Hospitalet, Occitania in biodnynamy
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Villa-Spa Soleilla.
Soufiane Zaidi
Former 16th century hospice embellished with 100 hectares of vines and 1000 of scrubland in a protected site backed by the Clape massif and a stone's throw from the Côte des Roses, this Wine Resort dedicated to the art of living and discovery of an imposing terroir.
We sleep at the castle, in one of its 30 beautiful suites and rooms.
Or at the Villa-Spa Soleilla, which overlooks the estate, giving a glimpse of the sea beyond the waves of vines.
On the table side, the culinary offer, always around wine, allows you to vary the pleasures from the castle to the beach.
Route de Narbonne-Plage, 11100 Narbonne.
chateau-hospitalet.com
The treehouse of the Domaine du Chalet
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Domain of the Chalet.
@benjamin_segur
In the heart of the Montagne de Reims, the 1860 guest house of the Palmer & Co estate, with rooms, swimming pool and pretty tables for all-champagne meals, hides an eccentricity: a suite-cabin perched 10 meters high in a majestic beech tree purple.
In the morning, breakfast is hoisted onto its terrace in a basket.
24, rue du Chalet, 51500 Chigny-les-Roses.
domain-du-chalet.com
The Tiny House of Domaine Alexandre Bonnet
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The Tiny House of Domaine Alexandre Bonnet.
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On their own, Les Riceys is worth the trip.
For the beauty of the landscapes of this extreme Champagne, on the border of Burgundy.
Because pinot noir is king there and the rosés are as delectable as the champagnes.
And because you can sleep there in a tiny house in the heart of the vineyard.
A sparkling idea for a romantic getaway.
138, rue du General-de-Gaulle, 10340 Les Riceys.
alexandrebonnet.com
