COSTIERES DE NIMES
The region is composed of pebbly alluvium brought by glacial era and villafranchiens gravel, resulting of alternated periods of warming and glaciation of quaternary era. These are enveloped pebbles, on a thickness from 5 to 15 metres. We also find a red clay bed called "Gapan", located generally in-depth as well as “Taparas” - kind of calcareous cement - which binds pebbles between them. The rollers store up the sun heat during the day and restore it at night. The Mediterranean climate with maritime influences is characterized by 3 components: sun with more than 250 days of sunshine per year, rain concentrated on a reduced number of days and the Mistral, which blows and cleans the vineyard up. All these elements produce grapes with very strong potential and high sugar content. The varietals grapes for red and rosé wines is composed of Carignan, Grenache, Mourvèdre, Syrah and Cinsault. In white wines, the main varietals are white Grenache, Marsanne, Roussanne, Clairette, Bourboulenc, Maccabeo and Rolle. Maceration can be long (3 - 4 weeks) or short (6 - 10 days) for the red ones, depending on the objective : high end wines or wines to be easily drunk. The aging in tanks or barrels, can go from 6 months to 2 years for the high quality wines. Red wines are elegant, well balanced, round, generous and fine with aromas of red fruits (plum, cherry plum, cherry). Rosé wines, fed with the sunlight, have aromas of red and dry fruits. White wines are fruity with aromas of flowers.

Accommodation with breakfast in three-star hotel (3 nights), double share room
You will stay in an ancient and unusual Hotel of the 17th century, entirely renovated and just steps away from the arenas and the Masion carrée. The roofless square courtyard is a breathtaking architectural detail, and you will be seduced by the vaulted room of breakfasts and the bar. The Bedrooms are endowed with all modern comfort associated with a historical and romantic frame. All are equipped with , mini bar, safe-deposit box, satellite television and air-conditioned

Meal midday and evening, including wine (3 glasses)
Visit to a winery dating from the Roman epoch and the Bridge of Gard

Tasting the best Costières de Nîmes. A range of red wines, going from fruity to very concentrated and very sweet-scented. Fresh and aromatic white wines. Definitely rising values.

Nîmes, Roman regional capital and its imperial arenas

Visit to the Bridge of Gard, classified World Inheritance of Humanity

Stay in the historical heart of Nîmes in a renovated hotel of the 17th century, entirely renovated.

An innovative gastronomy blending tradition and modernity

Montpellier Airport (flights : London, Copenhagen, Frankfort, Lyon, Nantes, Paris) or Nîmes Airport (flights : London, Liverpool, East Midlands, Brussels)

Nimes TGV train station To go directly to the hotel, take a taxi at the airport or in the train station (20 - 40min)

NIMES
Roman and Hispanic, Camarguaise and Cevennes, Languedocien and Provence, Nîmes is at the crossroads of all the southern roads. Nîmes is more than two thousand years old. Two thousand years of history, artistic and passionate architecture. Rome is here like home and forever, from Nemausa the original source, the Maison Carrée, to the imperial oval Arena. The places of worship carry the painful marks of history and the Wars of religion. Nîmes, centre of Protestantism. For a long time, textile industry, wool, cotton and silk offered richness and development to Nîmes. The city still shows the traces of this prosperity through the facades, many Private Mansions and splendid monuments. Nîmes possess also the ardour of camarguaise traditions and bullfighting spirit. A paradise for gourmets and amateurs of refined and inventive gastronomy around products of terroir.