Marc Jonas - Country Guide

Marc Jonas - Country Guide

Since my adolescence I have fallen in love with wine despite my origins in Lille, well-known for its beer.
In 1981 I moved to the Mediterranean the country and landscape of wine.
The region and its history fascinated me specially ITS WINE, I embarked on a career in Tourism undertaking numerous courses in various aspects.

Needing to know more about wine, I obtained the International Wine Trade Diploma through the Chamber of Agriculture together with a diploma as Country Guide to establish the link between wine and culture.
I have been a freelance since 2000 I have hosted many international groups throughout Provence and the Languedoc.

Another way to travel …

Among all the choices which are proposed to you, the Mediterranean vineyards discovery can adapted according to your request.

In parallel with the discovery of the vineyards it’s possible to,

1 organize a tourist stay in alternation with tasting

2 organize a stay around good regional tables

3 establish workshops kitchens and to discover local products

That’s a perfect opportunity to understand the most closely as possible the sens of the Terroir and to select your preferred wines, after numerous tastings and purchase it with certainty.

Chemins Vignerons proposes tours from cellars to cellars, without being disturbed by organisation problems, without risks.

Up to you to specify your preference, to fix your lodging downtown: hotel 2, 3 or 4 * or in the countryside in guest house.

You can also chose the formula driver/guide for a group of 8 people or as a small group of 20 people maximum.

last moment

Day 1 : COOKING LESSON IN PROVENCE

Pick up Avignon TGV Station (arrival around 4.00 pm) and transfer to the guest house in Tavel, an authentic provençal "mas", offering a splendid view of surrounding nature and the sound of the cicadas, in which magnificent rooms have been built with a provençal flavour. Enjoy a cooking course followed by dinner (drinks included) : discover the scents and spirit of the Provencal home kitchen, made with fruits and vegetables ripened in abundant sunlight. Accommodation.

Day 2 :

WINE-TASTING IN AVIGNON

Regular Half Day Tour to discover the Wines of the Rhône Valley (pick up in Tavel). Sightseeing in the vineyards and stops at 2 different wineries producing red, rosé and white wines (including Châteauneuf du Pape). During the tour, explanations about « terroir », grape varieties, vinification and aging cellars. Also, get in touch with French History, with great views from the cellars over castles or mansions dating from the 17th or 18th.

Afternoon at leisure to visit the Popes’Palace, biggest gothic palace in Europe and the Pont d’Avignon, famous for the French song (English hearphone provided in both monuments). Wine-tasting in the Popes’Palace. Back to Tavel for dinner at the guest house and accommodation.

Day 3 : DISCOVER THE WINES & TASTING IN TAVEL

Stroll around the streets of Tavel, a picturesque village, and wine-tasting in a Domaine which produces some of the greatest vintages of the Rhone Valley : Châteauneuf du Pape, Lirac, Tavel. Drop off Avignon TGV Station at around 12.00 pm.

Price per person including

  •   2 nights in a Bed & Breakfast in Tavel, breakfast included
  • Cooking course, followed by dinner (drinks included) on day 1
  • Dinner (drinks included) on day 2
  • Transfers & transportation by minibus with English or Spanish speaking driver/guide
  • Entrance fees as mentioned

If Sunday included = + 60 € for the 2 clients


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