The Guide: Côtes de Provence wineries to visit & wine to try pathstotravel.com

Côtes de Provence wineries to visit & wine to try based on a personal travel experience and regional history.

This was, a grand European adventure and the tour through Côtes de Provence, France, wineries was without a doubt one of my highlights. As someone who best learns through experiences winery visits are a must for every trip. You can learn a lot about a region through wine because much of the world’s history is intertwined with it.

Provence sprawls the Mediterranean coast of France, neighbouring the Rhone River and Côte d’Azur. If we zoom out further the main thing to know is that this region edges on the South of France. With this in mind, it is no surprise that the most popular wine produced in this region is Rosé (88%), mostly dry and aromatic.

With 2,600 years of winemaking history, Provence is the oldest wine-producing region in France*. Geographically speaking, the region is quite small but the rich variety of climate, soils, altitude, and history makes it ideal for growing a wide range of grape varietals. This very same climate also makes the South of France an ideal summer vacation destination for many Europeans who close up shops to relax on the beach and drink wine in the shade of blooming trees.