The Vins de Provence consortium's flagship tasting house at Les Arcs-sur-Argens, with the broadest curated Cotes de Provence flight in the region.
The list: The Vins de Provence consortium's flagship tasting house at Les Arcs-sur-Argens, with a broad Cotes de Provence selection and a restaurant pairing the local rose roster with regional Provençal cooking
Tip: The Les Arcs Maison des Vins is the single largest Provence wine tasting house; come with at least an hour to spare and the staff will guide a tasting curated to your taste.
Address: Maison des Vins, RN7, 83460 Les Arcs-sur-Argens, France, Provence
The Bandol consortium's tasting house pours a Cremant de Provence flight beside its Mourvedre roster when stocks allow.
The list: The Bandol oenotheque includes a Cremant de Provence flight when available, with traditional-method Provençal sparkling poured beside the appellation's still wines
Tip: Cremant de Provence is the least-known of the regional Cremants; ask the Maison des Vins about availability before driving up.
Chateau Leoube's organic Cotes de Provence cellar at Bormes-les-Mimosas, with rose and sparkling tastings in a sea-view garden.
The list: Chateau Leoube's organic-certified cellar at Bormes-les-Mimosas pours its Cotes de Provence rose alongside the estate's sparkling Provençal cuvees, with garden tastings overlooking the sea
Tip: The garden tasting at Leoube has sea views; arrive late afternoon for the best light, with bottles to take to the beach below.
Chateau Minuty's Cru Classe tasting room at Gassin, with the M de Minuty, 281 and Prestige range, plus sparkling rose where available.
The list: Chateau Minuty's tasting room at Gassin near Saint-Tropez pours the M de Minuty, 281, Rose et Or and the slate-bottle Prestige cuvee, with the estate's sparkling rose included where available
Tip: Drive the back road from Gassin to Saint-Tropez after the tasting for a direct rose-and-port-village transition.
Chateau d'Esclans's tasting room at La Motte, with the four-tier rose flight that runs Whispering Angel up to barrel-fermented Garrus.
The list: Chateau d'Esclans's tasting room at La Motte pours the four-tier Whispering Angel range up to the barrel-fermented Garrus at the top of the range
Tip: The four-tier flight (Whispering Angel, Rock Angel, Les Clans, Garrus) is the canonical comparison; book ahead as visits are by appointment only.
A powder-pink Vauban wine bar built around a natural-leaning by-the-glass list and Mediterranean small plates. Buzzing as soon as the sun is out.
The list: A powder-pink Marseille wine bar from Christophe Juville with Ferdinand Fravega and Remi Hernandez, pouring an eclectic by-the-glass list with shared small plates like nduja-broccoli and tarama
Tip: Figure is the busiest natural-leaning wine bar in Vauban; arrive when the doors open or expect to wait for a terrace seat.
A sommelier-driven Panier wine bar with a low-intervention list and ambitious small plates. Run by alumni of Otap Brussels, Ivresse Marseille and Auberge de Chassignolles.
The list: A Panier wine bar from former Otap (Brussels) sommelier Quentin Panabieres with Simon Erouart and Alix Eliard, pouring a sommelier-driven low-intervention list with small plates from prawns flambeed in pastis to lamb meatballs
Tip: The Panier is the historic core of Marseille; combine a late dinner here with a daytime walk through the Vieille Charite.