L'Essentiel ★ 4.7
One-Michelin-star restaurant in Avignon's old town with sommelier Xavier Laurent and an 1,800-bottle cellar concentrated on Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Gigondas and Condrieu.
Awards: Michelin Star 2025
Contemporary bistro in Avignon's city centre with an exclusively Rhone Valley natural wine programme. Chef-sommelier team sources directly from organic and biodynamic estates in Gigondas, Vacqueyras and the Cotes du Rhone Villages.
Address: 7 rue Racine, 84000 Avignon, France, Rhone Valley
One-Michelin-star restaurant in Avignon's old town with sommelier Xavier Laurent and an 1,800-bottle cellar concentrated on Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Gigondas and Condrieu.
Awards: Michelin Star 2025
Family restaurant in Tournon-sur-Rhone across the river from Tain-l'Hermitage, with a Saint-Joseph corridor cellar. Chef Didier Mazan pairs Ardeche charcuterie and chestnuts with the full Northern Rhone range.
Long-established Vaison-la-Romaine restaurant with a cellar sourced directly from Gigondas, Vacqueyras and Beaumes-de-Venise estates. Outdoor terrace set against the backdrop of Haute-Ville medieval village.
Awards: Bib Gourmand Michelin 2023
Neo-gothic chateau hotel restaurant in the Chateauneuf-du-Pape appellation with a 2,500-bottle cellar focused on the surrounding appellation. Estate tour and wine dinner packages available.
Awards: Michelin Star 2023
One-Michelin-star restaurant in Vienne with a 3,000-bottle cellar heavily weighted to Cote-Rotie and Condrieu. Chef Patrick Henriroux partners with local appellations for a seasonal menu designed around Northern Rhone wines.
Awards: Michelin Star 2025
Relais and Chateaux hotel restaurant near Avignon with an 8,000-bottle cellar and Wine Spectator Award of Excellence. Strong Chateauneuf-du-Pape vertical collection and the widest Rhone Valley list within the Avignon conurbation.
Awards: Michelin Star 2024, Wine Spectator Award of Excellence 2022
One-Michelin-star restaurant in Avignon's old town with sommelier Xavier Laurent and an 1,800-bottle cellar concentrated on Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Gigondas and Condrieu.
Awards: Michelin Star 2025
Embark on a half-day wine tour from Avignon to Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Enjoy a scenic photo stop at the ruins of the Pope's summer residence, then visit two wineries for ...
Enjoy some wine tastings in the southern part of the Rhône Valley.
On this Great Vineyards tour; discover some of the best quality wines made in Provence, in the famous Côtes du Rhône wine region. Learn about grape varieties, and tast...
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