I am visiting Nimes (briefly) in late August. Does wine tasting exist just outside the city? I would love to find my way to a winery in the countryside for a couple of hours... Thoughts?
Posted by
US Pacific Northwest
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Nimes is in the Costiere de Nimes sub-region of the Vallee du Rhone wine region; however, you said "just outside the city" and the main areas for wine in that region are well south of Nimes, in Saint-Laurent-d'Aigouze, St-Gilles, and Vauvert.
Posted by
Christchurch, NZ
46 posts
spooky... there seems to be someone (or someones?) with the same name as me, going same places at similar times...
Sorry, unhelpful post :-)
Posted by
Lake Oswego, Oregon
1329 posts
Mas de la Dame is right outside Les Baux. Might be farther than you want to go but I recommend it.
Posted by
OP
Los Angeles, CA, United States
3 posts
Thank you for the info... Yes, "just outside the city," meaning if we were staying in Nimes, is there a winery relatively nearby that we could quickly get to... from my research (and Kent's response), sounds doubtful. I am going to be riding the rails south, with a stopover in Nimes (fascinated by its architecture and history) and just imagined (dreamed?) of drifting into the countryside and finding a winery... :)
And Chris from NZ, see you at the Roman amphitheatre! ;)
Posted by
Lake Oswego, Oregon
1329 posts
My apologies. I should have specified that Les Baux is 45 minutes or so from Nimes. If you have time and a car, it would be worth a visit.
Posted by
Nice, France
108 posts
There are several "domaines" that you can visit in Nîmes area. Here is a webpage where you have a list of them with a map and their addresses, I hope it helps :
http://www.vins-languedoc-roussillon.fr/fr/nimes01.html