City of Chocolate Valrhona
Tain-l'Hermitage
Places offering a tasting tour in North Ardèche
Today, we invite you to explore some places with a tasting tour, to whet your appetite! Enjoy a tasting during or after your visit. It's the best way to discover the region's local products and leave with some souvenirs in your suitcase. Chocolatey sweetness, powerful fruit, delicate aromas: the North of Ardèche is the ideal destination to treat yourself with his specialties.
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Alembic MuseumThe art of distillation
A stone's throw from the banks of the Rhône and at the foot of the vineyards, we invite you to discover the Alambic Museum in Saint-Désirat.
It explores the history of distillers and distillation. As you wander through the rooms, you'll discover this ancestral know-how and the use of brandy at the time in Ardèche villages.
After your visit, you can taste, if you wish, some of the eaux de vie from the Saint-Désirat distillery offered for sale.
Chocolate tasting tour
South of Annonay, you can enjoy a gourmet chocolate tour! Head to the Cité du Chocolat in Tain l'Hermitage. Enjoy a few squares of chocolate during your tour, which details the production of cocoa. As you wander through the rooms and workshops, chocolate will hold no secrets for you. At the end of the tour, don't hesitate to try the museum's restaurant for a 100% chocolate experience!
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Julien's FactoryConfectionery and chocolate
Fifteen minutes from Annonay, visit Julien's Factory in Bourg-Argental. Inside this artisanal confectionery, you can watch candies and chocolates take shape before your eyes. A quick stop at the shop at the end of the tour will give those with a sweet tooth a treat!
About wine
From Vienna to Valencia, you are at the heart of the destination Northern Rhône Valley. All along the Rhône River, many wine estates open their doors to you. Among them, you can discover the Cellar Saint-Desirat, its house of aromas and its Rochevine trail in the vineyards. Come and taste a glass of Saint-Joseph at the foot of the vines!
Renaud Vezin
