Local products and wines in Ardèche: the best addresses this way!
If you are looking for good Ardèche products to slip into your suitcase after your holidays, we have something to delight you: local products, delicacies or essential AOP wines!
The gourmet event of the year
Every year, Annonay celebrates the richness of local gastronomy during the Gourmandises d'Ardèche festival. This event, which takes place over a convivial weekend, honors passionate producers, artisans, and chefs.
This is the perfect opportunity to discover or rediscover the flavors of Ardèche: from chestnuts to cheeses, wines, and sweet treats. A delicious immersion into the heart of Ardèche traditions and conviviality.
Lucile Ortega
Severine MoulinPastries
Puppets of Annonay
It's a small pink cake flavored with orange, which is the pride of the town. The puppets are sold at Easter and for the Les Gourmandises d'Ardèche event in November. While the snowman is its original form, these days it also comes in hot air balloon, fish, duck, or rabbit forms!
Where to buy it? At the Olagnon pastry shop in Annonay
The Saint-Régis cobblestone
Fancy a sweet treat with the scent of Ardèche? Treat yourself to the Pavé Saint Régis, a traditional French cake that's become a staple on our tables. With its shortcrust pastry, soft almond center, and homemade blueberry, raspberry, praline, and chestnut jam, it promises an explosion of local flavors—all topped with a fine dusting of icing sugar.
Where to buy it? At the Au pavé Saint-Régis bakery
The Chastanha
And for brioche lovers, fall in love with the Chastanha! Both round and golden, this autumnal brioche is made with chestnut flour, for a delicate and slightly sweet taste. It's perfect for breakfast or snacks.
Where to buy it? At the Au pavé Saint-Régis bakery
Fruits and liqueurs
The Rhône Valley is a veritable open-air orchard! Between apricots, walnuts, chestnuts, peaches, cherries, and berries, it's a bountiful land where fruit trees delight in delighting our taste buds.
In this gourmet setting, distillation is a deeply rooted tradition: in Saint-Désirat, the Gauthier distillery enhances the treasures of the orchard to offer delicious liqueurs made from chestnuts, pears, and raspberries. A wonderful way to extend the experience of the Ardèche region.
Alcohol abuse is dangerous for health. To consume with moderation.
Lucile Ortega
friends of truffole saint alban d'ayThe Trufolle
Truffole is another name for the French potato. The tuber, imported from Spain, was first sown in France around the 1540s, in Saint-Alban-d'Ay in Ardèche. Since then, the potato has appeared on our plates in all its forms: au gratin, fries, raclette... It is a staple of French gastronomy. In the 90s, several farmers registered the “La Truffole” brand with the aim of promoting the Ardèche potato and its sector.
Cheeses
Picodon
Round soft cheese made from goat's milk, Picodon means "little spicy cheese". The first writings mentioning it date back to the XNUMXth century! It is made from the Rhône valley to the Ardèche massifs, via the Vercors. It is the star of the aperitif and the end of meals, but you can also find it in salads. Depending on the ripening, its taste can be more or less strong.
On sale at markets and in Préaux: Ferme de l'Amélie
Soft curd
Le Caillé Doux is also a soft goat's milk cheese, but it is made only in the north of the Ardèche department and in particular in Saint-Félicien, from which it bears the name. All the stages of making Caillé Doux are carried out on the farm: from aging to maturing. A special technique used during curdling gives it its sweet taste and its name!
On sale at markets and in Satillieu: The white goat, in Préaux: La Ferme de l'Amélie, Gaec de La Chomaise
Lucile Ortega
Renaud VezinThe wines of the Northern Rhône Valley
Facing the sun, overlooking the Rhône, the vineyards spread across the Ardèche hillsides. Benefiting from a mild and sunny climate, the northern Ardèche is ideal for winegrowing. Located in the northern part of the Côtes du Rhône, discover the three appellations in Ardèche that have made it famous.
Saint Joseph
The appellation is best known for its red wines made from the Syrah grape variety, whose peppery and spicy aromas appeal to lovers of gourmet wines. The white wine, a blend of Roussanne and Marsanne, however, has plenty to offer with its notes of acacia and honey.
Condrieu
It is a golden and aromatic white wine thanks to the unique Viognier grape variety. It evokes notes of mango, apricot and almond.
Roast Coast
The appellation takes its name from the hillsides on which its vines are planted, sometimes inclined at more than 60 degrees! Blend of Syrah and Viognier, this wine has a beautiful ruby color and aromas of violets and red or black fruits. It is a red wine for laying down; full-bodied and robust.
Alcohol abuse is dangerous for health. To consume with moderation.
Where to taste and buy these wines?
Meet wine growers who bring these appellations to life and taste the fruits of their labor! They will share their craft with you and you will be able to buy their precious nectars directly. You will also be able to meet some of our passionate winegrowers during the wine meeting.
Vignobles & Découvertes Label
The Northern Rhône Valley destination is labeled Vignobles et DécouvertesThis label allows visitors to organize their stay around wine and vines and guarantees them quality services: accommodation, restaurant, cellar, entertainment, etc.) across the destination.
