The Printemps de
Ch�teauneuf-du-Pape, now in its sixth year, is a festive rite of spring for wine
lovers here in the South of France. This year it's Saturday and Sunday,
April 11 and 12, with a special day on Monday April 13 (9:30 am to 2:30 pm) for
wine-industry professionals. More than 85 winemakers from Ch�teauneuf will be on hand, schmoozing,
pouring and selling, making this a wonderful opportunity to meet local
winemakers while tasting their latest releases and a few smashing older
vintages. It�s also an easy way to buy the wines you love, some of them normally
quite difficult to get. This year, there will also be eight winemakers from Spain (particularly the Priorat region) on hand.
As in years past there will be tasting seminars ("ateliers degustations") for an extra charge but all three are already sold out, sorry!
Les
Printemps takes place at the Salle Dufays on the Place de la Renaissance in
Ch�teauneuf, from 10 am to 7 pm both
days. Your 8� entry fee gets you in all weekend
and includes a tasting glass. There will be free parking...indoor and outdoor
play areas for the kids...and food available on site. For all the info,
click here for the
event website; you can also call the Tourist Office at 04 90 83 71 08. For
general info about the the wines of Ch�teauneuf, the village and the region,
click here and here.
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