Ardeche
Ardèche Wine - Buy Wine from the Ardèche Region of France
The hills of the Ardèche were traditionally home to hardy smallholders, proper paysanne, who were practically self sufficient. Mixed farming or polyculture was very much the norm; as well as growing fruit and vegetables and keeping poultry and livestock most farmers would have tended a few rows of vines for personal consumption and perhaps a small surplus to take to market.
In the post-war era, this patchwork of small vine holdings, which weren’t commercially viable in their own right, lent itself perfectly to the nascent
cave co-opérative movement. Wine-makers could pool their resources to produce good quality wines cheaply and competitively.
The Vignerons Ardéchois
co-opérative based in the heart of the Ardèche at Ruoms, 18 kilometres south of Aubenas, was founded in 1967 and today is responsible for 9,500 hectares of vines. It is a terrific source of characterful, keenly-priced wines and is renowned for its excellent single varietal bottlings and budget blends.
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