Le Coin Gourmand Avignon

Le Coin Gourmand Avignon

Le Coin Gourmand, Avignon is famous for the unique Provencal wines. French wines are cherished all the world over, French champagne forms part of any celebration. It is only in the order of things that you will be enjoying French cuisine and wines when you are on your annual holiday to Avignon. The main shopping street is rue de la Republique in Avignon. Here haute couture and other branded articles whether fashion or lifestyle, jostle for space. Even if you feel that you would not buy anything for yourself, you would love to take home some presents for your friends and family. In that respect, Avignon is the best place for buying presents. Some of the gifts you can take home are olive oil, lavender, brightly printed fabrics, sugared fruits, chocolate and fig or melon jam. As for wines doing the round at Le Coin Gourmand, Avignon would not come amiss.

You might well wonder that from where did the wine making industry in Avignon start. If you go through the wine history of Provence, then you will learn a lot as this area has some of the most ancient vineyards of France. Vineyards were introduced to Provence around 2600 years ago by the Greeks who settled at Marseilles from Phocee. The Romans later developed the vineyards. The wine industry was a great source of income for the Middle Ages monastries. Some of the abbeys like Saint Victor Abbey in Marseille, Silvacane Abbey in the Luberon, and the Lerin Abbey near Cannes made money by making wines from their vineyards.

If you go on a vineyard tour of the Rhone Valley appellate, you will be stunned with its beauty and modern wine making techniques. Sampling locally made wines always have a charisma of its own, but perhaps you may not be able to sample all the wines manufactured here. Try choosing from the selection at Le Coin Gourmand . Most of Provence's wines have been included in their selection.

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