WINE from Nice, France & Coco Chanel’s Secret | French Riviera Travel Guide

Explore a hidden vineyard treasure in Nice, France! 🍇🍷
It’s September – and the grape harvest in the south of France is in full swing. While Provence boasts renowned vineyards, the Côte d’Azur may not immediately spring to mind as a wine region. However, nestled within the city limits of vibrant Nice lies a charming secret – “Le Bellet.”
Join us on a unique journey as we not only guide you to one of Nice’s most celebrated wineries, Château de Crémat, but also roll up our sleeves to participate in the annual grape harvest.
Plus: Discover the story of how Coco Chanel drew inspiration for her iconic logo at the enchanting château!
Get ready to taste the flavors of the Côte d’Azur, dive into Nice’s wine culture, and uncover the fascinating connections between history, fashion, and wine in this latest “Riviera Go!” adventure.

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Here’s where WE went grape harvesting and where YOU can go for wine tastings and a tour of the château – or even celebrate your wedding:

Château de Crémat – https://chateaucremat.com/en/
📍https://goo.gl/maps/WKPnP9jFA3r9iUwZ8
Address: 442 Chemin de Crémat, F-06200 NICE

Visits & Wine Tasting:

🍇 Visit “Experience”: 45 min – 1 hour (€20 per person)
You’ll discover all the secrets of viticulture and wine-making methods used at Château de Crémat, tasting included.
Mon-Sat at 10 AM and 4 PM

🍇 Visit “Mademoiselle”
Same as the above PLUS discovery of Coco Chanel’s connection to the château, including a visit of the interiors, which have been refurbished with the furniture from the Ritz in Paris, including the furniture that was in the Coco Chanel suite.
Mon-Sat at 11.30 AM and 2 PM

To book a visit, please call +33(0)4 92 15 12 15 or send an email to contact@chateaucremat.com

Where to buy wine from Château de Crémat?
🍇 in boutique at Château de Crémat (open Mon-Sat 10-17.30 / 10 AM – 5.30 PM – wine tasting possible)
🍇 online on their website
🍇 at specific wine stores in and around Nice (like Cave Rivoli, Côté Vin, Nicolas)

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00:00 Introduction
00:50 Chapter 1: From the vine to the bottle
05:07 Chapter 2: How Coco Chanel came up with her iconic logo
07:02 Chapter 3: Château de Crémat for you

Provence is a huge wine region
with cities like Nissan can not so much
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there is actually exactly one tiny
little wine growing area over here
within the city limits of one of
France’s largest cities lobele in nice
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So today we’re not only taking you to
the most famous Winery in nice we’re
also helping with a grape Harvest
and we’re revealing how Coco Chanel came
up with her iconic logo
yep there’s a direct link to the Chateau
de crema and nice
as usual you’ll find the exact location
and lots more in the description below
the film
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it’s Harvest Time
grapes are ripe and just starting to dry
the perfect moment to get at them
we’re in the hills of knees
between the Sea and the mountains
high above the VAR River and the
motorway
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the only vineyard with the PDO
designation entirely located in a large
urban area
back in the day the Romans already grew
wine right here
peculiarity of the vines of Chateau de
crema is
they are planted on man-made Terraces
ported by stone walls called restaurant
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poor and draining soil is very favorable
for the Vine
The Grapes ripen slowly
which enriches their juice with sugar
and preserves their acidic character
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take the grape
we cut here and we have to be careful
with our finger
we cut slowly
and we put in the buckets
Time for Action then
today and early September morning
we’re going to harvest the grape variety
called govanash
the grape said Chateau de crema are
actually harvested by hand
these pictures are not for sure it fits
that the winery switched to organic
farming in 2014.
today five grape varieties are
cultivated on its 13 hectares of land
when the vines are empty and the buckets
are full
we head back to the actual Chateau where
the processing of the grapes Begins by
the way we’ve made lots of videos about
knees see our playlists up there
so how does this become this
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Crema
as at many other wineries in the south
of France you can get a glimpse of what
happens behind the scenes
we offer guided tours a wine tasting
included
after niaz has delivered the grapes from
the field he pours them onto the first
conveyor belt Crate by crate
we make sure everything is nicely spread
out on the Belt
out stray leaves
the next conveyor belt moves the Bunches
of the grapes up into a large jerking
Silver Machine
out come the green stalks while the
separated grapes
are moved up to the next level
where they slide down into the Press
from the field to tweet delicious grape
juice it it takes mere minutes
cheers
but to mature into a round wine
patience is needed in the barrel
the dark chilly Wine Cellar of Chateau
de crema with its Oak barrels for red
wine dates back over a century
and part of the old setup is now only
decoration
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so what does wine from Chateau de crema
have to do with Coco Chanel
well does this logo look familiar
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pops up throughout the visit of what’s
hidden behind the red walls
might remind you of plasma Cena in the
center of nice
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story tomorrow tells us about the
Chateau that’s pretty fascinating
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the impressive building in neotaskin
style dates back to 1906.
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an owner played a major role in
redeveloping the bully Vineyard
in the Roaring Twenties Irene Brett’s a
wealthy American took over the Chateau
carried out extensive renovations
and hosted sanctuous parties with all
the celebrities of the cortezur
including a certain Coco Chanel
Legend has it that she was inspired by
the initials of chatur de crema to
intertwined Seas to create the logo of
her fashion house
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The Chateau has seen several more owners
over the decades
current one a family of French
industrialists renovated the rooms to
recreate the Roaring Twenties
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using furniture from the Ritz hotel in
Paris purchased at auction
including pieces from the Coco Chanel
Suite
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ready to taste some wine from Chateau de
crema
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they produce Reds whites and roses
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said to be complex Fine Wines
foreign
you can just show up in the boutique at
the entrance of the property for a
tasting
or you could do a full tour of the
Chateau like we did
description below the film for more
information
if you’re into wine we made several
videos about Provencal Villages this
summer and most of the time we also did
a wine tasting why don’t you have a look
[Applause]