The Domaine Cazes can host a study day, a board meeting, a training session or a small conference for up to 42 people, with lunch in its own restaurant and a private wine tasting to close the day. The estate has three meeting rooms, from a boardroom for 8 to a main room for 42. It is the historic house of Maison Cazes, at 4 rue Francisco Ferrer in Rivesaltes, north of Perpignan in the Roussillon.
Seminars and company events
Maison Cazes opens three rooms for professional events: seminars, conferences and team building. The standard study day is quoted on request and covers room hire, a welcome coffee, lunch at La Table d'Aimé and a guided tasting of the estate's wines. A photocopier is available on request.
The tasting is led by the estate's own staff, who give advice on food and wine pairing. Groups can also visit the ageing cellar, where the fortified sweet wines rest in century-old oak casks, and taste some of the oldest vintages of the house. For an outing, the family's second estate, Les Clos de Paulilles, near Port-Vendres on the coast, offers paddle and kayak trips that show its vineyard from the sea. Other activities can be arranged with the team.
Weddings and receptions
The estate does not present a wedding or private party offer on its site. Its event pages are aimed at companies. Ask the team if you plan a family celebration.
Rooms and capacities
The main room, called the Grande Salle, holds up to 42 people. The Petite Salle holds up to 18. The Salle 1895 seats 8 around a table or takes 30 standing, which suits a board meeting or a small reception. Layouts for each room are set with the events team.
Accommodation
There are no bedrooms on the Rivesaltes estate. The house runs guest rooms at Les Clos de Paulilles, its coastal estate, and groups can also stay in Perpignan hotels.
Catering
La Table d'Aimé, the restaurant on the estate, holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand and the Maître Restaurateur title. Its cooking is Catalan and Mediterranean, mostly organic, with produce from local farms, and the estate's wines are served alongside. In spring and summer, meals are served on a terrace under palm trees. The restaurant is closed on Sundays and Mondays. The new tasting room and the restaurant won the estate a national wine tourism prize in 2009.
History and setting
Michel Cazes founded the house in 1895 in Rivesaltes. In 1927 his son Aimé persuaded him to buy the Mas Joffre, former property of Marshal Joffre, a native of the town. The first Cazes bottles appeared in 1955. Brothers André and Bernard took over in 1971, and Emmanuel Cazes converted the vineyard to organic and biodynamic farming from 1997; the whole estate has been certified since 2005. Lionel Lavail has led Maison Cazes since 2004, and the house bought Les Clos de Paulilles in 2012. Today it farms 220 hectares across the Roussillon.
The estate is a working winery between the Pyrenees and the Mediterranean, and the meeting rooms sit within the wine buildings.
Getting there
Maison Cazes is at 4 rue Francisco Ferrer in Rivesaltes. The town is a short drive north of Perpignan, which has a high-speed train station and an airport.
