Domaine Decalage can host seminars, conferences, after-work events and company receptions for up to 200 guests, in a single reception room of 250 square meters that is set up to order. The estate is an organic family vineyard on Chemin de Calage in Saint-Aunès, on the eastern edge of Montpellier, about 15 minutes from the city center. It opened its reception cellar in 2022 to welcome business groups.
Seminars and company events
The room is modular and comes equipped. Chairs, tables, high stools and wine barrels are provided, along with an 85-inch Samsung screen, a flip chart, high-speed Wi-Fi, reversible air conditioning, a cloakroom and access for guests with reduced mobility. The team lays out the space for each event, from rows of chairs for a talk to standing tables for a reception.
Outside, a terrace looks over the vines and a shaded garden lies in front of the tasting room, which gives space for breaks and a drink after the working session. A private parking lot with 150 spaces sits 30 meters from the room.
The estate also works with outside partners for security, wireless microphones, sound systems and extra furniture, so an organizer can book most of the event through one contact. A dedicated phone line handles events, separate from the vineyard line.
Rooms and capacities
The reception room covers 250 square meters and the estate gives a capacity of 200 guests. The room has no fixed layout, so the number seated depends on the set-up chosen. The terrace adds outdoor space next to the room.
Catering
There is no in-house kitchen. The estate offers turnkey menus through partner caterers and food trucks, for a welcome buffet, breakfast, breaks, lunch and dinner, seated or as a cocktail. Wines come from the estate.
History and setting
The Mas de Calage entered the family in 1881 and is one of the few Montpellier properties of that kind still kept intact so close to the city. Some of the Carignan vines were planted in 1947 and still produce. In 2010 Frédéric Delbez received part of the estate from his father and handed the vineyard to his wife, Nathalie Delbez, who restructured it in 2011, adding Mourvèdre while keeping and replanting historic grapes such as Rolle and Grenache. The vines are farmed and the wines made under organic rules, with first vintages by Nathalie in 2012. By 2018 the estate made about 20,000 bottles a year across six wines.
The vineyard sits on the Méjanelle terroir in Languedoc, on rolled pebbles left by the Rhône, swept by the Mistral and the Tramontane and softened by sea breezes. Red grapes are Grenache, Carignan, Mourvèdre and Syrah; whites are Rolle, Grenache Blanc and Roussanne.
The wine business gives groups something to do around the meeting. Nathalie Delbez can lead a tasting of the estate's wines, the team can show the cellar and explain how the wine is made, and a walk through the vines makes a break after a session. The estate also runs its own public events through the year, such as art and market days, so private dates should be checked early.
Getting there
The estate is at Chemin de Calage, 34130 Saint-Aunès, about 15 minutes by car from the center of Montpellier. The parking lot takes 150 cars.
