Seminars, study days, oenology team building, product launches, afterwork evenings and private dinners can be held at Domaine Les Amoureuses, with spaces for up to 180 guests. The estate is a working wine domain in Bourg-Saint-Andéol, in southern Ardèche, between Montélimar, Bollène and Avignon, and it opens its spaces for private hire all year.
Seminars and company events
The estate's business offer covers four formats. Seminars and study days take place in equipped rooms. Workshops, incentives and team building are built around wine. Afterwork evenings and staff parties use the terrace and the vat hall. Product launches and conferences can use the largest space.
Wine activities fit into a working day: themed tastings, blending sessions, guided walks in the vines, cellar tours and private tastings of the estate's wines. The team also arranges music and stage entertainment on request. A brochure for business events is available from the estate.
In winter, the estate runs its food and wine pairing format inside its seminar room, with a guided visit, an in-depth tasting and seasonal dishes. In summer, the same format moves outdoors around a brazier.
Weddings and receptions
The estate lists private evenings, birthdays and receptions among the events it hosts, and offers custom formats for bachelor and bachelorette groups. It does not present itself as a wedding venue; ask the team directly if you plan one.
Rooms and capacities
The estate gives 180 guests as its maximum and names three areas. La Cuverie, the vat hall, is the space for large receptions, galas and formal dinners. The Touriga room is smaller and suits board meetings, small workshops and private dinners. Outdoors, the vineyards, a large panoramic terrace and relaxation areas can host events in good weather.
The winery itself is part of the setting. The vat hall is a large modern production space. The barrel cellar has black ceilings and raw concrete walls with points of light, and it holds oak barrels from the Tronçais forest; in 2018 the estate added 300 new casks, large oak vats and demi-muids. Wines age there for 6 to 24 months. Clay amphorae are also used for aging.
Accommodation
There are no bedrooms on the estate. Guests can stay at the Domaine du Colombier, a few kilometers from the vineyard: a five-star hotel in a former fourteenth-century bastide, with a 4-hectare park, terraces, fountains and an outdoor pool.
Catering
Menus are designed by the estate's chef according to the season and matched with the estate's wines. The Domaine du Colombier also has a gastronomic restaurant and a bistro-style annex that work with the estate's wines.
History and setting
The estate produces Vallée du Rhône wines under three ranges: Château Les Amoureuses, Terres des Amoureuses and Le Liby. Its vineyard lies on a single plot surrounded by preserved countryside, and the estate describes its wines as fresh and mineral. Large parking is available on site.
Getting there
Domaine Les Amoureuses is at 1429 Chemin de Vinsas in Bourg-Saint-Andéol, close to the A7 motorway. The estate says it is quick to reach from Montélimar, Bollène, Valence and Avignon, and within reach of Lyon and Marseille.
