Your entry pass for exclusive events
Whether you're an experienced wine enthusiast or not, your trip to the Gaillac region with your Winegrowers' Pass or Brewers' Pass could be something really out of the ordinary! If you want to have a quiet (or passionate) chat with a winegrower around a barrel get your VIP pass!
Vineyard visits
To explore the wine routes and the Gaillac wine estates, the Pass Vigneron (Winegrowers' Pass) promises some great discoveries! The curious and the connoisseur alike are invited to meet a passionate winegrower with the "Vignobles & Découvertes" label. The history of their estate and their thousand-year-old vines will be told, as well as the secrets of the wines that were formerly found on the tables of counts and kings of France. Vinotrip wine tour enthusiasts, come and experience this unique and fascinating encounter by pushing open the doors of an estate where tasting and conviviality go hand in hand.
How does it work?
With the Pass Vigneron, each visitor can visit the estate of their choice from among those referenced on the list, and enjoy a visit to the winery and vineyards followed by an exclusive tasting with the winemaker. And as a souvenir of this special moment, you will receive a bottle of Gaillac from the estate.
Practical information
- €22 for a Pass Vigneron (price valid for a group of 6 people maximum)
- Visit duration: 1 hr – 1 hr 30 approx. (visit to the estate and tasting)
- 1 bottle from the estate included at the end of the visit (1 bottle per Pass)
Option to purchase wine at the end of the visit.
Book your Pass online
Choose your day and wine estate in the calendar below :
Tested and approved ! Some tesimonials from delighted visitors
We are very pleased with the welcome received at Château Lacroux.
We went to Château de Terride the day before yesterday. Alix and Romain are top notch. A really great time. Despite the harvst they were available. A great experience!
We loved our visit to Domaine Labarthe. We live in Toulouse and I think we'll do it again!
The Pass Vigneron is available for sale in all the tourist offices as well as online, on our website!
We help you choose between our 18 partner estates
Spread over the three terroirs of the Gaillac vineyards, between the plains and the hills, our 18 partner estates all have their own particularities. Here are a few tips to help you find the one you will like best.
Old stones, old vines and winemakers of all ages! Sometimes established for several generations on their family estates, they cultivate an ancestral heritage made of native or foreign grape varieties.
Here's a brief overview.
The ancestrals
Domaine de Labarthe
On the heights of Castanet, this land has been farmed by the Albert family since 1550... Water has flowed under the bridge over the last 5 centuries, but the authentic atmosphere remains. You won’t find any ultra-modern buildings here, but the large winery is a sight to behold in the traditional setting.
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Château de Lacroux
It had only been 5 years since Louis XIII succeeded his father Henri IV when the Derrieux family began working this estate. At Château Lacroux, you'd think you were in a small white stone village. All around us, we can admire the cellar, the winery and the vines stretching out below.
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Domaine des Vergnades
In this little corner of the plain, near the village of Cadalen, Séverin represents the sixth generation of winegrowers. Behind the manor house and the small lake, two dovecotes complete the bucolic landscape.
Bonus? The tour is perfect for children!
Mas d'Aurel
At Mas d'Aurel, in Donnazac, the vines form waves that the seasons colour as they please. The magnificent limestone building and dovecote are typical of the local area. In summer, this estate, handed down from mother to daughter, hosts many festivities.
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Mas de Bicary
The sloping vineyards of Mas de Bicary look out over the small village of Broze, nestling just opposite. On the other side, the old-fashioned barrel cellar is a delight to the eye and to the nose, with its woody, grapey fragrances.
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Domaine de Long-Pech
Since 1889, Domaine de Long Pech, on the slopes of Lapeyrière, has been passed down from father to son... and now from father to daughter! Close to the Sivens forest, the "pech", the Occitan word for hill, offers a magnificent view of the vines below!
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Domaine de la Ramaye
Domaine de la Ramaye is just outside Gaillac. Established here in 1847, it now stands out for its practice of permaculture. During his visits, Michel is always happy to explain the interactions between the vines and the surrounding environment.
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Domaine Laubarel
Domaine Laubarel... that you might call the "domaine du petit saule blanc" in French, is located on the first slopes between Gaillac and Cahuzac-sur-Vère. This small estate, founded in 1904, gives pride of place to the traditional grape varieties of the Gaillac region, a simplicity that is not at odds with quality!
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Château de Terride
Since the age of 20, Alix has been maintaining and restoring this former hunting lodge on the edge of the Grésigne forest. Off-centre from the rest of the vineyard, this 34-hectare estate also cultivates its modernity and ages its wine in curious terracotta eggs.
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Cave Vinovalie
The only cooperative winery in the Pass immerses us in the world of wine in its luminous building, where the tour begins with a film about the winegrowing profession. From here, you can already see what's coming next, with the barrel cellar beautifully displayed behind a large glass roof.
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Château Balsamine
Close to Gaillac, Château Balsamine is accessible by bus for those who don't mind walking a good kilometre! An educational and fun visit for children, who will surely wonder why wine is raised in eggs... what a strange idea?
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Domaine Rotier
In a word: transmission. Alain, Francis and their team are committed to ensuring that the little piece of land they cultivate flourishes and is passed on to future generations. Let's meet a family estate that produces only indigenous grape varieties and is keen to pass on its passion to visitors.
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Domaine Carcenac
Although Cédric represents the eighth generation of winegrowers, he heads an estate that is at the cutting edge of technology. A continuous journey between past, present and future on the well-buried ruins of an ancient Gallo-Roman villa.
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Domaine d'Escausses
One family, two estates, on two different Gaillac terroirs! Jean-Marc, the father, makes wine at Sainte-Croix, and Aurélie, the daughter, at Château l'Enclos des Roses in Cahuzac-sur-Vère. Here, you will catch all the diversity of the vineyards in a single visit!
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Domaine des Ardurels
On the southern edge of the Gaillac vineyard, Sébastien, a cheerful winemaker, takes us on a tour of his small family estate. It's a visit that's sure to please the children, who'll get to meet the farm animals!
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Domaine Duffau
At this small estate, where smiles are always the order of the day, Bruno and Anne hand-pick the Gamay Primeur and Mauzac grapes. All styles of Méthode Ancestrale are produced here, as well as a sparkling red that is unique in the Gaillac region!
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The Gaillac wines
White wines, red wines, sparkling wines...etc. Gaillac is a wine-growing region that offers great diversity. And with its three terroirs, there's plenty to choose from! Whether it's AOP Gaillac, AOP Gaillac Premières Côtes or IGP Côtes du Tarn, our indigenous grape varieties allow us to produce a wide range of wines... But the less experienced can get lost in the shuffle. Who better than the winemakers themselves to explain the specific features of each cuvée. At the end of the tour, you can compare aromas at a welcome tasting just a stone's throw from the cellar and barrels.
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