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Nice Agricole
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Wine of Bellet
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The Bellet wine is one of the oldest in France which was probably planted during the same period as the Founding of Marseille by the Phocaeans.
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Located to the west of Nice, close to the small village of Saint-Roman de Bellet, this wine enjoys the benefits of a high level of sunshine and a micro-climate which favours the slow maturation necessary for the freshness and elegance of white and red wines. The vines are rooted in strips of land known as " restanques " made up of pebbles mixed with light-coloured sand called " poudingue ". Classed as "A.O.C" in 1941, this small territory entirely within Nice's boundaries produces a range of rare and prestigious wines, well-known by the locals and the best restaurants of the region.
The three colours (red, white and rosé) are produced in equal quantities. The varieties of vine are "le Rolle" and "le Chardonnais" for white wines, "la Folle Noire" and "le Braquet" are the main types of vine used for reds and rosés, "Grenache" and "Cinsault" for the others.
The Château de Bellet, a family-owned estate for the last 4 centuries is a "pearl" of local architecture, with its ochre-coloured façades painted with trompe l’œil and its two round towers. Ghislain de Charnacé shares his passion for wine with a small number other local vine-growers who defend this precious heritage on the hills of Crémat, Saquier or Saint-Roman.
Château de Bellet :
440, chemin de Saquier,
Tel : 33 (0)493 37 81 57.
Visit of the vineyard and wine-tasting in the château. Visits for groups only on appointment.
The three colours (red, white and rosé) are produced in equal quantities. The varieties of vine are "le Rolle" and "le Chardonnais" for white wines, "la Folle Noire" and "le Braquet" are the main types of vine used for reds and rosés, "Grenache" and "Cinsault" for the others.
The Château de Bellet, a family-owned estate for the last 4 centuries is a "pearl" of local architecture, with its ochre-coloured façades painted with trompe l’œil and its two round towers. Ghislain de Charnacé shares his passion for wine with a small number other local vine-growers who defend this precious heritage on the hills of Crémat, Saquier or Saint-Roman.
Château de Bellet :
440, chemin de Saquier,
Tel : 33 (0)493 37 81 57.
Visit of the vineyard and wine-tasting in the château. Visits for groups only on appointment.
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Olives
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Introduced by the Greeks more than 3000 years ago, the olive tree is present all over the French Riviera, from the hills of the back country to the coast.
Nice's olive originates from the " cailletier ", a variety of olive tree which produces tastier fruit.
It provides the foundations of "niçois" cookery : olives and olive oil, which is used to preserve numerous foods such as anchovies, sweet peppers, "sanguin" mushrooms (excellent mushrooms from the Lactaires Délicieux family). Olives and olive oil are omnipresent in local cooking and provide at the same time its originality and elegance. It is important to note that the best olive oil is not always the most strongly perfumed or full-bodied but on the on the contrary the finest with a milder flavour. Alziari, les Caves Caprioglio, le Moulin des Caracoles, la Maison de l’olive all offer a choice of : olives and olive oil, but also, tapenade, olives from " cailletier ", and picholines in pleasant boutiques with a perfume of Provence.
Syndicat des producteurs d'olives de tables des Alpes-Maritimes
Quartier Géa de Pommier
Gilette
Syndicat interprofesionnel de l'Olive
Box 116 - Marché d'Intérêt National
06296 Nice cedex 3
Tél : 33 (0) 493 83 33 90
Syndicat national des Mouliniers
Moulin de la Brague
Opio Le Rouret
Tél : 33 (0) 493 77 23 03
Musée ethnographique de l'olivier
Château-Musée Grimaldi
Place Grimaldi
Haut de Cagnes - Cagnes sur Mer
Tél : 33 (0) 493 20 85 57
Moulin à Huile Alziari :
318, boulevard de la Madeleine, open end of November to Febuary during the olive-grinding process, the best time for your visits. Oil-presses, paddle-wheels driven by the river, all the production secrets throughout the ages.
Boutiques :
Alziari Nicolas : 14, rue Saint-François de Paule,
Tel : 33 (0)493 85 76 92
Maison de l’Olive : 18, rue Pairolière,
Tel : 33 (0)493 80 01 61
Huilerie des Caracoles (produits régionaux) : 5, rue Saint-François de Paule,
Tel : 33 (0)493 62 65 30.
ADO Les Amis de l'Olivier
19 boulevard Docteur Roux, Mairie, 06440 L'Escarène
Contact : Jacqueline Bellino-Potot
Tél : 33(0)4 93 91 44 29
Fax : 33(0)4 93 91 44 29
Open : Mopnday to Friday, 9am to midday / 1pm - 6pm
Oil-mill, museum, 17th century Baroque Church
Tasting : initiation to the taste of olive-oil and "Brissaouda"
(toasted bread rubbed with garlic and dipped in oil)
Sale of locally produced oil.
L'Oliveraie
58 Route Félix Garrel, 06670 Colomars
Contact : André Giauffret
Tel : 33 (0) 493 37 92 72
Reservation required, visits from November to March, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
Number of persons per visit : 15 minimum, 50 maximum
Tasting of products at the end of the visit. Sale of farm products.
A centuries-old olive-grove (Cailletier variety)
Le Moulin de Castagniers
2 Chemin du Moulin, 06670 Castagniers
Contact : M. Spinelli
Tel : 33 (0) 493 08 10 75
Oil-mill
Open during the olive harvest from November to March, Monday to Friday, reservation required.
During other periods, the mill can alos be visited.
Number of persons per visit : 10 minimum, 50 maximum
Sale of mill products at the end of the visit.
Guided visits and followed by olive-tasting (reservation required). Non-guided visits also possible.
La Ferme du Val del Prat
3841 Chemin du Mount, 06440 Luceram
Contact : Emile Tihy et Roger Martini
Tel et Fax : 33 (0) 493 79 54 66
Located at an altitude of 600 metres and 30 km from Nice, a green valley between the sea and the mountains.
Olive-trees on 4 hectares occupy a predominant position in the estate. The farm also has a collection of fig-trees as well as an orcrhard and a vegetable garden.
Number of persons per visit : 20 maximum
Non-guided visit of the farm and guided visit of the old 17th century mill, sale of farm products : every day from 3 pm to 7pm - free entrance.
Tasting of a selction of farm products (reservation required).
Distillation of wild lavendar (picked on the region's hills) all year rund, reservation required.
Domaine de la Tour
77 Vieux chemin de laghet, 06340 La Trinité
Contact : Gaec Lessatini et fils
Tel : 33 (0) 493 54 33 41
Fax : 33 (0) 493 27 39 56
In a family-run farm at 7 km from Nice, a Mediterranean setting with age-old olive-trees. Over 1000 trees in all are grown on terraces.
From April to may and from December to March (harvest) : guided visit followed by a tasting of olive products, reservation required, every day except Thursday from 2pm.
20 persons maximum. Sale of farm products.
Moulin de la Laouza
coopérative oleicole de Contes
quartier le martinet, 06390 Contes
Tel : 33 (0) 493 79 28 73 ou 33 (0) 493 79 00 01
Traditional Genoese oil-mill typical of the Paillon valley style.
Olive specialities sold at the Coopérative Oléicole
Mill accessible for all vehicules. Wheelchair access.
From June to November, Monday to Saturday
Number of visitors : 20 persons maximum
Moulin des Escaïoun
Union des coopératives oléicoles du Paillon
Chemin du Pilon, 06390 Contes
Tél : 33 (0) 493 79 24 05
Olive mill.
Olive specialities sold at the Coopérative Oléicole
Mill accessible for all vehicules. Wheelchair access.
Nice's olive originates from the " cailletier ", a variety of olive tree which produces tastier fruit.
It provides the foundations of "niçois" cookery : olives and olive oil, which is used to preserve numerous foods such as anchovies, sweet peppers, "sanguin" mushrooms (excellent mushrooms from the Lactaires Délicieux family). Olives and olive oil are omnipresent in local cooking and provide at the same time its originality and elegance. It is important to note that the best olive oil is not always the most strongly perfumed or full-bodied but on the on the contrary the finest with a milder flavour. Alziari, les Caves Caprioglio, le Moulin des Caracoles, la Maison de l’olive all offer a choice of : olives and olive oil, but also, tapenade, olives from " cailletier ", and picholines in pleasant boutiques with a perfume of Provence.
Syndicat des producteurs d'olives de tables des Alpes-Maritimes
Quartier Géa de Pommier
Gilette
Syndicat interprofesionnel de l'Olive
Box 116 - Marché d'Intérêt National
06296 Nice cedex 3
Tél : 33 (0) 493 83 33 90
Syndicat national des Mouliniers
Moulin de la Brague
Opio Le Rouret
Tél : 33 (0) 493 77 23 03
Musée ethnographique de l'olivier
Château-Musée Grimaldi
Place Grimaldi
Haut de Cagnes - Cagnes sur Mer
Tél : 33 (0) 493 20 85 57
Moulin à Huile Alziari :
318, boulevard de la Madeleine, open end of November to Febuary during the olive-grinding process, the best time for your visits. Oil-presses, paddle-wheels driven by the river, all the production secrets throughout the ages.
Boutiques :
Alziari Nicolas : 14, rue Saint-François de Paule,
Tel : 33 (0)493 85 76 92
Maison de l’Olive : 18, rue Pairolière,
Tel : 33 (0)493 80 01 61
Huilerie des Caracoles (produits régionaux) : 5, rue Saint-François de Paule,
Tel : 33 (0)493 62 65 30.
ADO Les Amis de l'Olivier
19 boulevard Docteur Roux, Mairie, 06440 L'Escarène
Contact : Jacqueline Bellino-Potot
Tél : 33(0)4 93 91 44 29
Fax : 33(0)4 93 91 44 29
Open : Mopnday to Friday, 9am to midday / 1pm - 6pm
Oil-mill, museum, 17th century Baroque Church
Tasting : initiation to the taste of olive-oil and "Brissaouda"
(toasted bread rubbed with garlic and dipped in oil)
Sale of locally produced oil.
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La Route des Oliviers Information : Maison des Cantons des Alpes d'Azur Pays Niçois Manda - RN 202 - 06270 Colomars Tél : 33(0)4 93 08 76 31 Fax : 33(0)4 93 29 23 10 Reservations in writing only (fax, letter) a minimum of 72h in advance . Cultivation, science and gastronomy of olives in the Valleys of Haut Paillon. Guided visits for groups from November to March |
L'Oliveraie
58 Route Félix Garrel, 06670 Colomars
Contact : André Giauffret
Tel : 33 (0) 493 37 92 72
Reservation required, visits from November to March, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
Number of persons per visit : 15 minimum, 50 maximum
Tasting of products at the end of the visit. Sale of farm products.
A centuries-old olive-grove (Cailletier variety)
Le Moulin de Castagniers
2 Chemin du Moulin, 06670 Castagniers
Contact : M. Spinelli
Tel : 33 (0) 493 08 10 75
Oil-mill
Open during the olive harvest from November to March, Monday to Friday, reservation required.
During other periods, the mill can alos be visited.
Number of persons per visit : 10 minimum, 50 maximum
Sale of mill products at the end of the visit.
Guided visits and followed by olive-tasting (reservation required). Non-guided visits also possible.
La Ferme du Val del Prat
3841 Chemin du Mount, 06440 Luceram
Contact : Emile Tihy et Roger Martini
Tel et Fax : 33 (0) 493 79 54 66
Located at an altitude of 600 metres and 30 km from Nice, a green valley between the sea and the mountains.
Olive-trees on 4 hectares occupy a predominant position in the estate. The farm also has a collection of fig-trees as well as an orcrhard and a vegetable garden.
Number of persons per visit : 20 maximum
Non-guided visit of the farm and guided visit of the old 17th century mill, sale of farm products : every day from 3 pm to 7pm - free entrance.
Tasting of a selction of farm products (reservation required).
Distillation of wild lavendar (picked on the region's hills) all year rund, reservation required.
Domaine de la Tour
77 Vieux chemin de laghet, 06340 La Trinité
Contact : Gaec Lessatini et fils
Tel : 33 (0) 493 54 33 41
Fax : 33 (0) 493 27 39 56
In a family-run farm at 7 km from Nice, a Mediterranean setting with age-old olive-trees. Over 1000 trees in all are grown on terraces.
From April to may and from December to March (harvest) : guided visit followed by a tasting of olive products, reservation required, every day except Thursday from 2pm.
20 persons maximum. Sale of farm products.
Moulin de la Laouza
coopérative oleicole de Contes
quartier le martinet, 06390 Contes
Tel : 33 (0) 493 79 28 73 ou 33 (0) 493 79 00 01
Traditional Genoese oil-mill typical of the Paillon valley style.
Olive specialities sold at the Coopérative Oléicole
Mill accessible for all vehicules. Wheelchair access.
From June to November, Monday to Saturday
Number of visitors : 20 persons maximum
Moulin des Escaïoun
Union des coopératives oléicoles du Paillon
Chemin du Pilon, 06390 Contes
Tél : 33 (0) 493 79 24 05
Olive mill.
Olive specialities sold at the Coopérative Oléicole
Mill accessible for all vehicules. Wheelchair access.
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