Savoie wine travel guide

A family business in Jongieux, winegrowers for six generations, with great attention to local grape varieties. Planted on glacial moraine clay-limestone soils with a south-south-west exposure, and wor…

David and Véronique Dupasquier are the fifth generation of this ultra-traditional domaine in Aimavigne, a hamlet whose name literally means "love the vine". All the wines ferment on native yeasts, and…

On a Gallo-Roman site on the steep slopes of the Bauges massif, in the cellars of the former castle of the Lords of Mérande, the Genoux family makes wines that show Savoie in its most authentic form. …

Château des Allues isn't a wine estate in the classic sense: it's a spectacular 16th-century castle in the middle of the Combe de Savoie, serving as a guest house and restaurant, surrounded by vineyar…

A wine cellar and bar between lake and mountains in the village of Veyrier-du-Lac, on the eastern shore of Lake Annecy. Wines, champagnes and local produce: cheese, terrines, snails. Regular themed ev…

Tucked away in a courtyard of the old town, away from the tourist crowds. Small shared plates, an impressive wine list and staff who know what they're talking about. Visitors describe the wine list as…