200 years
of inspirations
History
X
Attestation of the 1st vineyard in Saint-Péray (donation of a grapevine to Cluny Abbey). Medieval castle of 'Cruciolo'.
XIV-XV
At that time, while making red wine, winegrowers were focusing their efforts on producing white wine, then considered a luxury product.
XII
Construction of the castle under the aegis of Gérold Bastet de Crussol. Strategic location dominating the Rhone Valley.
1826
The Château de Beauregard is transformed to house a wine cellar.
It is in its cellar that Louis-Alexandre Faure produced the first sparkling Saint-Péray wine. In 1829, the first cork of sparkling Saint-Péray wine popped at the foot of the Château de Crussol. It was thanks to this new sparkle that Saint-Péray wines really gained in renown.
XVIII
Development of fluvial navigation and an upturn in the trade of Saint-Péray white wines.
1980
The vineyard spans 45 ha.
Renewal of the appellation under the aegis of historic families. Growth of the still wines.
1990
The Confrérie du Saint-Péray is a group of enthusiasts dedicated to promoting and recognizing the wines of the Saint-Péray appellation, by organizing numerous festive and oenological events.
1936
The decree of the appellation, recognition as an AOC.
The vineyard spans 140 ha. 80% of the appellation is made into sparkling wine.
2022
Inauguration of the 'Maison des Vins et du Tourisme', in the historic 'Hôtel BADET' in Saint-Péray.
2016
80th anniversary of the creation of the Saint-Péray appellation. Vineyard of 115 ha. 90% is made into still white wine.
Histoire
X
Attestation of the 1st vineyard in Saint-Péray (donation of a grapevine to Cluny Abbey). Medieval castle of 'Cruciolo'.
XII
Construction of the castle under the aegis of Gérold Bastet de Crussol. Strategic location dominating the Rhone Valley.
XIV-XV
At that time, while making red wine, winegrowers were focusing their efforts on producing white wine, then considered a luxury product.
XVIII
Development of fluvial navigation and an upturn in the trade of Saint-Péray white wines.
1826. The Château de Beauregard is transformed to house a wine cellar.
1826
The Château de Beauregard is transformed to house a wine cellar.
It is in its cellar that Louis-Alexandre Faure produced the first sparkling Saint-Péray wine. In 1829, the first cork of sparkling Saint-Péray wine popped at the foot of the Château de Crussol. It was thanks to this new sparkle that Saint-Péray wines really gained in renown.
1936
The decree of the appellation, recognition as an AOC.
The vineyard spans 140 ha. 80% of the appellation is made into sparkling wine.
1980
The vineyard spans 45 ha.
Renewal of the appellation under the aegis of historic families. Growth of the still wines.
1990
The Confrérie du Saint-Péray is a group of enthusiasts dedicated to promoting and recognizing the wines of the Saint-Péray appellation, by organizing numerous festive and oenological events.
2016
80th anniversary of the creation of the Saint-Péray appellation.
Vineyard of 115 ha. 90% is made into still white wine.
2022
Inauguration of the 'Maison des Vins et du Tourisme', in the historic 'Hôtel BADET' in Saint-Péray.
For you, m'ladies;
I will sing the Saint-Péray;
It is known as a ladies' wine,
That's how perfect it is.
The violet that it exhales
Makes the taste delicious,
And one can say that it equals
The nectar drunk by the gods.
The traveller of Saint-Péray, DESAUGIERS (1807)
The “Champagne of the South“
Jules VERNE
It seems to us that it [Saint-Péray] has an even more marked effect on the tongue. It cheers it, loosens it… and often makes it unreasonable. Everything is in the dosage. There is no point belittling it: it will always be the favourite, because nothing better represents the French character, always ready to go like the Saint-Péray, to smoke, sparkle and disappear.
Doctor FRANCUS
True happiness is within virtue, we are virtuous and God rewards us.
Be sure to taste this wine!
Alexandre DUMAS
The Appellation
An exceptional calcareous terroir at the foot of a rocky spur, a climate between north and south, two varietals with strong characters, an ancestral know-how…
Saint-Péray, a Rhone Valley terroir whose aura lights up the land of Ardèche which is as frank and sincere as its wines.
