Val de Sioule

Conservatory for old vine varieties

The conservatory will help you to discover the old vine varieties used in passed times for the production of Saint-Pourçain wines.

Free visit all year or guided tour from May to October. Standing on the hillside just beside the castle of Chareil, the conservatory will allow you to discover the old vine varieties used in passed times to make wines of Saint-Pourçain. Its purpose is to show and, if it is possible, to teach skills and techniques relating to the vine lifecycle based on old vine varieties.

Type

  • Not recommended in bad weather

Languages spoken

  • French
Services & equipments
  • Car park
  • Coach parking
Tariffs & payment

Means of payment

  • Check
  • Cash
  • Credit transfer
Opening period

From 01/01 to 31/12/2024, daily.

Visit

Individual

  • Unguided individual tours available permanently
  • Guided individual tours on request

Groups

  • Guided group tours on request