Châteauneuf-du-Pape Wine Tasting: 5 Wines & Secrets

Five wines and a 500-square-meter museum built around one family's fifty years of secrets.

Maison Brotte's prestige course combines a tasting of five wines with access to a museum dedicated to Châteauneuf-du-Pape winemaking and the Brotte family's heritage since 1931. Sommeliers lead the tasting; an audioguide in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and five other languages walks you through the museum's vines, wine production and local history. The experience runs one to two hours and is wheelchair accessible throughout.

Step-by-step itinerary

Discover Brotte estate and wine museum

• Visit family estate in Châteauneuf-du-Pape
• Learn winegrowing secrets from sommeliers
• Taste 5 wines
• Explore Brotte Wine Museum

The Experience

The tasting happens first, guided by a sommelier who pours five wines from the estate. You learn what makes Châteauneuf-du-Pape distinctive—the terroir, the blend, the aging—while the wines themselves sit in front of you. Then you move into the museum, a 500-square-meter space built in 1972 by Jeanne Brotte, the family's grandmother, and still the only museum in the appellation dedicated to this single story.

The audioguide is the real architecture here. You choose your language—English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, or five others—and move through displays about the vines themselves, how wine gets made, and how the Brotte family has been doing it since 1931. The museum is contemporary and warm, not a dusty archive; the point is to understand what you just tasted, not to memorize dates. Everything is on one level and fully accessible, so the pace is entirely yours.

What’s included

• Tasting of five wines from the Maison Brotte estate.
• access to the Brotte Wine Museum.
• audioguide in your choice of ten languages.

Good to know

Easy physical levelWheelchair accessibleStroller friendlyPets welcomePublic transport nearby

Operated by Musée du Vin Brotte

Is this one for you?Choose this if you want to understand Châteauneuf-du-Pape through one family's story rather than a broad survey—the museum and the tasting are built around each other, so the wines make sense and the history tastes like something real. The audioguide means you move at your own pace and hear it in your own language, which works whether you're alone or with someone who speaks differently.

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Top questions

What wines do I taste at Maison Brotte?

The prestige course includes a tasting of five wines from the Brotte estate, selected by a sommelier to show the range and character of Châteauneuf-du-Pape. The sommelier guides you through each one.

Is the museum visit included with the tasting?

Yes. After the tasting, you have access to the Brotte Wine Museum, where an audioguide takes you through the vines, winemaking process and the family's history since 1931.

What languages is the audioguide available in?

The audioguide is available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and five additional languages, so you can follow at your own pace in the language you choose.

How long does the whole experience take?

The prestige course runs between one and two hours, depending on how long you spend with the sommelier during the tasting and how thoroughly you explore the museum.

Is there a minimum age requirement?

Yes, you must be at least 18 years old to participate in the wine tasting.

Can I visit if I use a wheelchair?

Yes. The entire experience is wheelchair accessible; all areas and surfaces are on one level and fully accessible.