Events

The Siberian Elm of Château Capion has become the fourth tree in the Hérault region to be classified ‘Remarkable Tree of France’. On Saturday March 28th, the estate at Aniane is celebrating this prestigious classification with screenings, a conference and an exhibition.

On the agenda

11h and 16h: screening of the documentary ‘Remarkable Trees: a heritage to protect’, by Georges Feterman, Jean-Pierre Duval and Caroline Breton (Museo Films). Authors and directors will be present.

14h30: conference: ‘Trees, the latest news’ by Georges Feterman, president of the Association A. R. B. R. E. S; also, a ceremony for the official recognition of the Siberian Elm at Château Capion as a "Remarkable Tree of France".

All day: Seeds and Trees exhibition by Benoit Piquart. The director of the Tourist Office at Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert Vallée de l'Hérault presents his private collection of seeds from around the world.
Barter some!

Price: 5 €. Booking required; limited places.

Tasting of the estate’s wines; lunch on site with the foodtruck Ziinco.

Join the best antique dealers and bric-a-brac traders in the region, all brought together by Camille Cattan. To participate (trade only), contact Camille Cattan on 06 19 01 43 84.
Brocante from 10h to 18h.

Alex, manager of Ouam and Libeccio (Théâtre des 13 Vents) in Montpellier, will be on site with his pop-up restaurant offering small dishes from 6 € to 12 €.
Tartare Bars, ceviche, octopus, oysters and skewers.
Serving from 11:30 to 16:00. No need to book.

New: the Vinyl Truck will be selling records and playing grooves all day. A fine selection of vinyl records, new and used, imprinted on labels from around the world and installed in a Renault RE 2136 van from 1973.

Organic coffee by Manu Favier Stretto Bio.

All day
Sale of Château Capion wines to drink on site and to take away.
Stroll around the gardens (check out our Siberian Elm, classified as a ‘Remarkable Tree of France’), and walk the educational route through the vineyards.

After a first sell-out event last January, Château Capion is holding its second Oursinade, or Sea Urchin Festival, on Saturday 7th March in Aniane. Oyster-seller Adrien Guillard of Ó Delit des Cieux is back with products from the open sea selected by his family, and from his mother’s shop, Lyne’s Oysters, based in Mèze next to the étang de Thau.

Choose from two menus of shellfish and crustaceans to accompany wines from the estate.

Menu at 12 €
4 oysters, 4 sea urchins, 4 shrimps, 4 Mediterranean sea snails

Menu at 17 €
6 oysters, 6 sea urchins, 6 shrimps, 6 Mediterranean sea snails

Two sittings
12h-13h30
13h30-15h

Booking strongly advised
Contact tourisme@chateaucapion.com
or 04 67 57 71 37

Wine tastings and tours of the estate from 10am to 6pm. Booking not necessary.