Winery · Alpe d'Huez

Giant wine barrel people-watching on the main street

Alpe d'Huez mountain resort tasting where a giant wine barrel sits on the main street — La Bamboche wine cellar nearby stocks 130 wines from ultra-local winemakers, while Le Comptoir's liqueur workshop produces mountain spirits on-site.

What to do there

TastingGiant wine barrel people-watching on the main streetA massive wine cask sits outside Vins Marcon with stools arranged like theater seating for the parade of sunburned faces and ski boots. Order a glass of Chignin-Bergeron and watch the mountain comedy unfold. Julie Pers runs winemaker tastings here - producers drive up from the valleys and pour their own bottles while you sit on a barrel in the sun. Inside: a Chartreuse liqueur collection that belongs in a monastery.

Wineries nearby

Winery Natural wine + wood-fired pizza where locals actually drink La Bamboche at Alpe d'Huez (l'Isle du Soleil) is a laid-back natural wine bar & eco-shop firing wood-oven pizza at 1,250m—where locals toast 249km of slopes after skiing the Alps' sunniest resort year-round.
Winery · Les 2 Alpes La Folie Douce Les 2 Alpes — Après Where Freestyle Was Born Alpine après-ski venue with electric DJ performances and wine-fueled dancing from 3pm onwards — one of Europe's highest party scenes at Les 2 Alpes.