Images from Foire aux vins d'Usès

This Foire aux Vins in Uzès was number 39, so it's an old tradition.
56 wine growers were participating, mostly coming from Gard.
Three from Cheteauneuf du Pape had crossed the Rhone to be there
Some participants were from northern Gard and presented their wines from Cotes du Rhone. Of course there were many more local producers from the IGP-area of southern Gard. Some of those producers (around 15) brought wines from the new appellation Duchés d'Uzès which were presented for the first time at the Foire as 2012 was the first vintage of this name. These wines have before been IGP wines,
most probably IGP Coteaux du Pont du Gard. Only one producer presented wines from this IGP appellation, Domaine les Cabotines in Collias. Collias is not included in the new appellation covering 77 communes.
This is a number you can compare with the number of communes inside the appellation Cotes du Rhone Village (around 95), and you might say that the quality level might be comparable. I would say after tasting these wines, that they are comparable with Cotes du Rhone Village with a commune name. I must add that I think I met the best part of the producers making Duché d'Uzès with domain name just now.
To me personally the Best Wine in Show was IGP d'Oc Cuvée Béa 2010 from Domaine du Grand Chemin. It's made from a special range of varieties: Syrah, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot og Marsellan.

The fair took place at an explanade between two streets in the centre of Uzès. On Saturday there was also a market nearby, so the streets were rather crowded.

Olivier Privat, the winemaker at Les Vignes du Lys and his wife Nathalie Delfosse

Nathalie Duclaux Roudil - owner of Le Mas Duclaux in Tavel
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André Vignal, Domaine St Georges in Venejan
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Julien Salas and his sister presented the wines from Domaine Natura in Saint-Laurent-la-Vervède.

Henri de Lansac Chateau Ségriès. Sorry, I forgot the name of his son. Lirac was good and his Cotes du Rhone, Clos de l'Hermitage was even better (from vineyards owned by the former formel one car driver Jean Alesi)

Emmanuel Floutier and Jennifer (soon to be married) from Domaine du Grand Chemin in Savignargues served the best wine in show (to me) IGP d'Oc Cuvée Béa 2010

Louis Lefebvre, Domaine Lefebvre d'Anselme in Colombier Sabran.
Note: Lefebvre should be spelt correctly
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Serge Scherrer owner of a small domain in Montaren et Saint Mediers called AGARRUS. Note: He claims to be the only postman in France bottling wines.

Hèléne Chouvet-Coton Domaine Fontavin in Courthezon with her son Matthieu Rolland

The oenologist Emmanuelle Schoch has created her own Mas Seren with 6 ha of Duché d'Uzès and ICP Cévennes

Brigitte and Marc Peyre, Chateau de Correnson in St Génies de Colomas. Their son Vincent Peyre runs the domain today.

Amy Lillard La Gramière in Saint Quentin la Poterie.
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Pierre Fabre Les Vignes de l'Arc in Baron.
His two sons Patrick and Arnaud Fabre now run the domain.

Denis Roux and his lovely wife from Chateau de Bezouce in Bezouce, the area of Costières de Nïmes.

Philippe Beraud and Joelle Gaveaux, Mas Saint Joseph in Meynes - Elegant wines from Costières de Nîmes.

Michèle Degoul, the owner of Chateau de Bouchassy in Roquemaure
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Carole Leblanc, Domaine les Cabotines in Collias. Collias are situated in IGP-area and the wines are IGP Coteaux du Pont du Gard

The wine lover from Denmark and Didier an Robert Blanc, from Domaine Saint Firmin in Uzès

Enzo, Victor and Xavier Henry, Domaine du Grand-Père Jules in Violès
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Hubert de Morogues, Chateau de Roux in Bragassargues

Françoise Simon, Moulin du Pourpré in Colombier Sabran

Rutger and Angélique Grijsels, Chateau de Pannéry, in Poucilhac.

Numa Cornut, Chateau Guiot in Saint Gilles, Costières de Nîmes area.

Luc Reynaud, Domaine Reynaud in Saint Siffret

Christophe Pellier, Domaine Mas Pellier in Blauzac.

Guislane and Bernard Soufflet from Domaine Chanoine Rambert in Saint André d'Olérargues - Cotes du Rhône

Mrs. and Mr Roche Domaine de Bellefontaine in Beauvoisin.
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