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Les Celliers d'Orfée
53, Avenue des Corbières
11200 ORNAISONS
Phone : 00 33 4 68 27 09 76
Fax : 00 33 4 68 27 58 15

Created in 1933 Created in 1933, our structure has been constantly evolving.

In the first decades, the production was intensive and essentially meant for the national market, with low alcoholic degree and mildly tannic wines.

- In the 70s, with the disappearance of large-scale consumers, the social and cultural change and evolution, quality viticulture was born in Languedoc.

- In the 80s, a restructuring of the vineyards as well as a modification of the vine varieties have been undertaken.

- Since the 90s, a technical revolution has allowed the production to match the consumers' taste.

- Since 1994 the cellars of Luc sur Orbieu and Ornaisons have decided to pool their know how.

- 12 years later, with the cellar of Ferrals les Corbières, the new structure "Orfée" was created.

This union of men and means on the same terroir makes it possible to strengthen the quality strategy of the vinegrowers and the success of their undertaking.

This new entity represents 68,000.000 hl of wine for the 2007 vintage, with a medium AOC production of 25,000.00 hl.

The vineyard (1 350 ha), expanding over 6 villages : Bizanet, Boutenac, Cruscades, Ferrals les Corbières, Villerouge la Crémade, Luc sur Orbieu and Ornaisons, is exploited by 272 vinegrowers ; 750 hectares are in a Controlled Origin Appellation area, Corbières and Corbières Boutenac, situated on 3 terroirs.

Between mountains and sea (30 min from the Mediterranean sea, 1h30 from the Pyrenees), in the Corbières, South of France, near the medieval city of Carcassonne, Orfée Cellars in Ornaisons are situated next to the east-west axis Montpellier-Toulouse.

In this location, climate is particularly favourable all along the year with optimum sunshine hours and precipitation levels fit for cultivating vine.