Château Bénéhard Vineyard - MUSEUM of Vine, Wine and Cooperage

At the heart of the Château de Bénéhard and its Vineyards lies a treasure! A gem of the museum is the historic monumental side-screw press built in its current state in 1540 at Château de Bénéhard… a unique collection of instruments, tools and objects linked to heritage retracing the epic of the culture of the Vine and wine... the world of vines and wine will no longer hold any secrets for you! Reconstruction of an old-style barrel factory (complete cooperage) In this place steeped in history, dating from the 16th century, you will discover the evolution of soil work over the last few decades. Château de Bénéhard, a mythical place in the Loire Valley, has been known since 1283, but it was only in 1460 and 1480 that this land entered the great Maillé family who opposed Henri IV in the war of religion. The west facade, redeveloped in the 17th century, overlooks a tuffeau cliff dug with around twenty cellars and wine storehouses above which are the vineyard hillsides registered as AOC Coteaux du Loir.

Château Bénéhard Vineyard Museum

Long before this appellation was granted, generations of winegrowers were required to press their harvests at the Château de Bénéhard press, a distance of half a league.