Imagine a site unlike anything you’ve seen before.
An authentic olive oil mill that is still in operation, with a millstone driven by wooden gears. Settling tanks. Tools of yesteryear continuing to craft olive oils according to ancient, traditional methods.
Imagine a guided tour that shares the secrets of this savoir-faire of our ancestors, inspired by a true passion for the trade.
Discover the delights of the mill’s boutique and taste our local specialties.
Set at the foot of the city of Grasse, the Moulin du Rossignol is one of the Alpes-Maritimes’ last oil mills still in operation. Visitors can discover its wonders on guided tours and during sampling sessions of the mill’s various products. Built in 1760 beside a stream known as “Le Rossignol,” the mill has been managed by the Giorgis family since 1932. Today, new, sophisticated machinery works alongside the granite millstones.
This modern mill, at the foot of the village, just celebrated its hundredth birthday. Yet it is at the cutting edge of oil-milling technology : no more millstones, no more palm-frond mats stacked to filter the oil, no more presses ; instead, a series of steel mixers that allow for streamlined, rapid production by centrifugation, in line with European standards.
Our mill in the Provençal countryside (15 minutes from Cannes and 10 minutes from Grasse) is a wonderful place to visit with family or friends, whether in summer or winter.
If you have the good fortune to come in the wintertime, you can tour the mill when the production season is in full swing and get an up-close view of how olive oil is made.
In summertime, you can enjoy our exceptional site and tour the mill; a video will show you the various steps of olive-oil production and you can taste our local specialties in the midday Riviera sun!
L’Azuréenne beer, a product of the Provencal sunshine and soil, tickles your palate with the flavors of the Mediterranean. Our high-fermentation craft beers are unfiltered and unpasteurized.
Some of our beers:
L’Ambrée
This amber beer is balanced and round on the palate, entrancing the taste buds with flavors of toasted grains.
Serve at 8-9° C
La Blonde
Our tasty and refreshing blonde beer is a fresh, delicious beverage for any time of day.
Serve chilled at 6-7° C
Red-label honey by Lautard Jean-Louis (Le Tignet), handcrafted jams, orange wine, olive oil (Les Mées, Nyons, Alpilles, from the Jacques Chibois’ Bastide Saint-Antoine, Champ Soleil in La Trinité), but also comestibles made from flowers: a range of rose, mimosa, jasmine, and violet syrups, flower jams, candied rose petals. There are also Bellet (Via Julia) and Saint-Jeannet (M. Rasse) wines, flower liqueurs, génépi from Méolans-Revel. And try the exquisite aperitif made with the Grasse rose: petals macerated in alcohol, sugar, and white wine.
Domaine de la Royrie: Exceptional olive trees for exceptional organic olive oils
One kilo white flour, one cup olive oil, 6 whole eggs, 150gr fine granulated (caster) sugar, 20gr table salt, 100gr orange-flower water, 50gr baker’s yeast.