The COSTEBELLE cooperative emerged recently from the merger of Tulette's two original cooperatives, namely :

• Costebelle, created in 1925; and   

•  Costesrousses, created in 1939.

The merger was approved at an Extraordinary General Assembly on 26 January 2004 and retrospectively backdated to 1 September 2003 .

80% of the wine-growers were already members of the two cooperatives. And, by sharing their resources and materials, they have been able to improve the organisation and management of their annual harvest.

Today the cooperative has 430 members

President: Michel Bellier

Director: Bernard Roustan

Oenologist: Mathilde Jacquet

Total number of employees in 2005: 7

Turnover in 2004: €9,530,000

Main partner: Union des Vignerons des Côtes du Rhône ‘Cellier des Dauphins'