Following his retirement from racing, Maurice Trintignant returned to a quiet life as a wine-grower (naming his vintage Le Petoulet), near the town of Vergèze, in the Languedoc-Roussillon wine growing region, where he would eventually be elected mayor.
Logo da súa retirada da competición, Maurice Trintignant levou a unha vida tranquila como viticultor de (Chamando a seu viño Le Petoulet),, preto da cidade de Vergèze, na rexión vinícola do Languedoc-Roussillon, onde finalmente sería elixido alcalde.