Languedoc-Roussillon wine travel guide

21 hectares of vineyards divided over two AOP Languedoc terroirs, Pic Saint-Loup and Grès de Montpellier, certified organic since 2017. Each plot is vinified separately in small tanks of 30 to 50 hl. …

The story begins with a card game. In 1816 the Bishop of Perpignan lost his wine estate in a game of cards to an engineer of the Ponts et Chaussées named Raymond Etienne Amiel. The name has stuck ever…

One of the better wineries in this area (Côtes de Thongue). They have a wide choice of white, rosé and red wines, with the cuvée 1860 as the showpiece. A nice place to stop by, and it pays to buy wine…

Between the Bassin de Thau and the pine-covered hills of the Hérault lies La Croix Gratiot, a domaine that transformed in one generation from a cooperative grape supplier into one of the most dynamic …

The owner of this domaine is Dutch, and it's fascinating to hear her story: she took over the domaine, studied oenology and went entirely her own way, and... was declared crazy for it. But the domaine…

You drive in through an oyster-processing workshop, walk past the machines and containers, and then, suddenly, there is a waterside terrace with a panoramic view over the Bassin de Thau. Sommelier Hug…

Braise combines two things that rarely go together this well: a restaurant where everything is cooked over charcoal, and a wine cellar with more than 500 wines from artisan winemakers. For twelve year…

In the prehistoric village of Tautavel, famous for the discovery of the 450,000-year-old skull of Tautavel Man, Thierry Tarrius has spent fifteen years building a place that is a restaurant, wine shop…

ROUGE is the gastronomic restaurant of the Margaret - Hôtel Chouleur in the historic centre of Nîmes. You dine in a warm interior of marble, brass, wood and velvet in shades of carmine and terracotta,…

A wine bar that has won the hearts of local wine lovers: shared small plates, tables full of locals, and a focus on natural and organic wines from small producers. Praised by Decanter as one of the pr…

A wine bar in a historic stone building in the old town: bottles stacked to the ceiling, an intimate atmosphere and a focus on local wines from the region. Light bites alongside. The kind of place you…

Not the most romantic wine shop I've ever been to, but one with a large (local) range and always some good deals. And on the way there you cruise through beautiful vineyards and can stop at every wine…

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