About Languedoc: The Smart Traveller’s Wine Guide

Discover the treasures of this great wine region with The Smart Traveller’s Wine Guide: Languedoc

EXPLORE
• The best villages and wineries to visit
• Wine routes for week-long stays
• Festivals and events
• Adventure holidays

FIND
• The best hotels, restaurants and wine shops
• How to stay at a winery
• Where the winemakers dine

LEARN
• Wine classifications and appellations explained
• The history and geography of Languedoc

Languedoc is one of the oldest wine regions in the world. With over 300 days of sunshine a year, it embodies the Mediterranean way of life: a spirit of generosity and sharing, an art de vivre that can be felt in its villages, its markets, its festivals and around every table.

Languedoc is also a dynamic wine region; its wonderfully diverse appellations, benign climate and the influence of the sea and winds create ideal conditions for sustainable viticulture. Whether you’re interested in pioneering winemaking, local gastronomic delights or some of France’s most beautiful and compelling landscapes, there’s never been a better time to visit Languedoc.

FIVE REASONS TO VISIT LANGUEDOC THIS AUTUMN

1. Take a river swim at St Laurent de la Cabrerisse or Ribaute – the water will be glorious and the summer crowds will have melted away.

2. Visit the vibrant covered market at Les Halles de Narbonne for fresh autumn produce – fat carrots, muddy leeks, early quinces, pumpkins, sweet chestnuts and oyster mushrooms.

3. Walk the narrow medieval streets of Minerve and explore the caverns beneath the village.

4. Drink Picpoul with oysters at a waterside shack on the Étang de Thau.

5. Explore the splendid 12th-century Valmagne Abbey, the Cistercian monastery famous for its enormous wooden wine foudres.

The Smart Traveller’s Wine Guide: the indispensable guide for wine lovers and the wine-curious.

• Weight 0.32 kg
• Dimensions 115 x 178 mm