Maison des Vins du Languedoc - Mas de Saporta ★ 4.5
Official Languedoc AOC tasting house at Mas de Saporta in Lattes, with 450+ wine references, free guided tastings of regional AOPs, an on-site shop and the Ecole des Vins du Languedoc.
Urban tasting rooms and at-winery flights in Languedoc, with what they pour and whether you need an appointment.
A guide to tasting rooms in Languedoc.
Official Languedoc AOC tasting house at Mas de Saporta in Lattes, with 450+ wine references, free guided tastings of regional AOPs, an on-site shop and the Ecole des Vins du Languedoc.
Saint-Chinian appellation tasting house in an 18th-century building, presenting 250+ AOC Saint-Chinian wines alongside Muscats de Saint-Jean de Minervois and Cartagenes.
Corbieres consortium tasting house at the Chateau in Boutenac, pouring AOP Corbieres and the communal AOP Corbieres-Boutenac built around old-vine Carignan from the Pinada massif.
Minervois appellation tasting house on the Canal du Midi at Homps, with around 200 references covering AOP Minervois plus the Minervois-La Liviniere cru and rotating winegrower tasting evenings.
Gerard Bertrand's flagship cellar on the La Clape massif outside Narbonne, with a tasting room pouring the Hospitalet Grand Vin range alongside other Bertrand domain selections.
Lorgeril family tasting cellar at the 1620 Versailles-style Chateau de Pennautier outside Carcassonne, pouring AOP Cabardes and the wider Maison Lorgeril Languedoc portfolio.
Puech-Haut tasting cellar in the Gres de Montpellier appellation north-east of Montpellier, with a barrel-art exhibit and Prestige range tastings led by the cellar master.
Daumas Gassac tasting room beside the Guibert family's grape-variety museum vineyard in Aniane, with appointment-only visits Monday to Saturday and a vinotheque of legendary back vintages.
Cooperative cellar door of Sieur d'Arques in Limoux, pouring Blanquette de Limoux, Cremant de Limoux and the Toques et Clochers auction barrels with a free walk-in tasting bar.
Maison Guinot tasting cellar inside the 14th-century Abbaye Saint-Hilaire, the birthplace of methode traditionnelle sparkling wine in 1531, with guided tours and Blanquette de Limoux tastings.
Independent tasting bar in Carcassonne's Bastide Saint-Louis, sampling regional Occitanie wines spanning Corbieres, Minervois, Cabardes, Limoux and Malepere with sommelier-led flights.
Orliac family tasting room at the foot of the Hortus cliffs in the Pic Saint-Loup appellation, overlooking the vats and vineyard with cellar-door tastings of La Bergerie and Grande Cuvee.
Explore the aromas of French wine during a guided tasting class of 5 wines in 1 hour and 30 minutes, which is friendly and accessible, for a sensory and cultural journ...
During this tour you will visit two wine estate châteaux and taste their excellent range of wines.
Discover the secrets behind the wine making of Château Capion wines with a guided tour. Taste all wines from the vineyard.
Peak wine-travel season in Languedoc is spring through autumn, with harvest the standout window.
classified-growth and grand-cru estates require booking days to weeks ahead; smaller family domaines often take walk-ins midweek.
most estates open 10:00 to 17:00 by appointment, often closed Sunday and Monday.
tipping is not expected at tastings; buying a bottle from the cellar door is the customary thank-you.
Ask the next local you meet what they would order. Languedoc rewards trust.