Maison des Vins du Minervois ★ 4.3
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.
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.
Address: 2 bis chemin de l'Allee, 11200 Boutenac, France, Languedoc
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.