Chateau l'Hospitalet Tasting Cellar ★ 4.6
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.
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.
Address: Quai des Tonneliers, Port-Minervois, 11200 Homps, France, Languedoc
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.