Montpellier table from chef Philippe Chapon near the Musee Fabre, with a flower- and fruit-led tasting menu paired to a wine list of several hundred French references.
The list: Sommelier-curated list with several hundred references from all French regions and an emphasis on flower- and fruit-driven pairings to chef Philippe Chapon's pastry-style cuisine
Address: 2 Place du Marche aux Fleurs, 34000 Montpellier, France, Languedoc
Pourcel brothers' second Montpellier address inside a restored 1920s mansion opposite the former Jardin des Sens, with a Mediterranean wine list and ethnic-styled rooms.
The list: Pourcel-brothers wine bar with a 250+ reference Mediterranean list crossing Languedoc, Provence and Italian whites with small-plate Mediterranean cuisine
Pours: Picpoul de Pinet, Languedoc rose, Faugeres red
Pierre Auge's Beziers bistro, where the Top Chef 2014 winner runs a daily-changing surprise menu paired with Languedoc-leaning wines by the glass.
The list: Daily-changing wine pairings curated by chef Pierre Auge from Languedoc, Roussillon and beyond, served alongside surprise menus built around the morning's market
Pours: Saint-Chinian Syrah, Faugeres schist red, Cremant de Limoux
Nimes caviste-and-tasting-bar with a Languedoc-Roussillon focus and a sommelier programme of producer pop-ups during the week.
The list: Languedoc-anchored wine shop and tasting bar with a sommelier searching out new winemakers; rotating Languedoc-Roussillon producer evenings
Pours: Costieres de Nimes Syrah, Pic Saint-Loup red, Languedoc rose
Independent Montpellier caviste in the Arceaux neighbourhood with a natural-wine programme of small Languedoc-Roussillon growers and an in-store tasting counter.
The list: Natural-leaning caviste and tasting bar with a focused Languedoc-Roussillon natural wine selection plus French regional reference bottles for by-the-glass pours
Pours: Natural Languedoc red, Pic Saint-Loup biodynamic, Faugeres natural white
One-Michelin-star Montpellier table led by Daniel Lutrand with a 600-reference cellar managed by Jean-Philippe Vivant, opening surprise menus paired by the glass.
The list: Sommelier-curated list of 600+ references with strong Languedoc-Roussillon axis and an alcohol-free wines and cocktails section; paired surprise menus
Pours: Pic Saint-Loup Syrah, Terrasses du Larzac red, Limoux Chardonnay
Petit Jardin group's bistronomic wine-bar branch at the Halles du Lez covered market, with a tight Languedoc by-the-glass programme and small-plate cuisine from the market stalls.
The list: Languedoc-dominated list of 220 references at the Halles du Lez market hall, with 14 by-the-glass pours rotating across Pic Saint-Loup, Terrasses du Larzac and Faugeres
Pours: Pic Saint-Loup Syrah, Faugeres schist red, Picpoul de Pinet
