Nimes wine bar facing the Roman amphitheatre with a 300-reference list focused on Costieres de Nimes, Pic Saint-Loup and Picpoul de Pinet served alongside bistro plates.
The list: List of 300 references with around a dozen wines by the glass; classic Costieres-de-Nimes and Languedoc anchor, with structured pairings to French bistro plates
Address: 1 Place des Arenes, 30000 Nimes, France, Languedoc
Wine-driven gastronomic restaurant in a turreted Lattes manor between Montpellier and the Mediterranean, with a 250-reference Languedoc-focused cellar.
The list: Wine list of 250 references heavily weighted to Languedoc producers, with sommelier-led pairings and a garden terrace at a former master's residence
Pours: Pic Saint-Loup Syrah, Terrasses du Larzac red, Picpoul de Pinet
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
Pours: Languedoc rose, Pic Saint-Loup white, Cremant de Limoux
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
