Faugeres Schist Vineyard Walk ★ 4.4
Guided walk through Faugeres, the only Languedoc appellation entirely on schist, with two estate tastings of Syrah, Grenache and Mourvedre blends from old-vine schist parcels.
Guided tour of the Castigno bottle-shaped cellar in Assignan with 180-degree vineyard views, five-wine tasting of the organic Saint-Chinian range and a walk through Marc Verstraete's wine village.
Address: Place de l'Eglise, 34360 Assignan, France, Languedoc
Guided walk through Faugeres, the only Languedoc appellation entirely on schist, with two estate tastings of Syrah, Grenache and Mourvedre blends from old-vine schist parcels.
Maison Noilly Prat cellar tour at Marseillan, walking the indoor Canadian oak casks and the outdoor enstreau cask field by the Etang de Thau, ending in a four-vermouth tasting flight.
Abbey cellar visit at Saint-Hilaire where Benedictine monks created methode traditionnelle in 1531, ending in a Maison Guinot tasting of Blanquette and Cremant de Limoux.
Walking tour of Gerard Bertrand's biodynamic La Clape vineyard outside Narbonne, ending in a tasting of the Hospitalet Grand Vin range and biodynamic neighbours from his 16 domains.
Library vintage tasting in the Daumas Gassac vinotheque deep in the cellars, walking the grape-variety museum vineyard and tasting back vintages of the Aniane IGP Saint-Guilhem cuvee.
Sieur d'Arques cooperative cellar tour in Limoux walking from grape reception to riddling and disgorgement of Blanquette and Cremant, ending in a methode traditionnelle tasting flight.