Domaine de Verchant Wine Workshops ★ 4.5
Wine workshops at the Relais et Chateaux Domaine de Verchant in Castelnau-le-Lez, paired with cooking classes and a sommelier-led 10,000-bottle cellar overlooking the estate's 38 organic hectares.
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Domaine de Verchant ★ 4.7
Relais et Chateaux estate hotel inside a restored 14th-century farmhouse on 38 hectares of organic Languedoc vineyard at the gates of Montpellier, with a 2,000-square-metre spa and two restaurants.
The list: 10,000-bottle cellar with sommelier-curated Mejanelle and Languedoc focus; in-house tasting workshops; cooking classes paired with estate wines; vineyard walks and tasting on 38 organic hectares
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Domaine de Verchant bar ★ 4.7
Domaine de Verchant is a Relais et Chateaux winery hotel on the northern edge of Montpellier with its own working vineyard and a stone-vaulted candle-lit bar. The wine list is one of the deepest in the region, including the estate's own Languedoc cuvees alongside a wider French and international selection.
The list: Relais et Chateaux estate hotel bar with 400 bottles and 16 by-the-glass; deep Languedoc range alongside international list; candle-lit vaulted-cellar bar
Tip: Non-residents are welcome at the bar but reservations are advised in summer. The estate runs vineyard walks before evening drinks for hotel guests.