Drinks

The old, the new, the classics and the forgotten. Noilly Prat, Lillet, Suze, Calvados, Kir, Pastis, Cognac, Cointreau, Absinthe and French beer and cider. The list is almost endless. Here you’ll find some stories, regional favourites, recommendations and what you will find locally staying in one of our quality rental properties. It’s not all alcohol ! Perrier, of course with its history of famous advertising posters. Santé!
Terra Vinea

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18 May 2024   |   Amélie Roca   |  Drinks, Tourism

Terra Vinea, underground wine museum

This exceptional site hosts gigantic underground galleries with a discovery tour of the history of vines and wine in Narbonne. The numerous wine aging barrels of the Chai Cathédrale will guide you in particular towards the reconstructions of an ancient Roman wine-growing villa, a medieval banquet and towards a museum of the tools and machines used to work the vines over the years.

Taste en Minervois

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05 September 2022   |   Amélie Roca   |  Drinks, Gastronomy

Wine tasting in the Minervois

The Festival of TASTES EN MINERVOIS, created in 2015 by the winegrowers of the Appellation to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their AOC, has become the major annual event for epicureans around the alliance of wines and contemporary gastronomy. Scheduled for the first weekend of September, it also celebrates the start of the harvest.

Noilly Prat

 © Noilly Prat 

13 September 2021   |   Hugh Atkins   |  Drinks, Tourism, Pure France

Visit Noilly Prat in Marseillan

Noilly Prat is one of the most drinks in the world. Joseph Noilly, a herbalist, developed the first formula in 1813, 50 years before the now archetypal vermouth, Martini. "White" Noilly Prat is the archetype of dry, straw-coloured French vermouth. Noilly Prat now makes Red and Ambre vermouths as well, introduced in the 1960s and 1980s, but they are less widely known. Produced in the small seaside town of Marseillan, there are organised daily visits as well as a large shop.

The City of Wine in Bordeaux

 © ANAKAArchitecte : agence XTU — ANAKA, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://fr.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11656997 

09 August 2021   |   Amélie Roca   |  Culture, Drinks, Tourism, Wines / Vineyard

The City of Wine in Bordeaux

An emblematic place in Bordeaux, where you will discover the history of wine in the form of a museum and exhibition, tastings, events and restaurants. A permanent route will be offered to you, with a virtual tour of the exhibition, a belvedere, and a temporary exhibition.


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