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Languedoc

Vinécole: A Languedoc-Roussillon wine education

June 9, 2010

The Languedoc-Roussillon, extending from Nîmes and Montpellier in the east and reaching as far southwest as the Spanish border, is arguably the most exciting wine region in the world. About a quarter of all wine-producing vines in France are located here, with the topography and soil types ranging from the dry, low-lying, scrubland-on-limestone soils of [...]

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Johnny Couchman and his amazing spraying machine

June 3, 2010

During my recent visit to Domaine Sarabande in Faugères, I came across a fantastical piece of agricultural equipment that seemed to be equal part H.G. Wells “War of the Worlds” and NASA lunar rover. Upon closer examination, I noticed nozzles on the inside of its four spider-like legs, and I realized that it was a [...]

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Domaine Sarabande: A ‘Flying Winemaker’
from Down Under lands in Faugères

May 27, 2010

A vineyard named after a somewhat risqué dance from 16th-century Spain that reappeared two centuries later as a stately court dance is the latest stop on The Vine Route. The Sarabande, a triple-time dance with the accent on the second beat, was originally danced by a double line of couples accompanied by castanets and tambourines. [...]

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Faugères flamboyant: Domaine de Cébène
turns northward to make unique southern wines

May 21, 2010

The two adjacent Languedoc wine appellations of Faugères and St Chinian are similar in size, grape varieties, soil types and styles of wine. Both appellations were even created in the same year–1982. But Faugères has long lived in the shadow of St Chinian; mostly because of the greater notoriety of several St Chinian winemakers. That [...]

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Chai Christine Cannac: A naturally-good wine bar

May 14, 2010

French speakers will immediately catch the play on words in the name of this wine bar in Bédarieux, a small town in the Languedoc-Roussillon’s Hérault department. “Chai” is French for an aboveground structure used for wine storage and aging. The French word “chez,” which has the same pronunciation, refers to someone’s home, or, in a [...]

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