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Website: www.wine-food-languedoc.com

Wine and Food Tours in the Languedoc

Discover the fabulous wines, vineyards, food, history and culture of the Languedoc on our luxury Wine Tours led by Master of Wine, Juliet Bruce Jones. A perfect way to get a flavour of the Languedoc. Visit three top wine domaines, chat to producers and taste their wines. Stroll through vineyards and soak up the views before tasting amongst the vines. Linger over a three course lunch with fine wine in a good local restaurant. A fun day as part of your holiday, perhaps as a break from lying by the pool!

Juliet Bruce Jones is a Master of Wine with 18 years experience of buying, selling, and teaching about wine. As a wine educator, she has enthused countless wine lovers both in the UK and New Jersey, USA where she ran a wine school. She worked a Vintage for Cakebread Cellars in Napa and has also worked as a wine buyer for the prestigious Wine Society in the UK before moving to the Languedoc in 2004. She now lives in the Minervois, exporting wines from top quality domaines and sharing her passion for Languedoc wines with visitors to the region.

The Languedoc-Roussillon is a staggeringly beautiful part of France, with the snow-capped mountains of the Pyrenees providing a dramatic backdrop to rolling vineyards and charming medieval villages. It is a large region which extends along the sandy beaches of the Mediterranean coast from the Spanish border to the Camargue and inland to the foothills of the Pyrenees and the Massif Central.

Vines everywhere
It is also the biggest wine region in the world with vineyards as far as the eye can see, stretching along the plains near the coast and up on to the ruggedly steep slopes inland where wild herbs grow amongst the vines. The vine thrives in the warm Mediterranean sun and grows on a variety of soils resulting in a varied terroir or growing environment for the vine.

Weekend Wine Discovery tour
A weekend spent exploring the Languedoc and its fabulous wines. We will visit top producers from four appellations, stroll through vineyards and learn about the terroir that makes each wine unique. A tasting of classic Languedoc wines will whet the appetite for a gourmet meal on Friday night. There will also be time to visit Carcassonne with its fortified citadel and the bustling Sunday morning market in St Chinian.

Six Day Wine Explorers Tour
A week of wine tasting, gastronomy and discovery. Explore the diversity of Languedoc wine, from the sparkling wines of Limoux to brooding, spicy reds from the Corbières and the Coteaux du Languedoc. Drink whistle-clean Picpoul de Pinet with oysters from the Etang de Thau, walk round the stunning fortified city of Carcassonne and visit top Languedoc producers, including Mas de Daumas Gassac.

Restaurants
Meals will be at good, rated local restaurants which we have personally checked out and been impressed with. For details of restaurants which we are likely to visit on our tours, see our Links Page on our website.

Accommodation
For weekend and six day tours, accommodation will be in small hotels or top quality bed and breakfasts which will combine luxury with a personal touch. The precise choice of accommodation for each tour will depend on the itinerary, season and the size of group but for an idea of our preferred accommodation.