Vineyard Region: Languedoc
Appellations:
Corbières
Vin de Pays de l’Hérault
Lodging: Bed & Breakfast on a wine estate
Close to the Mediterranean where the warm, dry air is scented with thyme and rosemary,
the 50-acre vineyard of Baronnie de Bourgade produces grenache, syrah, merlot, cabernet
sauvignon and cabernet franc. This year, Bourgade’s wine—marketed under the label “Les
3 Poules”—won first place for cabernet franc in the national “100 Best Vin de Pays”
competition.
Your stay at Bourgade is informal; you don’t have to be a wine connoisseur to join in. There
will be visits to vineyards and wine tastings, delicious lunches at local restaurants and a
visit to Pézenas, a medieval town with buildings dating back to the 16th century. Also
included with the vineyard tour: a grape picking or vine pruning lesson so you can learn
more about wine making. Evening meals include wine tastings.
Gilles de Latude and his English wife, Ruth Parker, run this splendid wine-making
property. Ruth is an interior designer with a thriving business renovating old houses in the
Languedoc. She also looks after the rental properties on the estate: three “self-catering”
cottages, as the British refer to them, and an elegant, self-sufficient loft connected to the
main chateau.
Hands-On Wine Making
Vineyards of the Languedoc at Baronnie de Bourgade
Itinerary
Day One
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Arrival. If you’re driving, we provide you with a detailed map to the property. If not, Ruth will pick you up at the Béziers or Agde train stations, or the regional airport at Montpellier.
- Settle in at the Baronnie de Bourgade, meet your hosts at an introductory wine tasting.
- Dinner at the domain, featuring their signature wine, “Les 3 Poules.”
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Day Two
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Traditional home-made breakfast.
- Visit the wine cellar. Hands-on introduction to wine-tasting, under the tutelage
of Florence Barthes, the domain’s wine maker.
- Lunch in Pézenas.
- Afternoon visit of the Cistercian Abbaye de Valmagne.
- Dinner and wine-tasting at Bourgade prepared by the domain’s resident chef.
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Day Three
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A lesson in the art of wine making … or a chance to take part
in the harvest, or bottling, or pruning, depending on the time of year.
- Lunch at a ferme-auberge (farmhouse inn) in Gignac.
- Visit and tasting with Aimé de Guibert at Domaine de Daumas Gassac,
the region’s most famous vineyard.
- Dinner at Bourgade.
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Day Four
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- Final breakfast at the domain.
- Return to train station or airport, or independent departure.
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Included in program:
- Three nights double accommodation with private bath at Baronnie de Bourgade.
- Three breakfasts.
- Two restaurant lunches including wine.
- Three dinners (appetizer, main course, regional wine, water, coffee)
- An English-speaking host throughout the visit
- Tasting & entrance fees for activities described in the itinerary
- Transportation if requested to & from train station at Béziers/Agde or Montpellier airport.
We would be happy to assist you with a low-cost rental.
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