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These
are some of our favourite links in the web,
classified in wine, restaurants et holidays: (more links at the french page) |
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| Rémi
Plassard, Laurent
Marcillaud et Matthieu Gondard have created a place which lacked in Montpellier : a classy, beautiful wine-cellar with a pertinent choice of Languedoc's & Roussillon's treasures, very competent information, and the pleasure of finding plenty of wine - to drink ! |
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www.vpoint.fr |
| Pierre Jéquier et
Blandine Chauchat at the Mas Foulaquier near Claret, some miles from the Auberge, produce a range of delicious, sappy, very drinkable wines. The vineyards are worked according to organic & biodynamic standards (AB- & DEMETER-certification since 2008). The website explains very well the work in cellar & vineyards, and - what is rare - you may even buy he wines online ! |
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www.masfoulaquier.fr |
| Our favorite supplier of organic vegetables, Yézid Allaya works his land near the Lez's spring at Montferrier, some miles north of Montpellier. He sells mostly directly to his private clients. It's not just organic, it's delicious ! |
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http://lutinjardin.weebly.com/ |
| This is the very
interesting blog of the horable society of Rancio Sec Experts & Addicts. The traditional catalan Rancio Sec from the Roussillon region is an excellent dry aperitif wine recently embarked at the ARK OF TASTE by SLOWFOOD. |
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http://ranciosec.wordpress.com/ |
| Here's the site of
"la Jasse", bright & colourful just as the wines of Pascale Rivière. It's full of information, too, and it's quickly clear that she will present us many more of those nice bottles - very "gourmand" & drinkable wines. |
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La Jasse Castel |
| This is the website of
bustling André Leenhardt, vigneron at his Château de Cazeneuve, the wine estate in front of the Auberge with it's vast winery and cellars.. |
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Château de Cazeneuve |
| "Le jus de la vigne clarifie l’esprit et
l’entendement, apaise l’ire, chasse la tristesse et donne joie et liesse. (François Rabelais)" This is the motto of Fabienne & Alain Bruguière, our third winemaking neighbours at the Mas Thélème in Lauret. You'll find at their site other famous quotations, ripe, full-bodied wines with erudit names and anything else you'd like to know about the property. |
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Mas Thélème |
| The new website, now intelligible without a degree in Latin, very well done, simple & beautiful, with everything interesting about the domain & its happy new proprietors. |
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Mas Morties |
| Alain
Chabanon's well-known estate Font-Caude, now re-named Domaine Alain Chabanon. The site shows his - organic - way to work the vineyards, the grape varieties, the winemaking, and - of course - the wines ! Beautiful site - really worth a look ! |
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Domaine Alain Chabanon |
| A site of an exemplary
soberness, clear, concise, very easy & pleasant to use, offering a perfect background for the brilliant photographs of the day-to-day work at the estate. |
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www.les-aurelles.com |
| This domain created
with hard work by Marc Valette has very well developed since the construction of his very modern cellar near Cessenon in the Saint Chinian area. Wines for amateurs...of strong sensations! |
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www.canetvalette.com |
| La Rectorie, very
stylish & sober, with very beautiful black & white photographs by Pierre Parcé, one of the three brothers owners of the estate. You'll want to see more of those... |
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Domaine de la Rectorie |
| The bustling Clavel's
website, recommended not only for lovers of his wines. It's a feast for the eyes with lots of photographs & information, on everything concerning wine & the domain. |
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Domaine Clavel |
| A very complete german
Website, full of information, with a preference for wines of character and a good selection of wines from the Languedoc and the Roussillon. |
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www.weinhalle.de |
| This is an extremely
sober, uncluttered website, which tranmits very well the sense of Luc & Marie for the essential, for the inner beauty of things, with no fuss. Very good photography as well. |
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www.zelige-caravent.fr |
| Jean-Benoît Cavalier's
website with a very interesting seasonal "winegrowers calendar" and it's archives over several years. |
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Château de Lascaux |
| A wine-selling site,
very well done, a pleasure to look at, clear & sober layout but warm look, nice photos, well explained & interesting philosophy, and - last but not least - a great collection of wines. |
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Terroir Languedoc |
| Fadat présents a very
lively and colourful site, just as his wines. Impressing for the superb photographs of work in the vineyard and in the cellar. |
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Domaine d'Aupilhac |
| Daniel Roche animates
this very active wine-club. Tastings, wine-travel, special events . . . Very interesting & abundant archives of well classified tasting comments. In french. |
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www.epicuvin.com |
| Another german wine
marchant fond of french wines... |
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www.le-charreau.de |
| The official site of
the "appellation contrôlée" PIC SAINT LOUP winegrower's syndicate. with a complete map & list of the estates. |
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Le Syndicat des vignerons du Pic Saint Loup |
| The official site of
the "Côteaux du Languedoc", general "appellation contrôlée" of the Languedoc. With a vast database of adresses of vinegrowers and estates. |
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Le Syndicat des Coteaux du Languedoc |
We often come back to
this german site searching information of a particular wine or estate. Look at the "winzer"-page, you'll be impressed by the sheer number of domains, everyone with a detailed description... |
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www.pinard-de-picard.de |
| Graham Tigg's gold-mine of restaurants in Languedoc & Roussillon. Detailed reviews based on his flair and attention to all those details necessary to make a meal a feast. |
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Graham Tigg's Languedoc Reviews |
| This is one of the
good tips of Mr. Tigg, we'd never have discovered this place without him. Since, it's one of our very favorites. Elegant and refined, but unfussy cooking, good wine-list, neat but sober decoration and a straightforward and unfussy hospitality. |
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Le Vieux Pont |
| What to tell of that
magic place ? The perfection, of course, but without the charge of the superfluous, straight to the essence. Take at least some time for their site, you'll enjoy the trip... |
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Michel Bras |
| A french writers &
readers association: Ils cultivent les mots s'enracinent au pays ont le goût, l'à propos aiment les lieux de vie... |
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Cépages d'encres |
| Kevin Jones offers
intense & very lively, good humoured english courses, awfully efficient... |
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www.play-away.fr |
| Les Ecologistes de
l'Euzière offer trainings and workshops about ecology and environmental topics, edit books about nature's treasures in our southern french countryside, the "Garrigue". |
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Ecologistes de l'Euzière |
| A french site with a
lot of information about our neighbourhood, the Pic Saint Loup country. Adresses, dates, photographs... |
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www.loupic.com |
| A german repertory of
holiday-accommodation, all over the world. Well organised and classified, with often very detailed information and many photographs. |
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www.urlaub-anbieter.com |
| Alastair Sawday has
created this series of "off the beaten track" accommodation-guides. Perfect for those who look for individual and more small places to stay for their holidays. |
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www.sawdays.co.uk |
| For real lovers of
horses & nature: Claudio can show you the secrets of the Camargue and its white horses in a laid back and unfussy way.. |
 www.promenadedesrieges.com |
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| In Faugères, at the
edge of the village, thère is a beautiful old "maison vigneronne", carefully restored by Régine & Christian Godefroid. And as they are wine buffs, too, they offer wine tours and nearly all wines of Faugères in their wine shop.. |
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La Vigneronne |
| A nice bed & breakfast in Menton Provence - Côte d'Azur. |
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www.menton- chambredhote.com |
| Located by the sea, in
the Asturias in northern Spain, this hotel has been built from the ruins of one of those ancient, square asturian farmhouses, but with a remarkably contemporary interior design. Once again, no fuss, but a perfect harmony of materials and colours, and a very gentle welcome. |
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La Torre de Villademoros |
| A dream of a hotel -
not for luxury, but the light, serene artmosphere of the place, the sober, tasteful renovation of the old house, the organic food & ecological orientation of the hotel, its generosity & charm, and THAT view.. |
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Hostal Empuries |
| We had to go there,
because again and again guests told us of this welcoming place high upon the cliffs of Normandy Now we are charmed, too, so much we felt "at home". It's not far from the tunnel, so it may be of some interest for the British... |
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Les Tourelles |
| Our holiday hideaway
since several years, in the breathtaking Douro-valley in Portugal, with its high mountainsides all sculpted with terraces. Good accommodation on the estate, and - of course - lots of information about Port and making Port. |
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La Quinta de la Rosa |
| A discovery on the net, and we're completely charmed... the most charming tender & poetical website we know. A real gem - we HAD to go to see & feel the place. In fact it is - at least - as beautiful as on the website, and Lucas & Blanca, the owners, are extremely welcoming. We will return, that's surel |
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La Posada de Babel |
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...and also: |
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| Pascale Scarabin is a singer, teacher & coach, in Claret nearby.. |
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Pascale Scarabin |
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Voilà une
petite sélection - forcément incomplète - de ce qu'on apprécie ou
trouve intéressant. |
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