Gourmet products local specialties and wines Hérault

This family estate, located on the banks of the Orb, is an exceptional winegrowing property. For six generations, the Viennet family has been perpetuating the winegrowing tradition, and since 2006 has been focusing on wine tourism. The estate covers 60 hectares and produces a range of 12 wines, aged in a magnificent cellar carved out of the rock. The estate also hosts sculpture and painting exhibitions, and has five guest rooms in the château, surrounded by English parkland. The cellars can be visited by telephone reservation.

It is along the banks of the Rhône Canal that you will find this house of delights. In the heart of the historic center, the establishment has been selling and delivering fine tannic wines for three generations. Late Muscat, tradition, rosé, sparkling, in grape juice... Also, the House offers customers products from the region, perfect for bringing back culinary souvenirs in a sunny basket to show your family and friends the treasures of Frontignan.

The estate produces excellent organic wines and also offers a 4-star campsite with unusual accommodations such as igloos, trailers and winegrower cabins. The friendly, family atmosphere is enhanced by the beauty of the surrounding nature, the varied facilities and the friendliness of the staff. Activities include river swimming and an evening "Wine & Cheese Tour" where the winemaker guides visitors through the vineyards, cellar and century-old winery on board the harvest trailer.

A few kilometers from Nissan-Lez-Ensérunes, Château la Vernède is an old beautiful Folie du Languedoc, a legacy of the golden age of wine merchants in the ^19th century. Dedicated to viticulture since antiquity, the estate is now preserved by the^5th generation of the Ribet family in the person of Jean-Marc Ribet. Under the vinification of Mr. Maurer, an Alsatian trained in Bordeaux, the AOC Coteaux-du-Languedoc vintages offer powerful and harmonious reds, revealing nuances of fruit, licorice and sweet spices.

In the middle of the olive trees, Sophie and Xavier Palatsi hold this vineyard with the precious advice of Jean Natoli. The estate, which extends over 60 hectares, 35 of which are vines, produces wines from sustainable agriculture. All have been Terra Vitis labelled since 2010 and benefit from the Pays d'Oc Hérault PGI protected geographical indication. Among the "specialities" of the house, the Jardin de Jules, a red wine; Jalade, a rosé; and the Cuvée Gatefer (red wines). Tastings and visits to the cellars are organised and guest rooms welcome you for one or more nights in the estate's bastide. Finally, a 250 m² room is available for receptions for up to 70 people. A beautiful place, delicious wines, pleasant rooms, a warm welcome... It is magnificent.

Butchery and delicatessen, here you can also find poultry, a delicatessen, a grocery store and cheeses. It is a reference in the region. Jean-Claude Kouril is one of the few butchers who buys his animals from farms in the region (Hérault, Tarn, Aveyron). An ultra-short supply chain! The Kocel butcher shop also offers a catering service to order ready-made meals, aperitif platters, large salads and assorted meats. Another address is located in Vic-la-Gardiole (22 boulevard des Aresquiers).

Founded in 2009, Moulin de la Dentelle is a family-run business and Villeveyrac's first privately-owned oil mill since the late 50s. On 12 hectares, 5 of which are dedicated to organic farming, Muriel de la Torre strives to produce oil under the best possible conditions, not only from her own production, but also from small suppliers in the surrounding villages. Here, she uses oils from ancestral Languedoc varieties such as lucques, picholine, olivière and bouteillan. During the summer season, tours of the mill are available by appointment.

The combination of the wonderful Mediterranean climate and the talent of the region's producers produce exceptional local products. These are sold in specialized boutiques and at markets. In La Grande Motte, shoppers can choose between the Wednesday gourmetmarket, the traditional Sunday market, and the night markets during the summer season. Any excuse is good enough to take advantage. Going to a night market is above all about enjoying the cool of the night, while doing good business at the same time.

This pretty little Palavasian address, part cheese shop, part crèmerie and part charcuterie, delights both locals and holidaymakers in search of good local produce. On the stalls, you'll find cheeses from the area and beyond, made by producers and maturers according to the season, as well as dry sausage, chorizo, chiffonnade, brousse, spit-roasted cake... High-quality products, carefully selected, to enhance aperitifs and end meals.

Jean-Luc Viguier, winemaker, and his wife Catherine, oenologist, have combined their passion for wine and the land to launch the estate. Located on a former Templar property, it has been in the family for four generations. Its red soil gives birth to wines that are both authentic and fruity. Inspired, the family has been involved in wine tourism for a few years (wine walks, open-air farm...) and offers stays in perched cabins.

A real village in the city, the Marché du Lez is the complementary alternative that the metropolis was missing. An energetic hot-spot, it brings together the flea markets of Le Lez, shops, start-ups... Far from being fixed, it expresses its desire to maintain a certain dynamism through the organization of events, exhibitions, performances and workshops. Gastronomy also plays a central role at the Market, as several restaurants, foodtrucks and halles gourmandes du Lez are open to lovers of good food.

Hypermarket Auchan de Béziers is faithful to the model model. It's big, very large, and there's all at all prices. The brand at first prices is perfect for small awards. The fruit and vegetable range is very well furnished and the wine cellar is full of good bottles. Auchan offers always crowded rays at peak times and stopped the distribution of bags to boxes.

The Comptoir Gourmand is one of the institutions of the Halles Castellanes and the Halles Laissac. For more than seventeen years, Lory Caselli has favoured exceptional products in his delicatessen. These products - always AOC or AOP - come directly to him from the producers. If they are mainly local, they also come from elsewhere. The result: on her stall, black lucques from the Hérault, black truffles melanum sporum and anchovies are found alongside pepper from Madagascar, Cameroon and some rare spices such as saffron from Iran.

Laura, an American based in France for years, puts his culinary know-how at the service of our taste buds. She put the traditional recipe of this famous biscuit in the closet, so that she could have a blend of original flavours. Thus its soft cookies combine with dry fruits, cereals, lavender, lemon and the most surprising herbs in Provençal, as delicious as Roquefort, mint… discover markets, fine grocery stores - Caizergues… - and especially to order on the website. Soft, tender and fondants, these cakes are up your idea on the cookie.

In 1923, Léon Auzier founded the Auzier-Chabernac confectionery in Montpellier. The company perpetuates the craft traditions and its know-how for three generations through traditional recipes of confectionery, all using natural products. On line or in store in Montpellier and Saint-Gély-du-Fesc, you will find a large choice of sweet treats such as their famous honey licorice, gum arabic, marshmallows, sugared almonds and other sour candies. You can also order for your ceremonies.

The thousand-year-old Gassac vineyard, near the abbey of Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert, is a jewel of the Languedoc region. Just 3 km from Aniane, this winery offers a tour of a Gallo-Roman cellar in the heart of the garrigue. Discover a wide selection of wines, including the renowned Mas de Daumas Gassac red and white, as well as Laurence's wine, a nectar of love and liqueur, and rosé frisant for aperitifs or desserts. In summer, the estate hosts winegrower walks and the "Jazz under the Stars" festival for magical moments.

This butchery, a reference to Béziers, keeps its quality year in and year out. The meat is purchased in the Aveyron and Tarn. A few hams and sausages from the biterrois hinterland - to taste absolutely for those who don't know - side with homemade homemade crues and homemade crues preparations that will make the most demanding temptation. These include, for example, cooked ham, fricandeaux or andouillettes. Don't miss the catering radius, everything is excellent. The staff were very friendly and helpful. At Reverdel, we really feel passionate about the profession and it's fun!

Since 1920, this cooperative oil mill has been processing the department's olives, in particular the Lucques variety, which has AOC status. The oils are made from local varieties such as clermontaise, olivière, ménudal, picholine, amellau... In the store, you'll find tapenade, pistou and the essential olive oil, as well as fresh olives and oil-based cosmetics. Opposite, in the former gendarmerie building, is the Maison de l'Olivier, an eco-museum dedicated to regional olive growing, with film screenings and tastings.

At La fille du Joep, a small, fresh and iodized address, you can eat products directly from traditional oyster farmers who have been working for 50 years in the Thau Basin. You can order your platters of shellfish and fresh fish to take away, or taste them right across the street at the terrace of the bar Le Mistral. On the menu you can choose from oysters, mussels, snails, clams, sea urchins, shrimps, but also sea bream, sea bass, sole and mullet. Each product comes from the production and fishing of the owners.

This attractive organic mini-market, located on the outskirts of Clermont-l'Hérault, covers 450^m2. Clarisse and Laurent Nourigat, the happy owners, convey the idea that you come here to do yourself good. Organic products are omnipresent: olive oils, detox and draining drinks, herbal teas, a variety of teas - including one with orthosiphon from Herbier de Gascogne - as well as a complete range of gluten-free and sugar-free foods, dried fruits, nuts, cakes and cereals. And there's also a beauty salon to pamper yourself.