Gourmet products local specialties and wines Tarn

The cellar is located halfway between Albi and Gaillac on the D 988. 100 wine growers, 57 municipalities, 43 of them in AOC. The first producer of gaillac grows from year to year, its flagship product nevertheless remains the Perlé, often award-winning, whose cellar markets 80% of the production of the gaillacois vineyard. The cellar is also very proud of an innovative and innovative course, a real experience of visiting the vine in the cellar. " The Legend course "is a unique oenotouristique site. This journey leads the spectator into the world of vine and wine. The circuit combines dreams, emotions and lessons to make an unforgettable visit. New technologies are in honour throughout the visit: giant screens, its light and light… and every stage of the journey reserves its surprise!

Yves Thuriès, Meilleur Ouvrier de France, is known throughout the world for his chocolate sweets. You will fall in love, melt and enjoy his crunchies, fondues in little jars, chocolates in candy or bars - special mention for the dark violet petals -, spreads, caramelized rochers, chocolate bars and lollipops... What happiness! And to get out of the ordinary, take home the house specialty, Le pastel, which is an amazing chocolate shell filled with blue ganache and powdered with powdered sugar.

You go across the Tarn to get used to this fine grocery store. Boucherie, fromagerie, bakery and catering, this site is an Alibaba's real cave. The products are fresh and local. Pure happiness! If you want to cook traditional tarnais products and taste the tastes of yesteryear, you are in the right place too. Meat is tender, delicious cheeses, tasty wine, owners are friendly and their welcome is most pleasant. 

This charcuterie, well known to gourmets, is located in the middle of the countryside. In the window, you'll find a collection of preserves and fresh products made from pork. As a guarantee of quality, the producer is there to answer all your questions. He'll tell you everything the pig did before being transformed into sausage. Specialties include 12-month-aged ham and melsat, a Tarn recipe made with pork, bread and eggs. Available at two of the department's markets, these products are sure to please.

It is difficult not to be seduced by this unique operation! In this artisanal honey and vinegar factory, honey vinegar and honey mustard are mainly produced and sold under the brand name Apis Vinaegria. Honey vinegar? Yes, you read that right! With time the use became rare but vinegar can be made from this sweet substance. Already in the Middle Ages, many everyday products were obtained from the beehive, such as wax and honey of course, but also vinegar.

Céline and Sébastien Castan created their distillery by settling the still of their grandfather Castan. Already known for their white fruit spirits, they are now recognized for their craft whiskies launched in 2010. You will be able to get your numbered bottle chosen among five styles of Vilanova: the Berbie, matured in new barrels; the Gost, aged in American bourbon oak barrels; the Terrocita, peaty, aged in oak barrels; the Roja, aged in red wine barrels and the Segala, with rye malt.

Respected star of the cocoa world and voted Best Pâtissier-Chocolatier by the Pudlowski guide, Michel Belin reconciles quality and quantity with an immense choice of delights and incessant creations. It's hard to resist the show put on by this magician confectioner, who sends his inspired creations all over the world. In addition to the great classics, he concocts a multitude of original blends: feuillantines, orangettes, licorice ganaches and other bewitching flavors...

A beautiful neighborhood boutique that's been around for over forty years! Sabrina, the owner, took over in 2007, adding her own personal touch. She has completely transformed the place into a beautiful space for conviviality. On offer are wines and whiskies from around the world, coffee and tea during the day, a wide selection of beers, taffy rentals and delicatessen products. Sabrina will be happy to advise you. To enjoy the warm atmosphere, come along to our tasting evenings.

An architectural treasure, its first version is attributed to André Jules Michelin in 1901. At the time, its creation required the destruction of the entire neighborhood. The result was a building that could accommodate up to 25 butchers and charcuterie stores, 10 fishmongers and 115 market gardeners, fruit growers and cheesemongers in 4^m2 dressing rooms. The space has been refurbished without losing its former soul, and now takes on the silhouette of a Baltard-style pavilion where people still come to shop for fresh produce and gourmet foods.

One of France's largest orchards in the heart of the Pays de Cocagne: over 200 hectares devoted to the production of apples and cherries, using traditional organic farming methods. Seven different apple juices are produced. The traditional one is a blend of three apple varieties (granny, golden and braeburn), giving a subtle taste of fresh apples; other varieties include cherry apple, granny, golden, braeburn, pink lady... For the festive season, Fonti'bubbles makes apple juice sparkling.

The Lascroux family is a great specialist in artisanal foie gras and has been practicing its know-how for a century and three generations. Prepared with ducks and geese from French farms, it is available in various forms: fresh, whole, truffled, in blocks... The team of experts also sells stuffed duck necks, duck breast, rillettes, cassoulet... The great followers of the Aveyron cuisine will even have the pleasure to find alicuits and tripoux, without forgetting the original cathar tapas dish: the duck gratounade.

Smells of Colombia and Ethiopia waft in from this boutique, where two women offer to guide you between the rich, fragrant variations of coffee and the fruity or sweetly bitter notes of teas from around the world. In this den reserved for enthusiasts and the curious, the roaster grills tirelessly. Sophisticated or simpler machines, designer or more classic, as well as services to enhance the pleasure down to the smallest detail.

At the top of a valley, in the tranquility and beauty of the hinterland of Gaillach, these owners work their 26 hectares of vines according to sustainable agriculture, with authenticity and character, in particular the Thibaud cuvée, made from pure Brocol, and a late harvest, the Maxime cuvée. But that's not all! They also offer two botanical trails (1.5 km or 2.5 km) to walk through the vines and discover grape variety panels and boards showing the plants in the vineyard (as well as audio comments from mp3 players - comments in English possible). Domaine Vaysette is also a cheerful welcome, in a modern building that can accommodate receptions and seminars.

Located in a former abbey, the Maison des Vins is a showcase for Gaillac wine, classified as an AOP and IGP appellation, with around a hundred wines to taste. During your visit, you'll learn about the nuances between dry and perlage wines, primeur and late harvest wines, and ancestral and traditional methods. Initiation tastings are also available, as are themed sessions on wine and chocolate or cheese, by reservation.

Francis, assisted by his daughter Charlotte, is a connoisseur in wine and as a result: from 2011 St. Michel's Square to Cordes-sur-Ciel, in its small cellar-restaurant shop, open all year round, it is a pleasure to report stories of the Gaillac vineyards while offering you a generous tasting to turn your taste buds. A rare selection and very beautiful bottles of South-West wine, Burgundy and of course the gaillacois country accessible for all the scholarships. There are also some artisanal spirits, and an interesting variety of whiskies.

A talented young mixologist, Alexis Taoufiq was named Meilleur Ouvrier de France Barman in 2015. After years of traveling the world and working in renowned establishments, he decided to set up his own high-end cocktail boutique in the French city of Episcopale. Here or online, you can discover his delicious creations in ready-to-sip bottles, presented in the form of collections: signature, historic or classic. For private or professional events, you can call on his services and even request tailor-made cocktails.

The 19 members produce, good year after year, around 2 000 hectolitres of red wine, 300 hectolitres of rosé and 50 hectolitres of white. Guided by Alain Montrozier, the cellar constantly improves its wines and even enriches its range. It had until then a rosé where gamay dominates, a white, Peysir, marriage of chenin and mauzac, a red, Lords de Peyreviel, marriage of gamay, cabernet, syrah and iron servadou, typical grape varieties. She has just been enriched by Maître Master of Sampettes, a generous wine from a selection of old parcels, high in oak barrels. The wine cellar offers wine tastings and a country wine and aperitifs. In association with other producers, she invites the discovery of a «vineyard path» and a cellar visits.

An ambassador for pink garlic, Françoise Carayol is also a specialist in pastel dyeing who passes on her know-how. In her boutique, you'll find a thousand little marvels made with the help of the finest craftsmen: donkey's milk soap, oils and vinegars with the sweet flavors of ginger or rose, garlic cream, perfumed maceration vinegar, fig vinegar, Aphrodite's sweet vinegar for lovers, witches' vinegar, crystallized violet liqueur, poppy syrup, pink garlic liqueur, organic garlic...

A brewer in the Tarn ? Yes, you read that right! This micro-brewery was born from the passion of Stéphane, who is hopped from head to toe. He will tell you the techniques of beer making in the middle of his machines, which are also very artisanal, and will teach you how to taste a beer, as one does with wine. Libertine (blonde), Clandestine (blonde), Délinquante (brown), Tout ô black (brown), Bulles de Vignes and Vent d'Ange (2 gueuze type beers), these beers have the "Nature et Progrès" label. I love this brewer!