The best local producers New Aquitaine

In collaboration with Patrick Fouquet, master jam maker world champion 2018, Janick Paytra launches in his turn in the making of artisanal jams. He participates for the first time in 2019 in the Confituriades and obtains the gold medal of the Order of Master Jammakers. Janick prepares his jams in his workshop/shop and sources as much as possible in short circuit: mirabelle plums from his village, strawberries from Dordogne, apricots from Roussillon, kiwis from Lot-et-Garonne... A nice souvenir to bring back from Saint-Emilion, to change the wine!

Since 1987, Chez Morille has been serving up the very best of palmipeds. A duck breeder and foie gras producer, Chez Morille is a family-run business where epicureanism rhymes with craftsmanship and quality. Each year, 95,000 mulard ducks are raised for 13.5 weeks in the open air, on 66 hectares of organic meadows, on GMO-free feed. Visit our boutique to stock up on foie gras, fresh produce, spreads and ready-made meals. On site, visit the Canard Académie, a small museum on the history of the duck.

Professional beekeepers with recognized expertise, Jean-Claude and Corine Salles perpetuate a traditional art by transhumantly moving their hives from the Basque mountains to the hillsides of Béarn, harvesting true "crus de la nature", representing floral diversity. At their honey house, they extract, select and refine honeys for bouquets ranging from the sweetest - acacia-horsetail flowers - to the most distinctive, chestnut, and also make heather honey gingerbread and artisanal jams according to the traditional recipes of Amatxi (Basque for grandmother).

Would you like to discover or rediscover the one and only madeleine of Dax? To do so, you have to go through the door of the little shop of Maison Cazelle. With its old-fashioned charm from the beginning of the 20th century and its retro décor, it is one of the oldest in the town. Founded in 1906, this family-run business has built its reputation on the famous madeleine de Dax, sold in pretty blue or pink cardboard boxes. The recipe has been jealously guarded for five generations, and today by Sébastien and Clément. It is a must for all gourmets!

Piment d'Espelette is grown in open fields to the rhythm of our region's bioclimate. Maison Bipertegia naturally takes care of its plants, from sowing to ripening. They are then hand-picked and rigorously sorted 1 by 1 at each stage, from harvesting to processing into powder and its derivatives in our own workshop. Our producer claims "a passion for good taste, because we are the ^1st consumers and we are proud to offer what we like to eat". Quality, generosity and sound advice when you visit our store!

Bertrand Héraudeau has been running this family business for a short time. Trained as a pastry chef, he never ceases to put his qualities forward to the point of obtaining, in 2018, the title of best jam maker in France. Rétais and tourists are not mistaken, they are many to make a stop in this shop located two steps from the bell tower. Each product is carefully made, without chemicals or preservatives. The quality is such that each year several are awarded.

Corinne and Emilie run their farm in a spirit of conviviality and sharing. You come to eat here to experience an authentic culinary terroir. Duck sausage served with aperitif. Starters include rillettes and foie gras pâté, soup or garbure. Magret, confit, poule au pot, cochon à la broche and other traditional recipes. Homemade apple crumble for dessert. A glass of Buzet wine with all that, and life is good!

At the oil mill, we've been grinding since 1850! Thanks to ancestral craftsmanship, the oil flows like gold. The large stone millstone grinds walnuts (from local producers), hazelnuts, almonds, pistachios, peanuts, rapeseed and organic sesame. Hydraulic presses dating from 1920 produce a precious nectar which is left to settle for 15 days to 1 month before bottling. Production takes place all year round. Come and discover the oil production process. The workshop also produces fruit and vegetable vinegars, mustard and sells local products.

Since 1960, these artisan canners have been a trusted name in both goose and duck: every year, the company wins a medal at the Salon de l'Agriculture in Paris. New products include a fig verrine filled with foie gras and pineau des Charentes, and goose rillettes. They were awarded the Palme d'Or 2023 for whole Périgord goose foie gras. 2 stores open in Sarlat (7, rue de la Liberté) and Le Bugue (20, place de l'Hôtel de ville). The workshop is open to visitors in July and August, with a free tasting.

Born 5,000 years B.C. from the encounter between alcohol and the air of time, vinegar is the result of a formidable natural alchemy that stings wine and turns it sour (vin-aigre). Jean-Philippe, an award-winning craftsman of taste, owns a handful of vinegar factories in France and produces some fifteen different vinegars fermented in oak barrels using fresh, local produce, with no additives, colorants or sugar. A fascinating visit!

An agricultural cooperative specializing in fattened ducks, Palmagri brings together 9 passionate producers, all of whom are breeders and feeders. The ducks are raised outdoors in the Gironde region, between the southern Gironde vineyards and the Landes de la Gironde. The recipes, which use no preservatives or colorants, are concocted in Auros, in the production workshop. Duck in all its forms: tournedos, magret, fricassée de guit, garbure, foie gras, stuffed neck, boudin... The store opens on Saturday afternoons before the festive season.

Open field, in season and extremely fresh! At the Jardin des Saveurs, you will find fruits and vegetables galore. Picking is self-service from mid-May to the end of October. At home, there is sometimes not enough space to grow vegetables, and even though we often try to harvest what we sow, we have to face the facts: being a market gardener is a job. With a basket, you can make your choice, everything is sold by weight. Every day, Patrick and Dominique Pierre put on their website the production ready to pick.

For over 100 years, Maison LAFITTE has nurtured the excellence and savoir-faire of Landes gastronomy. Exclusive partner of the Club des Chefs cuisiniers des Chefs d'Etat around the world, Maison LAFITTE is renowned for the superior quality of its products. Come and discover the gastronomic world of Foie Gras, magret des Landes... a whole range of duck products. Maison LAFITTE is also present at Les Halles de Dax, Mont-de-Marsan, Bayonne, Bordeaux and Paris (^4th and ^7th arrondissements).

Anne and Laurent created Domaine de la Roussille 30 years ago. Here, we love grapes in all their forms: table grapes, fruit juices (grape-apricot, grape-cherry...), wine confits and, of course, Loire Valley wines, more than 10 different ones, including 3 traditional methods. A winegrower from father to son, Laurent is now supported by his 3 sons in working this 40-hectare vineyard cultivated using sustainable agriculture methods. Jovial, Laurent will welcome you for a tasting. Close to Futuroscope, the Domaine offers 5 pitches for camper vans.

Their grandfather planted the ^1st seed in the 1950s. Today, Vincent and Simon Baille-Barrelle cultivate 10 ha of fruit trees. In Les Roches-Prémarie, the two brothers continue to develop the Chezeau family orchards, one of which is certified eco-responsible and the other organic. On site, you can pick your own strawberries, beans, apples... In Poitiers, in their store, they sell their apple varieties, as well as other seasonal fruits, vegetables and a wide choice of regional products. Quality, traceability and authenticity!