Wines and spirits Causses et Cévennes

Paul Alric created the Papillon brand in 1906, at the same time as his maturing cellar. Since then, the dairy has maintained a privileged relationship with ewe's milk producers, who supply it with quality milk. The Papillon cellar also has its own bread oven, where 300 loaves of rye bread are charred each year. Their moist crumb, sown with the famous Penicillium roqueforti, develops the fungus that gives Roquefort its distinctive taste and character. This natural alchemy is supervised by a master maturer.

They offer a vast selection of champagnes, wines and spirits, with over 550 wine and champagne references, 80 Réserves à Vin®, 450 whiskies, rums and spirits, 150 craft beers and casks, as well as 100 delicatessen products. The caviste is passionate about helping customers discover treasures unearthed in France and around the world. In addition to product sales, the store also offers a range of services such as trunk loading, home delivery, equipment rental, organization of festive events, tasting evenings and customized gift boxes.

A wine estate in the heart of Alès? Not at all. But Papilles au Nez is really worth the detour... Above all, it will delight lovers of organic or natural wines. Indeed, here is a nice selection of passionate winegrowers, deeply rooted in their territories and terroirs, respectful of nature, offering 100% organic and natural wines. There is plenty to discover and be guided by your taste buds during the tasting workshops, or to exchange on wines through wine tours proposed in July and August.

If you don't have time to tour the wineries in the region, come here. A wide variety of the best of the region awaits you. In addition, you will have the opportunity to learn more about these wines and you will be advised with kindness. Of course, you will find wines from all French regions, from Pic St Loup to Saint-Emilion, from the Loire to the Côtes du Rhône. Without forgetting the sparkling wines, Champagne and Clairette de Die. But also craft beers and spirits.

This pocket-sized wine estate is the dream come true of Frédéric, an epicurean with a passion for nature, wine and the Gorges du Tarn. He has replanted vines - in a place called Les Vignes! - and shares his hard work on wine tours he organizes on request for groups of up to ten people. A stroll along the slopes and through the gardens, a visit to the cellar, all precede the tasting of Brigadier wine: a confidential micro-production that only visitors to the estate have the privilege of tasting.

Close to Millau, the Brasserie du Larzac has made a place for itself in the field of beer. This micro-brewery created by Rémi and Camille offers unfiltered and unpasteurized organic craft beers, with a choice between Blonde, Blanche, Ambrée, Indian Pale Ale, Triple as well as ephemeral brews such as the Gardarem, the East Causse and the Imperial Blaque IPA. They favour local suppliers and short circuits, so you can buy their beers directly at the brewery or in organic stores in Aveyron and Hérault.

As the villages in the cellars of the Tarn valley remind us, the area around Millau has always been favourable to wine growing. The sandstone and schist soils are subject to the Mediterranean influence and to strong thermal amplitudes. The new winegrowers have managed to restore this 65-hectare vineyard and plant suitable grape varieties: Gamay Noir is present in the red wines, and in the whites, associated with Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon and Fer Servadou.