Gourmet products local specialties and wines Midi-Pyrénées

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!

Laurent, wine waiter, and Nathalie, his wife, will welcome you and help you discover the wines, alcohols and products of their region, France and the world (more than 1800 references). On the cellar side, the Cadurcian vineyard has a place of choice. On the grocery side, Italy is in the spotlight with fresh products (mozzarella, guanciale, bacon from Colonnata, Burrata...) Wine tasting or other on the terrace around a barrel, accompanied if you wish by a homemade aperitif board!

A trailer on top of a field on the Saint Girons-Foix road? What is it? It is the den of Christelle Record, a farmer of calves under the mother's milk, always engaged in the promotion of short circuits and fervent defender of the better and local consumption. She worked hard during the confinements and now she is in charge of this trailer/grocery store. 145 producers, which shows that Ariège has a beautiful diversity and that one finds in the caravan salted and sweet groceries, fresh and organic vegetables, meat, delicatessen, cheese, eggs, drinks...

The interior of this brewery-restaurant, created by Yannick Metge, has been enlarged and is now a real success. In a neo-industrial setting, the microbrewery is housed in a former iron workshop. We're at the heart of local consumption, with beers brewed on site, and tapas and burgers concocted with local produce. At 12 noon, the traditional slate-style cuisine is top-notch. Why the fork? In Occitan it's called foueich, which gave rise to... Foix. A must-visit address. Soon to open as a coworking space!

The Vignécoise Farm is at the same time breeding, workshop of transformation and canning. To visit the Coustalat house in Vignec is to discover the real products of the soil in situ. Here, the black pig of Bigorre snorts in the nature to be transformed into terrines, sausages, ventrèches, hams, confits... All the products are sold in the store along with cooked dishes such as garbure or daube or fattened duck specialties from the neighboring Gers. Everything is excellent and you will not leave here without some souvenir jars.

A very pleasant tea room opened since 2008 where you can also taste, in a cosy atmosphere, an excellent vegetarian cuisine and acquire the best organic teas of the moment. Varied and tasty dishes, from the starter to the dessert, it's all homemade with a gazpacho, a roquefort cake, a vegetable soup, a vegetarian chili, a hot goat cheese or a vegetable lasagne... Homemade desserts also with an apple pie, a cannelé and a chocolate fondant. Workshops and activities all year round for children and themed dinners.

Thocaven has been the benchmark for regional Quercy products since 1983! Our free-range ducks are fed and force-fed in the purest tradition. Here you'll find foie gras, duck breast, tournedos with foie gras, duck sausages, figs, prunes, apricots stuffed with foie gras, local aperitifs and wines, traditional preserves ranging from cassoulet to duck stew and stuffed necks... The establishment also offers a full range of delicatessen products.

Founded in 1927, Carles is a family business, and Delphine, the illustrious third-generation representative of the village's master craftswoman, is its guardian. Carles Roquefort is made entirely by hand, using time-honored know-how. The cubed curds are stirred to prepare the texture of the paste. The grains thus formed are then placed in molds, then sprinkled with the powder of a Roqueforti penicillium grown as in the past on rye and wheat bread. Then comes the draining and, finally, the maturing in natural caves. The latest addition, Roquefort Carles Elégance, is the softest and smoothest, a true delight.

Here you'll find the very best in local produce: rosé veal from the Gers, lamb from the Pays d'Oc, pork from the Gers, poultry from the South-West... but that's not all! A creamery, a delicatessen and a wine cellar complete the offer, and are also part of a drive to promote small-scale producers and local craftsmen with ancestral know-how. Meat, cheese, wine: enjoy the best of the region. You can also shop here by drive-through!

The estate produces exceptional wines that are regularly awarded in agricultural competitions. Château Barréjat won a gold medal at the Salon de l'Agriculture in 2020. The madiran and pacherenc du-vic-bilh wines are also cited in many specialized guides. Some of the plots are very old and this exceptional robustness allows us to obtain wines of great quality. Denis Capmartin shapes his vines with respect to tradition and terroir. He produces powerful reds and whites, either dry or sweet.

Of course, the Artigarrède house is an exceptional pastry that puts on a handmade craft and treats the greedy. But we are not going to lie here, what we love, that we love, that we know, is the famous Russian! Almond biscuit biscuit, topped with a praline cream and a little more that passes from generation to generation, this jewel of gastronomy is here at home. A family case if it is, the cake follows a recipe dating from the th century and holds its name of the ingredients at the time imported from Crimea. In 1925, Adrien Artigarrède added her personal touch and opened his first boutique in Oloron-Sainte-Marie: success is at the meeting. Today, it is his grandson Jean-Paul Bassignana and his great grandson that perpetuate this béarnais, white symbol, such as snow-capped summits, which even has chocolate and coffee flavours. The Rosquille, another emblematic speciality, uses the Pyrenean tradition, this dry cake associated with the white wine of Jurancon was once the festive dessert of the Mountaineers to discover with another flagship signed Artigarrède, the Muscadine, truffle to praline!

The Maison Dauba is a magnificent surprise. The best of the sweet gastronomy is there with: local delicacies like the pebbles of the Gave, original chocolates like the sparkling pearls, but also the favols, jams to accompany the cheeses. On the savory side, you will find balsamic vinegar pearls with truffles, rare oils, rillettes of the sea, chestnut veloutés, cold cuts and risottos... Wines, beers and daring aperitifs also stand out.

At Flocons Pyrénéens, the specialty is... the flocon! This fine dark chocolate praline enrobed in soft meringue launched the success of this house, which has been creating irresistible creations since 1994. You can also try Béret, a 60% cocoa blueberry ganache with a hint of Espelette pepper, or Aure pearls and truffles with blueberry or raspberry pulp. Throughout the year, new products follow one another. Some fifty chocolates take their place alongside our emblematic specialties. A real delight!

For more than 30 years, the cannery has been making a wide range of local products: foie gras, confits, pâtés, rillettes, ready-made meals and gourmet specialities. A know-how, a high requirement, a commitment to quality, products selected from the best producers in the region. The duck rillettes from the Pignols cannery were awarded the bronze medal at the Paris agriculture show. At the Cannery, you can attend a demonstration of cutting up a duck and making a foie gras.

The door opens on a delicate scent of orange blossom. Famous in Toulouse for its galettes des rois, or rather for its brioches des rois, this address is also highly recommended for tasting one of the tasty Pomponettes: light and delicate, made with brioche dough, this is the house speciality. Other gourmets will love strawberries, macaroons, rum babas, and, on the confectionery side, chocolates, orangettes, marrons glacés or fruit pastes. Happy tasting, Les Futés!

The Védère cookie factory has been delighting taste buds with its cookies since 1905, and is one of the brands that have forged the region's gastronomy. The workshop perpetuates the artisanal production of Pyrenean cookies, lightly flavored with vanilla and covered in crystal-clear sugar. You'll also find boudoirs des Pyrénées, petits buturres, the famous pies available in blueberry, lemon or chocolate chip flavors, hazelnut or almond croquants (to die for!), wafers, meringues, spit-roasted cakes... The craze never fails.

The other name of this bakery-pastry shop is "la fleur d'orangerie". Located in the centre of the village, everything here is home-made by the hands of an authentic craftsman: the breads (country, rustic, millstone, rye...), the pizzas with real tomatoes, fond of meat, and above all the delicious pastries (crousti royal, three chocolates, caramel fleur de sel...). We also recommend the Paris Brest with the old-fashioned praline. Real nice and good pastry chef work.

At the exit of Bagnères-de-Luchon, the Miellerie des Sept Molles is a honey producer since the beginning of the 60s with more than 700 hives. You can visit, discover the job and a store offers all the products of the hive: pollen, royal jelly, gingerbread, propolis-based products... And of course honey in different varieties: all flowers, acacia, rosemary, mountain, forest, sunflower, heather and rhododendron... A visit as cultural as tasty.