Gourmet products local specialties and wines Midi-Pyrénées

Welcome to " la tienda " (the store) which, with its hand-picked Spanish specialties, boasts a strong following! The decor combines a contemporary spirit with touches of tradition, for a welcoming shop that makes you want to linger. In fact, a tasting room and a pretty terrace opening onto the Place du Salin are the perfect place to indulge in trans-Pyrenean delights: Bellota ham, Manchego cheeses, sandwiches, tapas, beers... It's even rumoured that the best tortillas in town are served here!

Ballot-Flurin has been an independent, family-run business since 1977, specializing in apitherapy and gentle beekeeping. Discover their rare honeys from free-living bees, and their products based on propolis, pollen and royal jelly. Ballot-Flurin is the assurance of natural health, thanks to the power of bees. Our cosmetics (shampoos, soaps, creams) are also based on the work of bees. The boutique also offers candle-making workshops. An original and useful visit.

Eric Lestable represents the third generation of confectioners in Cauterets. He has kept the traditional method and works entirely by hand. He invites you in his workshop to assist to the manufacturing of his berlingots. The success of these sweets is due to a delicate balance between the mixture of water, sugar and flavored glucose syrup. Once cooked, the mixture is poured on a marble table for cooling and cutting. The other specialities are the "crottes d'isard", the "cabrotin", the "délice" or the "boule-de-neige"... Delicious!

Nectar Torréfaction is a coffee roasting and tea salon. Its manager, Manon, with eight years' experience, has designed this place as a convivial haven for coffee and tea lovers. Thanks to her skills, she offers a selection of coffees roasted on site and products with intense aromas. In addition to coffee, you'll find a wide selection of teas, chocolates, local and artisanal products, as well as a delicatessen. Whether you're on your own, with friends, family or colleagues, Nectar Torréfaction is the sweet break that will delight your taste buds.

When Toy Country decides to become a land of beers, it does so without concession. The style is English, the water comes from the valley, the craftsmanship and the incredible environment. The names of the vintages are inspired by the great sites: cuvée du col du Tourmalet, du pic du Midi, du Cirque de Gavarnie... Amber, brown, white and the amazing IPA form the basis. Special brews: Christmas or spring beers regularly join the troops. You can enjoy a beer at the nicely decorated bar or on the terrace facing the Gave de Gavarnie.

Founded in Lourdes in 1729 by apothecary Pailhasson, Chocolaterie Pailhasson is France's oldest chocolate house. As early as the ^19th century, its delicious creations charmed the imperial court of Napoleon III and attracted prestigious customers, including Pope Leo XIII and Empress Eugénie. The rigorous selection of the finest cocoa vintages and the exaltation of their unique flavors are at the heart of its heritage. This demand for quality endures, and the master chocolatiers continue to innovate, to satisfy and surprise gourmets.

Reported, a little away from the road leading to Gavarnie, Francis will let you rediscover, as he has since 1982, the famous broche cake. The recipe seems simple, a four-quarters dough cooked with lime-fired wood and spoon. No louche, no machine. This cake is perfumed to fruit compote, crystallized. Wrapped in a linen, it retains 1 months… away from the greedy. Come and see its elaboration every afternoon and accompany it with English cream or a grout of raspberries, with a fresh cider bolée. Francis, who develops perfumes, tried to trace the origin of this pastry. Its traces are found in writings of the th century. It was dégustait in Tarbes and Pau. We must know that the cone was covered with buttered wool, but what is even more disturbing is the cake in Poland, Austria and Romania. At the opening of the Napoleon Bridge, a huge cake was produced. Would the architect of the art book, of Polish origin, have won the recipe in his country? We still have the question.

There are "magical" places where the eye does not know where to rest, where the senses are awakened. This is the case at Grains de Folie with the sweet fragrance of green coffees - beans or ground - from all over the world. The store also distributes about a hundred teas in bulk, in crystal bags or herbal teas. Tea room corner with also à la carte chocolate and pastries. Grains de Folie is also a delicatessen, a wine and brandy cellar with an international accent. A curious, travelling and gourmet address!

Jérôme, a passionate wine merchant, welcomes and advises wine lovers and fine gourmets in his pretty shop. Here, you will find 100 cahors and coteaux-du-quercy at estate prices, but also wines from all over France, as well as local products, spirits, etc. Quality is without context the key word of the place. Recently, the cellar is also a wine bar with a catering service. A must for lovers of Quercy's terroir and all the little delicacies so dear to the palate.

Wine producer, Bertrand Gabriel Vigouroux offers in his Atrium cellars the wines of his production where his two must-have Châteaux of the Cahors appellation are honoured: Château de Haute-Serre and Château de Mercuès. You will find in his cellars Atrium, a unique concept of wine shop with more than a hundred references, a wide selection of wines and spirits, aperitifs and regional products, a tasting area and professional advice. The Atrium is the ambassador of Maison Georges Vigouroux wines.

Over the years, Marie-Claude and Philippe Escrozailles have earned a reputation for excellence. One only has to look at how often they visit their shop in Limogne on Tuesday, the day of the pork confits. Tradition obliges, the butcher's shop buys its animals on the spot in the region. The delicatessen stall offers its inevitable pork and duck fries, pâtés, rillettes, dry sausages and sausages... The delicatessen stall offers its dish every day on demand. The establishment also offers a wide choice of preserves, cheeses, wines and other local products.

The Couture family presents its great Cahors wines, its range of IGP Côtes du Lot, its ratafia, traditional aperitif, and its grape juice. The story of the passion for the vine begins in 1470 with the Couture family, where we find the trace of an ancestor, winegrower of the Lord of Albas. More recently, the imprint of a great-great-grandmother gave her first name to the property: all these ancestors have bequeathed centuries of know-how and love for the precious garnet-colored liquid. Winner of the Septuor des Entreprises 2022 in the "International" category.

Do you know the Longueteau? In the Antilles, this family was originally the first of the distilleries of Rum. Since 1999, Delphine and Jean have left the Guadeloup and, with a wealth of oenological knowledge, they market their own Cahors. In the Antilles, the Cahors was the most consumed wine because it better supported travel than others from metropolitan areas. The 5 ha of merlots and malbec are ideal for red meat and fatty livers. The property also sells honey, nuts, prunes, but mainly the coco punch, ginger, pineapple, the fruits of passion, amber rum and ti-punch, not forgetting the 62% white rum, one of the only three distilleries in the world to propose it!

Traditional production almost confidential for a quality vineyard, hectares located at the foot of the village of Sauzet. A rational culture and work passion for the Resseguier family for three generations, a few rows free from any treatment, priority is given to seedlings used by organic farming. Clos Resseguier AOC is an excellent choice in terms of value for money.

The Villa Malbec is the official showcase for Cahors AOC wines, and is the official tasting space for Cahors Malbec wines in its refined and lounge-like decor. The establishment, which is part of the Union Interprofessionnels des Vins de Cahors, does not sell bottles but rather presents quality products. 86 winegrowers are represented there. Villa Malbec regularly organises after-work evenings open to both novices and amateurs. You will not fail to find a quality service. A must in Lot oenology.

The 16th century castle stands guard over the 80 ha vineyard. This exceptional estate has a store on the property but also in Cahors and Padirac. Alain-Dominique Perrin, its owner, is a passionate person. Everything is harvested and sorted by hand. The vinification is done according to traditional methods combined with state-of-the-art technology. The wine is aged in oak barrels in the underground cellars. Numerous medals have rewarded the production of wines for aging, among the best of the appellation. Visit of the cellar by appointment.

The most eastern wine estate in the Lot valley, at the confluence of the Lot and Célé rivers, established for over 140 years on these lands, the property belongs to Vincent Dols, agricultural engineer and oenologist. Vincent perpetuates the family tradition by offering wines made from 12 grape varieties grown on 18 hectares: 1 cuvée Tradition (60% merlot, 20% cabernet franc and 20% malbec), 1 cru Sémenole blanc (60% chardonnay and 40% sauvignon blanc) and 1 sweet white wine made from 100% chenin, ideal for accompanying foie gras and as an aperitif To be discovered!

The grocery store shelves offer a range of quality products. Far from mass distribution, the store displays a concern for authenticity with rare products. In the fresh food section, the traceability of meats and vegetables is a guarantee of quality. In the cellar, Terre Gourmande favours great wines and vintages. In the sweet department, cakes, biscuits, chocolates from around the world and a whole range of bulk teas and coffees provide gourmet ideas for all occasions. Finally, tinned food, cooked in the old-fashioned way, will delight your taste buds.

A family vineyard for 4 generations, Château la Caminade is one of the most emblematic productions of Cahors wine. It was in 1973, the day after the AOC Cahors was made official, that Marcel and his son Léonce marketed their production spread over the 35 hectares of the estate. Sheltered behind the hills, the vine, planted on old alluvial terraces, has found its favourite terroir there. In the coolness of their cellars, you can taste 4 cuvées with the characteristic and powerful aromas of the great Cahors.

Well-known to gourmets in the South-West, Philippe and Isabelle Martegoute's foies gras are a reference of quality. The ducks are force-fed on site and processed immediately, ensuring freshness and quality of the products. The shop has a fresh section for duck breasts, fresh foie gras, aiguillettes... Like any good grocery store that respects itself, other local products find their place on the shelves with Cahors wine, Rocamadour walnut cake, chestnut jam... Advice, quality and an excellent welcome.

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.

Laurent and Fabien Causse are the sixth generation of winemakers on the estate. They wished to give the name of the spring to their top-of-the-range wines, such as the Saint-André cuvée (a red AOC, 12 months in barrel) and the mauzac (a white, which remains in oak barrels for 6 months), but also to their traditional and local wines, including a rosé. A permanent research work, in reasoned agriculture, led to the elaboration of a sweet wine (limited series) served on the big tables of the region, between tradition, innovation and quality.

This first Gaillac hillside has seen more than five generations of the Auque family succeed one another, united by the same passion  : the love of gaillac. Like Melanie, their granddaughter, the women and men of this family have shaped this 35 hectare estate, plot after plot. Over the years and seasons, their work accompanies each vine stock, producing a very complete range: the Hauts de Laborie are presented in dry, pearled, rosé, red, Gaillacoise and sweet. The Mélanie cuvée in dry white and red (gold medal in Paris in 2008), presented in several vintages, is the result of a rigorous selection of the oldest plots. The Selection of old vines in red and white is a rather surprising speciality, such as this very aromatic grape juice called Grain de vigne, intended mainly for young people, and drivers!

Chantal and Nicolas Lebrun have been combining their know-how here since 2005, and are responsible for all the stages of the production of their wines. Mr. is an oenologist, so you can trust the ranges offered: fruity and acidulous white gaillac, fruity and spicy rosé, red with a dominant duras, sweet gaillac, but above all dry white gaillac aged on lees in barrels and braucol red gaillac unfined, unfiltered, combining power and finesse. Many of their wines have been awarded prizes by specialised guides. The Cuisineries Gourmandes network made no mistake about it!

At Tarn Viande, we have been butchers since 1989. Historically, it was Max Narbonne, the father, who founded the company almost thirty years ago; and Jean-Fabien, his son, is now the head of the store located at the corner of Hippolyte-Crozes Street and Albert-Thomas Avenue. Butchers, butchers, delicatessens, caterers, rotisseries, these true craftsmen of taste are also fervent defenders of short circuits. An experience and convictions that give this mini-dynasty a certain reputation in terms of quality and rigour. Tarn Viande works with local producers in the Tarn and Aveyron and produces 80% of the products sold for a guaranteed flavour and authenticity. The cheerful welcome and the skilfully distilled advice remind us that here we work above all as true enthusiasts. Homemade dishes - old-fashioned stew, tripoux, double albigensian fat, stuffed veal breast, to name but a few - will quickly make your daily life easier. While the drive will save you valuable time.

Owned by Marie-Paule and Yves Burrus, the Château de Saurs is inspired by Palladian architecture and Venetian villas. So much so that the residence, like its splendid park, is listed in the additional inventory of Historic Monuments. Well established in the heart of the Gaillacois vineyard, the estate covers 42 hectares, 38 of which are planted with red grape varieties, conducted in organic farming and combining tradition and cutting-edge technology. The vaulted cellar is located underneath the building. We discover the nectars of the place during a tasting at the Cellar where we welcome you for always very fine purchases.

Cécile and Thierry are real bottle magicians. This fine-nosed duo holds the reins of this cellar - often highly recommended - located on the Chemin de Causse. On site, they receive many orders and ship them both nearby and to neighbouring departments. In the boxes, we find mainly organic and medal-winning wines from the region, so that wine shops are also very much in demand by restaurants in Tarn. But what also makes the cellar's reputation is its drive, which the duo has fun calling the "wine drive". The principle is simple: you order on the Internet, make an appointment and pick up your precious cargo. Definitely very clever!

Jean-Jacques Omassi draws his energy from the vine. As an artisan winemaker, he favors a reasoned culture that respects his environment. On his 10 hectares, he proposes wines of character resulting from his passion and in the family traditions, he harvests, vinifies and markets his wine from his cellar. He offers Ratafia, a liqueur wine made at harvest time with fresh grape juice, but also two red wines, two rosés and a white. Do not hesitate to visit him at the domain for a moment of sharing.

Little running to find into full downtown an average surfaces with petrol pumps (single distributor of the super E85 ethanol, 20 km with the round) and also a drive which gives the availability in 5 minutes of your shopping to Intermarket price in your trunk, or the possibility of delivery at your home (very appreciated service). This Intermarket Contact must be the one of rare of this range of shop to have such a service. The shop will be perfect for your shopping if you are in a hurry, more especially as one finds there an anthology of the products of the rich local quercy.

After a century without a baker, the village of Montsegur saw the arrival of Cyril Delmas, a local child, as "blessed bread" in 2014. Cyril is more than a baker and built his own oven like a cast iron model from the 1900s. He shapes and bakes his bread the old-fashioned way, with beech wood, sourdough, organic flours, ground by stone millstones and Montcalm mineral water! Is it necessary to specify that this bread is a real delight? It can also be found on the tables of many excellent restaurants in the Ariège.

This shop offers Pyrenean, Ariegeois and artisanal products. On the shelves: delicatessen, oils of all kinds, wine cellar, delicatessen, honey, meats, cheeses, biscuits, sweets, spices... Every week wine, cheese, delicatessen tasting... More original still, the picnic or take away meal. Laurent, who every summer organizes historical walks and hikes, will also be able to share with his friends, mountain breeders, the meeting of the herds on transhumance and appreciate the foodstuffs they produce.

On the alleys of Villefranche, this small cellar is to be discovered in priority. Why? It proposes a range of rare wines, organic and natural wines, that happiness! It is the chief-sommelier of the restaurant le relais Mont le Viaur of Saint-André-de-Najac and his daughter who will make you discover a local chenin lo Biaïs of Entraygues-sur-Fel and beautiful bottles of elsewhere, the domain la Pierre Levée, in Gaillac, the remarkable Vouvray of Philippe Foreau, or champagne Drappier. Also olive oils, rums, Japanese whisky, and beers...

La Hocq, short for Hocquard, stands for Séverine and David Hocquard. Their credo: to offer quality, organic beers. Each of their beers is very different, with light foams produced by bottom fermentation, filtered and brewed without additives - Cardabelle, a blonde, is our favorite. Made in Aveyron, with a focus on producers and short supply chains, they are on sale at Cave Ruthène, delicatessens or direct from the place of production on order.

In the departmental archives, we learn that this mill dates from 1635; it has belonged to the Méjane family since 1880. Since then, parents and children have worked together on the farm and at the mill. They produce artisanal walnut, hazelnut and rapeseed oils from the first pressure. 100% natural, without additives or preservatives, they are particularly appreciated by local restaurant owners. The Méjane Mill also produces wheat and wheat flour in the traditional way, some of which have the Organic Agriculture label.

This house, founded under Louis-Philippe, is proud to be the oldest in Armagnac. For 180 years, the Dartigalongue family has watched over the maturation of their eaux-de-vie in a magnificent cellar in the heart of Nogaro. Their armagnacs are the result of the blending of ugni blanc, baco and folle-blanche. They are distilled in a low-temperature still and aged for many years in oak barrels from the region. The house presents a very complete collection of eaux-de-vie (VSOP, hors d'âge, vintage...).

From the gentle Gers landscape, here is an address that has drawn everything from it. Veuve Lafontan raises wine distillation to the rank of excellence. Béatrice Mandon only produces exceptional armagnacs. To taste her armagnacs is to discover treasures of diversity and complexity and an authentic aromatic palette. The eaux-de-vie are aged in 200 to 400 litre pedunculate oak barrels. The treasure room contains an exceptional collection with a range of vintages from 1888 to 1969 preserved in casks.

More than a thousand hotel and restaurant professionals put their trust in Di-Costanzo coffee. Émilie and Étienne are not just roasters, but true aesthetes. In the boutique next to the burnery, you'll find coffee beans and freshly-ground coffees, as well as compostable capsules, coffee machines, brand-name teas and other treats. In partnership with the tourist office, these enthusiasts also welcome groups for tastings and guided tours of the roasting process.

In the west of Gers, at the Domaine de Maniban, Armagnac Castarède is the oldest Armagnac trading house. In the heart of the Bas-Armagnac region, the 16 hectares of vines of the estate are composed of three grape varieties: Folle Blanche, Colombard and Ugni Blanc. Since 1832, their know-how has been transmitted from generation to generation: distillation on the property according to the traditional method, with two stills; ageing double the legal minimum in local black oak barrels; bottling on the property.

Five generations. 150 years of operation. 45 hectares of vines. This estate accompanies you from the Floc de Gascogne aperitif, through the harmony of rocky and powerful reds, small rosés or whites served chilled, and ending with an out-of-age armagnac that smells good of the terroir.Philiipe Fezas has been able to impose her high quality vintages: rewarded with 5 gold medals in 2015, at national competitions such as the Concours Général Agricole de Paris, the South-Western Wine Competition, and international competitions in Hong Kong or Canada.

For Michel, a dentist by profession, the name was obvious and there was no need to look for the roulette wheel, here we plough and scrape by hand, the old-fashioned way... and without pain. On 3.5 ha, nearly 2 ha are devoted to the vineyard, mostly planted with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. The red is characterized by its power. Very typical, it owes its aromas to a maturation of 15 months in special barrels. As for the rosé, it does not demerit and delivers its fruity flavours... Go and discover this vineyard, no doubt you will fall in love with it!

Domaine de Hustet is a 100% organic family farm. Thanks to its vending machine open 24 hours a day and 7 days a week, the estate offers you the possibility of picking up eggs, seasonal fruit, sunflower oil, wheat flour, fruit juices, jams, 100% organic squash from its production as well as a selection of honeys at any time. The estate also sells honey from beekeepers and home-made grape juice. At the end of spring, fruits from the estate's orchards are offered and in autumn, jams, syrups and juices.

Faced with the excellence they represent today, it is difficult to imagine that the wines of the Laffitte brothers are still very young. A dazzling arrival, greeted by the greatest specialists and awarded several times: gold and silver medals across the entire range at Gilbert&Gaillard, gold at Best Wine in Box for the Petit Gascoûn dry white, silver and bronze at the Concours Général Agricole de Paris... The medals are raining but Christophe and Sébastien keep their heads on their shoulders and their feet in the vineyard. The estate has existed since the Middle Ages, as evidenced by the oldest archives dating back to 1400, and was first intended for Armagnac, but on the highest hills of Ayzieu, the terroir was ideal for offering minerality, freshness and power to the wines. The two brothers worked on the regional grape varieties to bring them to the peak of their expression. Colombard, large and small manseng, sauvignon blanc and gris, chardonnay for the whites, cabernet franc, malbec and marselan for the reds are traditionally grown on 120 ha. They are available in three ranges focused on freshness, pleasure and conviviality. The last of the ranges, Domaine de Plaisance is available in white, rosé and soft that will perfectly accompany beautiful summer evenings. Let us not forget the armagnacs distilled in a traditional still and confined to aging in 400-litre rooms.

Hervé Duthui awaits you at the Halles de St-Gaudens in his store designed as a chocolate bar. His cocoa creations are accompanied by explanations on the transformation from exceptional beans from South America, Africa or Asia. Signature products: praline rochers, St-Gaudens meringue-based pebbles..., limited or seasonal editions: chocolate bars such as D'Artagnan's prune-based ardor... or the sugar-free and lactose-free Aztek Squares.

At Daniel's, it's a family adventure that hasn't stopped for five decades! Indeed, the Ruz family has been in business since 1964. A good reputation has been acquired over the years to become THE poulterer for the gastronomes of Saint-Gaudens! All the local products as well as many specialities of the South-West are proposed to you: duck breasts, confits, foies gras, Espelette peppers, cassoulets and garbures, cheeses of the Pyrenees without forgetting a beautiful range of wines. As for the gourmet baskets, they will make perfect souvenir gifts.

We come here to heal our feelings with... chocolate. Its aromas mingle delicately with the scent of the dried flowers that adorn the boutique. A spirit of herbalist's shop, but where gourmandise is the first ingredient. Besides, cocoa is rich in magnesium and vitamin E, isn't it? Elegant boxes, illustrated by Maison Durand, founded in 1987, can be filled with your choice of 41 numbered chocolates with ganache infused with no colorants or essential oils. The confectionery section plays the nostalgia card with rochers, mendiants, fruit jellies... As for the bars, only pure cocoa of various origins, no almonds or hazelnuts.

Emblematic figure of the Caminito San Pedro restaurant, Horacio extends the South American trip with this grocery store. Flour, yerba mate, the irresistible dulce de leche, milk jam to die for or its sweet potato version, the rare batata, fair trade coffee... Argentina comes in a thousand flavors. About twenty beers from Argentina, Chile or Bolivia are waiting for you as well as many wines. A very warm address that we love!

Brother and sister run this magnificent wine cellar and grocery store in the center of town. The welcome is warm and smiling. You'll be well advised. In addition to local vintages and other wines, you'll find local beers and rum, as well as charcuterie and cheese from small valley producers, preserves, ready-made meals, herbal teas and sweet delights. A truly wonderful discovery, this authentic boutique will delight all gourmets and connoisseurs. A second address has opened on this street.