Best food & drink in South France

Chef Hélène Darroze - the Queen of French Cooking with 6 Michelin stars

Hélène Darroze is a real Queen of French cooking. In total, she has an amazing number of 6 Michelin stars and and she runs four restaurants in London, Paris and now the Hélène Darroze at Villa La Coste restaurant near...

Domaines des Trinites - Faugeres wines Languedoc

The little known Faugeres vineyards make some of the best wines in the South of France and some of the best Faugeres wines are produced by a British guy, Simon Coulshaw from Domaine des Trinities. If you want to taste some...

10 Languedoc wines in Top 50 World Wines list

No less than 10 Languedoc wines feature in the Sunday Times list of the top wines to buy. The respected Sunday Times wine critic, Janice Robinson, has picked out 10 Languedoc wines in her wine buyers guide for 2010. Beating off stiff...

Vinipolis restaurant & wine cellar

The Vinipolis restaurant and wine centre is a welcome addition to the Languedoc wine industry. The enterprising wine cooperative of Florensac opened the Vinipolis complex in 2008. Set in a shiny glass building, Vinipolis provides...

Noilly Prat dry vermouth produced in Marseillan, South France

Noilly Pratt is a famous French vermouth drink that is used as the base for Dry Martini. The original Noilly Prat dry vermouth was invented back in 1813. The coastal town of Marseillan in South France, was for 200 years the home of the...

Best Languedoc restaurants

If you are looking for a good place to eat in Languedoc, then follow the Go Languedoc guide to the best bistros and restaurants in Languedoc. As we are based in the Languedoc and we enjoy our 'tucker', we thought that we would pass on...

Picpoul-de-Pinet, French white wine

Picpoul-de-Pinet is the one French white wine you absolutely must drink in Languedoc. The production of the world famous Picpoul de Pinet white wine is centered around a few small villages close to the Bassin de Thau, that produces...

Fitou wines of Languedoc

Ah Fitou!! now you are talking about a proper French wine. I wouldn't necessarily want to live in Fitou (too remote for my liking), but what great wines they produce. I always think that the wines of the Fitou vineyards in Southern France...

Saint-Chinian wines

At the foot of the Montagne-Noire (Black Mountains) and covering the picturesque Orb valley, the Saint-Chinian wine appellation was formed in 1982 to group together the wine production from twenty villages, centering around the town of St...

Auberge du Vieux Puits, Michelin star restaurant, Languedoc

If you love excellent food and wine, then there can be no finer restaurant in the South of France as Auberge du Vieux Puits. This Michelin star restaurant is run by the celebrated French chef, Gilles Goujon; and it has just received its...

Faugeres wines: best Red & Rosé Languedoc wines to buy

In my humble opinion, the wines from Faugères are among the best red and rose wines to buy in South France. Certainly, if we are going around to our French friends for dinner or an apero, then a bottle of Faugères always goes down...

Minervois wine, South France

The Minervois wine region located in a triangle between Narbonne, Carcassonne and Beziers has been consistently turning out outstanding Languedoc wines for the last two decades. The Minervois wines are now firmly established as some of...

Chateauneuf-du-Pape wine

The Chateauneuf-du-Pape wines need no introduction to wine buffs everywhere. Although technically not quite in Languedoc wine region, Chateauneuf-du-Pape is such an amazing wine and so close-by that it is worth a detour up to Avignon to...

The 5½ best wines in Languedoc

If you're coming to Languedoc and you like good wine, then you are in for a real treat. Some of the best wines in France are grown in Languedoc. Here is our tried and tested selection of the best Languedoc wines. If you're...

Vineyards of Languedoc

Located in Southern France, the Languedoc wine region is part of the large Mediterranean coastal area, reaching from the Spanish border to Provence in the east. The vineyards of Languedoc are experiencing an exciting renaissance with...

Best South France restaurants to visit in 2026

From my perspective, there are two standout restaurants in the South of France: the Mirazur in Menton and the Auberge de Vieux Puits in the Corbieres. These two restaurants stand as bookends - both physically and figuratively - to the...

Montpellier France food tours in South France

If you are looking to get the lowdown on traditional foods to buy in France, then this popular French food tour in Montpellier is a great idea. Guided by a local food expert, Marine Dromard, you will discover some amazing French...

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Domaine du Meteore - wine tasting in South of France

Domaine du Meteor is an excellent vineyard to visit for a wine tasting in South France. Domaine du Meteor produces one of the best Rosé wines in the Languedoc and you can combine your wine tasting with a tour of the vineyard followed by...