The old, the new, the classics and the forgotten. Noilly Prat, Lillet, Suze, Calvados, Kir, Pastis, Cognac, Cointreau, Absinthe and French beer and cider. The list is almost endless. Here you’ll find some stories, regional favourites, recommendations and what you will find locally staying in one of our quality rental properties. It’s not all alcohol ! Perrier, of course with its history of famous advertising posters. Santé!
Burgundy is one of the most renowned wine regions in the world, known for its exceptional wines and picturesque landscapes.
For wine lovers, discover a selection of the best vineyards to visit during your stay in Burgundy!
The Loire Wine Route is a fascinating adventure through one of the largest wine regions in France. From Sancerre to Nantes, this oenological trip will make you discover an incredible diversity of landscapes, grape varieties and wines. Here is a guide to explore this emblematic route.
This exceptional site hosts gigantic underground galleries with a discovery tour of the history of vines and wine in Narbonne. The numerous wine aging barrels of the Chai Cathédrale will guide you in particular towards the reconstructions of an ancient Roman wine-growing villa, a medieval banquet and towards a museum of the tools and machines used to work the vines over the years.
Discover the world of wine in the Aude department through various visits and tastings in the most beautiful wine domaines in the region.
Many winegrowers welcome you to come and taste some of the most famous wines of the department.
The Festival of TASTES EN MINERVOIS, created in 2015 by the winegrowers of the Appellation to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their AOC, has become the major annual event for epicureans around the alliance of wines and contemporary gastronomy. Scheduled for the first weekend of September, it also celebrates the start of the harvest.
We are soon in September, it's harvest time. It is during this period that the winegrowers harvest the grapes from their vines to make their wine production. By hand or by machine, the vendange is generally between the end of August and October, depending on the region.
Founded in 1868, the Cabanel shop offers artisanal alcohols and spirits in the heart of Carcassonne.
Cabanel products were first created by Joseph Cabanel in 1868.
In a period setting combining tradition and authenticity, you will be offered a range of wines and spirits from all over the Carcassonnaise region, and also from all over the world.
Discover the taste of the best French cuisine when on holiday in France. Choose from a wide range of Pure France holiday rental homes situated walking distance to restaurants. Treat family or friends to an evening at a French restaurant. Bonne appetite.
The time has come for a toast with the family!
It's time to take out your finest flutes and your best champagne from the cellar. Like all wines, champagne must be stored at a stable temperature, between 10 and 12 degrees and protected from light so as not to lose taste qualities.
Noilly Prat is one of the most drinks in the world. Joseph Noilly, a herbalist, developed the first formula in 1813, 50 years before the now archetypal vermouth, Martini. "White" Noilly Prat is the archetype of dry, straw-coloured French vermouth. Noilly Prat now makes Red and Ambre vermouths as well, introduced in the 1960s and 1980s, but they are less widely known. Produced in the small seaside town of Marseillan, there are organised daily visits as well as a large shop.
An emblematic place in Bordeaux, where you will discover the history of wine in the form of a museum and exhibition, tastings, events and restaurants.
A permanent route will be offered to you, with a virtual tour of the exhibition, a belvedere, and a temporary exhibition.
Absinthe is the forerunner to one of the most popular drinks in France; Pastis. But it didn’t start well. This is the story of alcohol, the green fairy, 19th century artists in Paris, prohibition and how pastis was created. And how the taste of summer is now found in the cafés of Provence.