Rather than building its reputation around a single grape, Languedoc has embraced diversity, creating a mosaic of appellations that continues to redefine what modern French wine can be.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. The name Languedoc in Southern France is filled with history, excitement, poetry, and love. Think of the troubadours in ...

Cassoulet’s origins are famously contentious—the French towns of Toulouse, Castelnaudary and Carcassonne all claim priority when it comes to whose clever peasants first thought to stew dried beans, ...

This week, as we approach Bastille Day on le 14 Juillet, I feature four wines from the Languedoc, the largest wine-producing region in the world. Three are from family-owned properties, the fourth a ...

A good place to start is Carcassonne, a medieval hilltop town in the western corner of the Languedoc, overlooking the river Aude. The lure is La Cité, a 10th-century citadel both fairy-tale and ...

Discovering an "Arrogant Frog" cuvée from Domaines Paul Mas in Kyoto, Japan, during a photography festival. Enjoying a fine rosé from Vignobles Jeanjean aboard an Air Canada flight. Attending a master ...

It isn’t a lauded wine region – but it is one of France’s best. By Andrew Jefford Vast, airy, tough: that’s home. My family and I have been immigrants in Hérault since 2010. For three hours north of ...