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Many
wine
producersup their Cave for visitors, hopefully potential customers,
and it is a very enjoyable way to spend an afternoon touring round
the chateaux and cave co-operatives of the area- apart for that
driver that is! Below is a comprehensive list of the local producers,
who arefor visits and those that need an appointment. If you
only have time, or inclination, to visit one then our suggestion
is one of the Sieur d'Arques caves.
Sieur
d'Arques (cave Coopérative de Blanquette
et Crémant de Limoux)-the main cave in Limoux has a superb
visitor centre. The tour starts with a short film about the history
of the wines and a guide to the terrior and the work of the co-op.
You are then taken through the production process and the 600 metres
of under ground cave where the wine is matured and stored, at the
end there is a free wine tasting and the opportunity to purchase
the wine and various wine related goodies. Very slick, informative
and enjoyable trip. See site www.sieurdarques.com
Operation
"Toques et Clocher"- started in 1990 the Sieur d'Arques
villages each donate two barrels of chardonnay, these are then auctioned
off on the weekend of Palm Sunday to audience of restaurateurs and
wine negotiators from all over France and the world who are assembled
to taste and buy last years vintage. The proceeds from these 82
barrels is then used to restore the bells and bell tower in one
of the villages- 2002 Pauligne, 2003 Campagne-sur-Aude. The label
"Toques et Clocher" can be found on many of the
local wines from the cave and for the whites particularly is a mark
of excellence.
Besides
the cave co-op there are many smaller producers who are happy totheir caves to visitors, many are not as tourisitc as Sieur
d'Arques and all the more enjoyable because of it.
(R)- means an appointment is
necessary
| 11300
Limoux |
| S.A.
Antech(R) |
Domaine
de Flassian,
route de Carcassonne
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| Babou |
5,
avenue Charles de Gaulle
|
Tel
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| Domaine
Collin-Rosier (R) |
rue
Farman
|
Tel
e-mail
|
| Guinot |
3,
chemin de Ronde
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| 11190
Antugnac
|
| Bernard
Delmas(R) |
Domaine
Delmas (biologique)
|
Tel
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| 11260
Campagne sur Aude
|
| Ets
Salazar |
Le
Village
|
Tel
|
|
11300
Castelreng
|
| Patrick
and Geneviève Mellado(R) |
1,
rue du Moulin
|
Tel
|
| Pierre
and Danièle Rolland (R) |
Domaine
de Cassignoles
|
Tel
|
|
11300
Cepie
|
| GAEC
de Peyret |
Domaine
de Peyret
|
Tel
|
| S.A.
JAXA(R) |
Domaine
les Terres Blanches
|
Tel
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| Domaine
Laurent Maugard |
33,
route de Piémont
|
Tel
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|
11190
Couiza
|
|
Domaine
de Mayrac
(R)
|
Le
Village
|
Tel
|
|
11250
Gardie
|
| Loimouzy/Valent
(R) |
Le
Village
|
Tel
|
|
11300
La Digne d'Amont
|
| Gérard
Averseng |
9,
impasse du Pla
|
Tel
|
|
11300
La Digne d'Aval
|
| Les
Chais du Soleil(R) |
6,
avenue de Limoux
|
Tel
|
| S.A.
Dervin(R) |
Caves
Laurens
route de la Digne d'Amont
|
Tel
e-mail
|
|
11300
Lupia
|
| Jean
Philippe Barbedette (R) |
Domaine
le Soulié
|
Tel
|
|
11300
Magrie
|
| Tailhan-Cavailles
(R) |
Le
Village
|
|
|
11300
Malras
|
| Pierjacq
Astruc |
20,
avenue du chardonnay
|
Tel
e-mail
|
|
11300
Pieusse
|
| G.F.A
Robert |
Domaine
de Fourn
route saint Hilaire
|
Tel
|
|
11250
Pomas
|
| Yves
and Francoise Lacube (R) |
Domaine
de la Bordette
|
Tel
|
|
11300
Roquetaillade
|
| Domaine
de l'Aigle (R) |
Le
Village
|
Tel
|
|
11250
Saint Hillaire
|
| Vignobles
Vergnes |
Domaine
Martinolles
|
Tel
e-mail
|
|
11300
Tourreilles
|
| Domaine
Collin(R) |
Le
Village
|
Tel
|
| 11300
Villelongue d'Aude |
| GAEC
des Trois Fontaines (R) |
4,
chemin Horto
|
Tel
e-mail
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|
Tel
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