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Food & Wine

The deep reds of the hills, oysters from the lagoons, and the slow dishes of the plain.

Where to find it

Corbières Banyuls Étang de Thau

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Wide landscape shot of garrigue-covered limestone ridges with vines

Corbières · 3 min

The Wines of the Corbières

The Languedoc’s largest appellation: old vines on garrigue, schist and wind.

Wide shot of terraced schist vineyards dropping steeply to the Mediterranean

Banyuls · 3 min

Banyuls & the Vermilion Coast

Terraced grenache above the sea, and a fortified red aged in the open sun.

Aerial or wide shot of the mas conchylicoles platforms on the Étang de Thau

Étang de Thau · 3 min

Étang de Thau & the Bouzigues Oyster

France’s Mediterranean oyster cradle, grown on wooden tables in a shallow lagoon.