Faugères Villa

Wine

Faugères is perhaps most famous for the wine to which it lends its name. The area now known as Faugères was delineated in 1948 and Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée status was bestowed upon the red and rose wines in 1982. The Faugères appellation actually includes seven communes: Faugères itself, Autignac, Cabrerolles, Caussiniojouls, Fos, Laurens and Roquessels. Excellent, local Faugères wine may be bought loose at the local wine co-operative, just up the road from the house, for between 1 and 1.5 euros per litre! Simply take a bidon (from the House) and ask them to fill it up. There is an excellent guide, written by Michael Meadowcroft and Liz Bee, detailing the history of Faugères wine and providing an inside line on all the major local producers. The guide is available free here.

 

Food

If you want to eat out while you are staying in Faugères Villa then there are many excellent restaurants in the local area in which you can sample authentic Languedoc cuisine. Faugères itself isn't really big enough to support a lot of local restaurants - although there is the local Belle Air restaurant in Faugères which offers reasonable food. Graham Tigg's excellent site, www.languedoc-dining.com, offers an authoritative overview of the finest restaurants in the area.

We can personally recomend the La Table d’Aurore in Saint Guilhem le Désert and one of Graham's favorite restaurants is the L'Ocre Rouge in Hérépian which is just five minutes drive from Faugères!

A trip to the Languedoc would not be complete without experiencing the fresh local produce. The Barber Fish Market at Valras Plage is an excellent place to buy freshly caught oysters, mussels and prawns. Mussels (Moule Mariniere) are a real local delicacy and should be sampled while you are down here! Local farmers can also often be found at the side of the road on the way out of Faugères selling their own produce, anything from fruit and vegetables to cheese and wine!