Gaillac Ancient Vineyards

How to Complete

4 steps curated by Wine Memories

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   Taste Braucol (Fer Servadou) - a Roman-era grape variety

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   Photo ideas: The dark-skinned grapes, the purple wine, the ancient terroir

   Photo ideas: The dark-skinned grapes, the purple wine, the ancient terroir

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   Visit Domaine Rotier for natural wines using ancient varieties

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   Modern techniques applied to grapes Romans would recognize

   Modern techniques applied to grapes Romans would recognize

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   Try Gaillac Perlé - the slightly sparkling style older than Champagne

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   This wine predates Dom Pérignon by decades - pre-Champagne bubbles from ancient methods

   This wine predates Dom Pérignon by decades - pre-Champagne bubbles from ancient methods

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   Attend October wine festival celebrating 2,000 years of winemaking

   Optional

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   If timing allows, this festival honors Gaillac's claim as one of France's oldest wine regions

   If timing allows, this festival honors Gaillac's claim as one of France's oldest wine regions

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Insider Tips

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  Domaine Rotier makes exceptional natural wines using Roman-era grape varieties

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  The Abbey of Saint-Michel has cellars dating to Benedictine monks (who continued Roman methods)

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  Gaillac Perlé is a slightly sparkling style that evokes ancient wine techniques

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  October wine festival celebrates 2,000 years of winemaking