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Languedoc – off the beaten track

Hegarty Chamans Les Nonnes label

The third in Tam's series. See also Languedoc wines to cool down with and Languedoc wines to warm up with. Above, the image on the label of Hegarty Chamans' low-sulphite Les Nonnes white, which won Tam's heart.

The Languedoc has, for many years, attracted innovation. The lighter constraints of regulations and market expectations and the more affordable vineyard-land prices than certain other wine regions in France means that the region has also attracted French and foreign outsiders, as well as young people, to move there, and dare to turn their wine dreams into reality. Outside and cross-cultural perspectives...