SOMONTANO WINE FESTIVAL

For the eleventh year, the Denomination of Origin Somontano Regulating Council is holding the Somontano Wine Festival, one of the most important wine tourism events in Spain. This will take place in Barbastro, the capital of Somontano, from 5 to 8 August, and in addition to wine there will be music and food. Along with the event organisers, Barbastro Town Council, Huesca Provincial Council and the Autonomous Government of Aragon are also involved in this great event.

The concerts for the Festival will take place in the Barbastro Bullring. The events will start at 11pm and, as in previous years, the line-up is exceptional. David Bisbal, El Barrio, El Sueño de Morfeo and Nino Bravo "El Musical" will fill the four summer nights at Somontano with their voices and performances.

Within the framework of the festival, and in parallel with the concerts, the Denomination of Origin Somontano Regulating Council and the Interprofessional Committee for the Wines of South-West France will organise the Gastronomic Tasting within the INTERREG programme, using European Regional Development Funds. This will involve the participation of the most famous and prestigious restaurants in the area and other top-class organisations related to the food-agriculture sector. It will take place in a part of the city close to the headquarters of the Denomination of Origin Somontano which has been specially prepared with exquisite style and great attention to detail.

The Gastronomic Tasting will open to the public at 9pm and will also include a children's play centre hosting various workshops and children's activities so that the children can enjoy themselves and play while the adults taste the tapas and wines from the Denomination of Origin Somontano and the South-West of France.


 SAINT MONT WINE FESTIVAL

Each year, over the last weekend in March, 200 winegrowers from the Saint Mont Denomination in Gers open their vineyards and cellars to the public and present their wines. It is a perfect day out in the country, discovering the ten towns along a route which is accessible to all members of the public: walks and trips in carts, gastronomic discoveries, leisure, educational and cultural events, etc.

GASCOGNY WINE FESTIVAL


GALOP ROMAIN FESTIVAL IN GASCOGNY: A weekend taking us back to Gallo-Roman times

The seventh Galop Romain festival in Gascony will take place over the weekend of 17 and 18 July in Eauze, within the forest of Panblan. This event brings together history, heritage and wine. Over the entire weekend visitors can enjoy a programme full of activities for the young and old alike, all very carefully thought out. These include chariot racing, a re-enactment of daily life in a Roman town and a Gallo town, visits to archaeological remains, etc. There will also be tastings and sales of products.

GAILLAC WINE FESTIVAL


Once again this year, the Gaillac Wine Festival will be held in Foucard Park. This festival will have a full programme of wine-related activities, accompanied by activities and performances to delight all the family.

Over the entire weekend visitors will be able to attend tastings given by more than 60 winegrowers and ten agricultural producers.

For the youngest visitors, this festival will have children's performances, activities and fun games of grape juice tasting, and there will be games, dances, fraternity lunches, etc. for everyone. Without doubt, a full weekend to enjoy with all the family.

MADIRAN WINE FESTIVAL


Now in its fourteenth year, this year the Madiran wine festival will take place on 14 and 15 August. Over the two days we will be able to taste the wines being offered by 42 exhibitors presenting the best of their vintages. We can taste the wines for free and buy those that best suit our tastes.

The area dedicated to wine, located at the foot of the church in the splendid Prieure park, is made more enjoyable by the addition of beginners wine tasting courses, wine competitions, barrel making demonstrations and stands offering cheeses and cold meats from the Pyrenees.

FRONTON WINE FESTIVAL


Festival of the senses: See, feel and taste

This festival takes place over three days, during which visitors can discover and taste the wines of Fronton, accompanied by other tasty and original products from the area. Each year more than 25,000 visitors come to Fronton to enjoy this festival of the senses.

Brulhois
Located one hour from Toulouse, the côtes du Brulhois denomination has been classified as V.D.Q.S. since 1984 and it produces around 8,700 hl a year, mostly reds with a great flavour obtained using local varieties

Côtes de Millau
Located two hours and thirty minutes from Toulouse, this denomination has been classified as V.D.Q.S. since 1994 and produces 2,000 hl a year. Its wine reflects the use of high quality processes passed down through the ages.
 
Coteaux du Quercy
Located one hour and fifteen minutes from Toulouse, this denomination has been classified as V.D.Q.S since 2000 and produces 12,000 hl a year, mostly reds and rosés that are typical of a climate that is both oceanic and Mediterranean.
 
Entraygues et du Fel
Located two hours and forty minutes from Toulouse, this small vineyard of 20 hectares has been classified as V.D.Q.S. since 1965. It produces 650 hl a year and from its lands come genuine small wonders.
 
Estaing
Located two hours and thirty minutes from Toulouse, this denomination, AOC since 1965, is even smaller than its neighbour Entraygues et du Fel, and covers 14 hectares. A lilliputian size for some great quality wines. It produces 630 hl a year.
 
Fronton
Located thirty minutes from Toulouse, this denomination is very deeply rooted in the spirit of its citizens. It produces 79,000 hl a year and uses a local variety, Négrette, which gives its wines a unique touch.
 
Gaillac
Located forty minutes from Toulouse, this vast vineyard is one of the oldest in the South-West and produces 170,000 hl a year. It enjoys great recognition thanks to the high quality of its wines.

Irouléguy
This denomination is located to the East of the Spanish border and produces around 7,000 hl a year. It has magnificent lands and is praised for the expertise of the Basque wine growers who give a unique strength and character to their wines.
 
Lavilledieu
This vineyard, forty minutes from Toulouse, has been classified as V.D.Q.S. since 1947 but has been operating since the 12th century and produces 1,300 hl a year. The winegrowers use local varieties which is processed using a method refined with experience over time, which has been almost exclusively dedicated to producing red wine.

Madiran
Located to the North of Pau and two hours from Toulouse, this denomination has been classified since 1975 and produces 58,000 hl of wine each year. It produces high quality wines, very in demand with consumers.

Marcillac
Located two hours and twenty minutes from Toulouse, this vineyard has been AOC classified since 1990 and produces around 7,000 hl a year. Its exceptional lands, characterised by the burgundy colour of its soil, give its wines hints of some surprising local and unique varieties.
 
Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh
Located in the same area as Madiran, the denomination has been classified as AOC since 1975 and it produces famously dry and mellow white wines that are very characteristic of the region. It produces 9,500 hl a year.
 

Saint Mont
This vineyard, to the North of Madiran, was classified as V.D.Q.S. in 1981 and produces 66,000 hl a year. It produces excellent wines by retaining a fundamental respect for tradition.
 
Saint Sardos
Located fifty minutes from Toulouse, this vineyard, which produces 6,000 hl a year, has been V.D.Q.S. classified since October 2005 but has been operating since the 13th century. Ancestral
expertise and experience can be tasted in the high quality of its wines.
 
Tursan
Close to the Atlantic Ocean, Tursan received V.D.Q.S. status in 1958 and produces around 51,600 hl each year. These wines are typical of a land which benefits from an exceptional climate and a well conserved natural environment.

Côtes de Gascogne
Gascony, nested in the foothills of the Pyrenees, has been dedicating its slopes to the art of wine growing for the last 2,000 years. Essentially produced in Gers, Côtes de Gascogne
majestically produces white wines (90% of its production). Obtained from local varieties, they offer fruity aromas of citrus and exotic fruits.

Comté Tolosan
The production is essentially located in 4 departments: Gers for the whites, and Haute Garonne, Tarn & Garonne and Tarn for the reds and rosés. Created in 1982, Comté Tolosan produces more than 200,000 hl. The wide variety of land and grape varieties means that Comté Tolosan reflects the diversity and the richness of the wines from the South-West.

Côtes du Tarn
Spread over several departments, Côtes de Tarn produces 155,000 hl a year. The wines find their originality through the use of the varieties: mauzac, loin de oeil, sauvignon blanc, tannat, duras, gamay and syrah.