Wine: Languedoc
This is a vast region and was once responsible for oceans of uninteresting wine but since the 1990s it has upped its game considerably, and is now home to a range of nationalities such as South Africans, Australians and Irish people all realising the dream of owning their own vineyard.
The Lorgeril family has roots that run a little deeper — Chateau de Pennautier was built in the 1620s near Carcassonne and is a rather splendid pile not unlike a mini-Versailles.
