Wine Making in Gascony

The histroy of vineyards in the Gers dates back to ancient days, long before the Gallo-Roman era, as can be seen in the Seviac mosaics ( Montreal). Vines cover most of the Western part of the department. The combination of ground, climate and know-how all give the wines of Gascony a unique wealth and variety.

Wine production of Gascony is famous mainly for Armagnac: the king of eaux-de-vie, thought to be one of the oldest spirits in the world.

THE ARMAGNAC LABEL - Armagnac is divided into three production areas, the contours of which are curiously in the form of a vine leaf.
- Bas-Armagnac - Armagnac-Tenareze - Haut-Armagnac

FLOC DE GASCOGNE - The result of the combination of malt from fresh grapes and Armagnac, prepared according to an old peasant tradition. Available in red or white, it is excellent as an accompaniement to melons, foie gras, desserts or fresh fruit.
Armagnac is also used in the preperation of a number of fruit-based products (such as prunes in Armagnac) or for Gascon cocktails.

MADIRAN VINEYARD - This is a vineyard built on the lower slopes and which extends over three departmetns. Madiran was used for a long time as a wine for mass and it gained its renown thanks to the pilgrims of Santiago de Compostella.
Very rich in tannin, the red wine is full-bodied and well constructed. The white which is called Pacherenc, is available either dry or sweet and is powerful and rich and excudes complex perfumes of fruits and flowers.

COTES SAINT-MONT - This vineyard covers the southwest of the department right n the heart of gascony. It is a very old vineyard and has been revived thanks to the efforts of the local wine growers and now produces wines whose quality is unquestionable. Red, white or rose, they are all fine wines thanks to the quality of the soil.

COTES DE GASCOGNE - Vin de Pays: white, red or rose, some of which are rather successful, all bear the imprint of the local soil and the know-how of the Gascon vine growers.