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Domaine de LA BAUME BETWEEN TRADITION AND MODERNITY The Prat family founded Domaine de la Baume in 1880. Their wines are elegant, creativ e and harmonio us Highly innovative for the time, Jean Prat, a rich Béziers landowner, was a trailblazer by exporting his wines to Paris at the beginning of the 20th century. Generation after generation, the domaine prospered and was bought, successively, by an Australian group in 1990, and in 2003 by the Helfrich family from Alsace, who already owned several major French wineries. Year after year, the domaine has modernised itself to become today a very fine shop window for around 30 classified vintages produced by the group’s possessions on different terroirs in the region. Even if la Baume has demonstrated a genuine wish to focus on modernity and development, it remains a place where a traditional welcome is preserved. The soul of the winery is Paula, in charge of sales. She has expertly welcomed customers for the past 15 years. A born salesperson, Paula never stops thinking up convivial ways to help new customers discover her domaine and the wine-based events and activities she organises are proof of this. In April they will hold the 5th edition of the “Soirée Filles” (Girls Night), “It’s the girly event of the domaine”, Paula explains. We talk about all the things that interest us, makeup, jewellery, clothes, interior design... And, of course, we also taste wine and food in a musical ambiance! The “Afterweeks” keep the months of May, June, July and August busy and the new thing for 2018 is the “Nocturne By La Baume” with the winery opening its doors in the evening for convivial evenings with wine at the heart of the event. Finally, in November, “La Baume es en fête” (la Baume celebrates) enables participants to prepare the end 46 of year festivities with products from the terroir and arts and crafts, and one guiding principle: quality. For an initiation to wine tasting, a wine school and culinary workshops are hosted by Christelle, the chef at Cooking Cake, who invites you to learn about wine and dish pairing. When you ask Paula about her favourite wine, she replies without hesitation, “les Mariés”, a Sauvignon Blanc... irresistible. The entire range of single-grape varieties take their names from the 19th century land registry, and one can imagine they were the names of land given as a dowry. In any case, for the 3rd year running, la Baume has hosted a marriage fair called “Lovely day”. It says in their marketing brochure that “The Domaine de La Baume’s ambition is to marry tradition and modernity” – nothing could seem more true! ROUTE DE PÉZENAS – 34290 SERVIAN 04 67 39 29 49 - domaine-labaume.com Domaine De La Baume Winery shop open year round. JARDIN DE SAINT-ADRIEN The Jardin St Adrien is one of the most spectacular sites of our region. The dream of a native of our region, the ancient quarries dating to the middle ages have been gradually transformed into a green space, a paradoxical oasis set on volcanic rocks. In this place of contrasts, the walker passes from areas of natural rock with wild and scented flowers to the cool and intimate shade of pine trees. Four bodies of water give a striking touch to this extraordinary landscape. Voted favourite garden of the French in 2013. A75 sortie 62 - D18E4 – 34290 Servian 04 67 39 24 92 - jardindesaintadrien.com Jardin de Saint-Adrien