The town of Narbonne (11 Aude, Languedoc) owns vineyards and is to auction off some of its rare wine production to fund water towers in Burkina Faso (Africa). I'm afraid I usually give Narbonne a miss - probably because it contrasts so poorly against the stunning scenery of the Corbières or Haut Languedoc and is usually throttled with traffic. It's main claim to fame is that it is one of the crossroads of France where the Autoroute from Paris, Lyon,Nice and Italy meets with those from Bordeaux/Toulouse and Barcelona/Spain. But maybe I should have another look, as not only do the municipal authorities own some classy vineyards in the Coteaux du Languedoc at Quatourze between la Clape and the Corbières.on the coastal plain, but their Roman heritage is quite stunning - the wines are matured in the 2000 year old "Horreum" (see picture above) which is an ancient warehouse under the streets of Narbonne. The wine is called "Narbo 118", which sounds like an alcopop, but does in fact refer to the Roman's establishment of Narbonne in 118AD.
For more info on Narbonne see http://www.tourinfos.com/fr
For more on French wine, food and travel see www.frenchduck.co.uk
Keywords: France,wine,Narbonne,Languedoc,Quatourze
