Wine Tasting in the South of France - Cellar Dominicain - Collioure

So onto Collioure, a lovely little seaside town right near the border of Spain. It was very quaint, with cobbled lanes, a church, a fort, a palace and the inspiration for many impressionist and abstract painters, along with world famous anchovies!

The town was delightful and reminded me of Sitges (just south of Barcelona).

There was a fab little wine shop on the front near the main beach, and we sat there and tried some of the local grapes in a crisp white. Not too shabby!

On our second and indeed last night, we popped into the local Cave, Cellar Dominicain to try some of their wines. The AOC for the area is unsurprisingly Collioure! This co-operative took over the former monastery in 1926 and it certainly makes for a lovely tasting room.

We tried a white, a rose and 3 reds. All very drinkable and all very reasonable price wise (between 8 - 12 euros). The reds were more to my taste, and were different blends of Grenache, Mourvedre and Syrah.

We picked up a few bottles to take into the mountains and went to dinner...

http://cellierdominicain.com/?lang=en

Beautiful Bacchus was everywhere