Tip: It is a trade fair, so entry is aimed at buyers; the January edition runs across three days.
Location
Address: Parc des Expositions de Montpellier, 34470 Pérols
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La Fête du Vin Bio takes over Montpellier bars, wine shops and restaurants for a fortnight from late May, with grower tastings and pairing evenings.
Tip: Run by Sudvinbio alongside Toulouse; the programme lists which venues pour on which night.
Every Monday evening through the summer the JOST hotel rooftop pours Étang de Thau oysters with a glass of white wine from €14, walk-in and no booking.
Tip: It starts at 18:00 and needs no reservation, which is unusual for a Montpellier rooftop.
Les Estivales fill the Esplanade Charles-de-Gaulle every Friday evening from July to late August, around thirty Languedoc growers pouring beside food trucks.
Tip: The market is free to walk; a tasting pass with a glass costs around €4 at the entrance.
Beer Love Fest runs nine September days across Montpellier bars before a weekend finale on the Promenade du Peyrou, 60 breweries and over 600 beers.
Tip: The week happens in partner bars around the city; only the final weekend is up at the Peyrou.
The Festival de la Tomate has run at Clapiers north of Montpellier for nineteen editions, showing over 250 tomato varieties beside a full producer market.
Tip: Free tastings run from 10:00 and the growers' market is the reason to arrive early.
Pignan gives over the château park for a day each October to olives and olive oil, the Mediterranean crop that defines the garrigue west of Montpellier.
Tip: Entry is free and the day runs 10:00 to 18:00; Pignan is under twenty kilometres from the city.
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