I went to Lourdes to attend a Catholic Medical Congress last May. Of course, as lover of good food and wine, I would not let the opportunity of finding out about the local fare slip by. What was most surprising was that I had actually tasted wines grown from the countryside around Lourdes without me realising it at all!
That map was hanging at the back of a shop selling local food and wine in Lourdes. I had been to Lourdes twice before, in 1981 and 1988. I had bought some Jurancon (the sweet version) in one or both times without realising that the wines were from nearby Pau. A few years back, I had found a bottle of sweet Pacherenc in Tokyo, bought and even drank it. I had also tried Madiran in one of my wine gatherings. So that's where they all came from. What about a wine dinner for my Catholic doctors featuring these wines? Now that's a thought!
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