Between the Garonne and the Tarn, north of Toulouse, Négrette is the only grape variety in the world to dominate an entire appellation. Temperamental and disease-prone, it yields deep wines with violet aromas. The Collectif Négrette, founded in 2019, brings together fifteen producers determined to prove Fronton can rival France's great appellations.

Roussillon, historic homeland of fortified sweet wines like Banyuls, Maury and Rivesaltes, is undergoing profound transformation. Pioneers such as Gérard Gauby have proved that ancient grenache vineyards on black schist can yield outstanding dry reds. Today the region is a laboratory where tradition meets experimentation, sweet coexists with dry, and memory encounters the future.