Visiting Languedoc-Roussillon Soon

I was going through Frommer’s Provence & the Riviera today planning for the extra week I will be in France in September. The first week will be on a barge on the Canal-du-Midi in the Languedoc-Roussillon region. The cover picture is one of sunflowers that grow extremely well in Southern France. I looked out the window and saw that ours had bloomed so I went and got some crusty bread and cheese at the farm stand down the road and ate under the flowers with the book for inspiration, not that one needs to when heading to France. I was caught up with tales of the rough and ready reds, roses and whites of the Chateau de Flaugergues, perfect for GoNomads new wine section. Viva La France!