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Condom-en-Armagnac

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France · Gers

Condom-en-Armagnac43.96 · 0.37打开地图

A small town on the pilgrim road south, among vineyards, brandy cellars and slow rivers.

看

  1. 01The cathedralLate gothic stone at the centre, visible from the fields.
  2. 02The pilgrim roadA waymarked route crossing the town toward the Pyrenees.
  3. 03Brandy cellarsOak casks resting in the dark for twenty years or more.
  4. 04Riverside lanesOld bridges, willow and water moving very slowly.

体验

  1. 01Walk a stageFarm tracks between villages, marked with a shell.
  2. 02Cellar visitCopper stills, cold rooms and a very short tasting.
  3. 03Market morningDuck, cheese and vegetables under the arcades.
  4. 04Ride the riverFlat water, low banks, poplar along both sides.

吃

  1. 01DuckPreserved in its own fat, then crisped in the pan.
  2. 02Dark cakePrune, armagnac and butter, cut into thin slices.
  3. 03Aged brandyDistilled once, kept in oak, poured in small measures.

手工

  1. 01CooperageOak split and bent into casks by fire and water.
  2. 02Knife makingForged and handled in the workshops of the southwest.