Just west of Montpellier on the Mediterranean coast of France lies the picturesque ‘Etang de Thau’. Overlooked by the city of Sete, it stretches as far as Agde to the west. If you travel inland from the Etang de Thau, you cross the ‘costières’ that characterize the local landscape. This limestone plateau faces full south and is covered not just with ‘garrigue’, or pine brush, but also vineyards. This is the home of co-operative winery Les Costières de Pomerols. Founded in 1932, Les Costières de Pomerols is one of the largest Cave Co-ops of Southern France, producing two million bottles per year. They boast state of the art vinification and bottling.