Le Grand Hermitage is only 1km from Clermont L'Herault, our local market town, and yet set deep in the countryside, with vines as far as the eye can see. The picturesque and trendy Pézenas is just 25 minutes away. This is the best of all worlds, close enough to good restaurants, shops and bars, but far enough away to ensure your right to peace.
Spring starts early in the Languedoc, usually February. With bright blue skies, and lots of sunshine, the temperature during the day even in February can be in the 20's. This is when we have some rain, although often at night. Watch the brown stick-like vines start to stretch up and sprout the first signs of new growth. Look out for the wild boar in the early morning and evening taking a stroll with their young. Walk over the hills and identify the wild orchids.
Autumn is the time of the vendage, warm days and still warm nights. The grapes are harvested now, mushrooms are hunted, the chasse are out every Sunday looking for wild rabbits.