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Plaimont makes major wine tourism bid
South-West France wine co-op Plaimont Producteurs is aiming to become a wine tourism hotspot after buying Saint-Mont Monastery in Gascony.
Now listed as a monument historique – a French national heritage site – Saint-Mont Monastery dates back to the 11th century, when it was occupied by Benedictine monks who tended the vineyards and produced wine for the sacrament. The monastery was converted into a château in 1788.
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