Known for Blanquette de Limoux and Carnival of Limoux

Blanquette de Limoux is probably the oldest known sparkling wine in France. Benedictine monks of the abbey of Saint Hilaire found out how to make sparkling wine from white wine. Dom Pérignon brought back the method of making sparkling wines to his abbey in Champagne, at the end of the 16th century. He started to experiment with it in the vineyards of the abbey. Carnival of Limoux takes place for three months on the weekends between January and Mardi Gras and is conducted in Occitan, the area's traditional language