The luxury of having someone by your side
Throughout the year, we organize trips centered around our exceptional products, so you can experience unforgettable moments.
We’ll share all our knowledge on topics that matter to you, from making bread with native sourdough to exploring truffles, agroecology, and healthy pork-based cuisine.
You’ll enjoy our home’s warm hospitality, Patrick’s gourmet cuisine, and moments of conversation and togetherness with our family.
Truffle hunting
Just like grapevines and wine, truffles are the result of the mysterious interplay between soil, climate, and careful human intervention.
Every morning in January and February, we go truffle hunting with our dogs.
We invite you to join us in experiencing the magic of these unforgettable moments under the gentle winter sun.
Our dogs roam the plantation, guided by their sense of smell, in search of the precious black truffle. We follow them, watching their every move, and as soon as they stop to scratch at the ground, our hearts race. We’ve made a deal with our dogs: if they bring back a truffle, they get a treat! Everyone’s happy!
Moments like these can’t be described—they have to be experienced: all those scents, those emotions, that special bond with the animals, the winter light…
Night has fallen before we know it—otherwise, we wouldn’t have stopped! We bring our precious harvest back to the kitchen: an explosion of aromas that will inspire Patrick to prepare the dinner you’ll enjoy by the fireplace.
To enjoy this unique experience, simply book your stay and take part in a real-life truffle hunt by clicking "Book."
Learning to Make Bread with Native Sourdough
Extensive training, a warm and welcoming lifestyle, simple yet gourmet cuisine, and unforgettable experiences—that’s what we offer during this carefully curated stay.
Drawing on his extensive knowledge of bread-making and years of experience, Patrick Duler looks forward to leading an in-depth workshop for a small group, during which he will reveal all the secrets of bread, fermentation, and natural sourdough.
A simple and effective method, no matter what your level is.
Bread is, first and foremost, a matter of fermentation. And the starter we use at the estate is a natural sourdough made from our truffle wheat flour and water from our spring at Les Loups.
Grind the flour in our stone mill and tour the property to learn about the different varieties of wheat. Discover the difference that truffle wheat can make in terms of aroma, flavor, and much more...
Making your own sourdough starter
Kneading, folding, shaping, forming…
24 hours later, place in the oven
Bake, admire, enjoy
These are the steps we’ll go through together to learn how to make truffle wheat bread using native sourdough starter.
Since no effort is complete without a reward, this three-day training course will also give you the chance to enjoy the estate’s gourmet dining every evening in an enchanting setting and to experience the Grands Petits-Déjeuners.
Every day at lunchtime, we’ll join you at your table as a family for special moments of conversation and relaxation over a fine bottle of wine, accompanied by Camille’s gentle piano music.
The Lazy Gardener's Vegetable Garden
A chance to learn how to grow a low-maintenance vegetable garden like ours, to watch the vegetables grow at their own pace for maximum flavor and taste, and to enjoy them at our table, summer and winter alike.
For the past twenty years, there has been no tilling, no fertilizer, no pesticides, and no chemical inputs.
We promote intercropping, planting fruit trees among rows of vegetables, mulching, mowing, BRF, and watering with spring water or rainwater.
We grow our crops exclusively in open fields (no greenhouses), and we prefer to let our chickens roam in the mobile coop, where they scratch and aerate the soil.
With this approach to permaculture (a buzzword these days) and companion planting, our vegetables stay healthy and don’t need to be treated.
Inspired by the forest model, it is a "vegetable garden and orchard"
"wild" style, in which we do as little as possible to let
to work with nature without rushing it.
The icing on the cake is that, thanks to this entirely natural and sustainable farming method, our soil is alive and our plants are robust, since they draw their nutrients from deep within the ground. This results in vegetables and fruits that are full of flavor and vitamins. That’s what matters most to us in the kitchen.
Learn and enjoy yourself on these trips, where an appreciation for nature is combined with simple recipes you can easily recreate at home.
Patrick Duler
The Diet of Pigs
A carefully curated stay where healthy, gourmet cuisine, the French art of living, and a warm, welcoming atmosphere come together in perfect harmony.
You will learn the basics of cooking with bacon, pork belly, pork jowl, and Gascon lard, which lend lightness and aid digestion in cooking.
You’ll discover how to manage lactose intolerance, learn to distinguish healthy fats from unhealthy ones, and stay healthy while enjoying delicious meals.
The delights of pork are endless, and cooking with Gascon Black Pig bacon is a true delight.
Bacon from factory-farmed pigs raised in crammed conditions (in what amounts to a prison) yields only poor-quality fat. In contrast, the black pig, which lives a natural pig’s life—roaming from meadows to woodlands—rewards us by providing high-quality fat, rich in omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids and unsaturated fats (good cholesterol).
Fats are essential in our daily lives because they provide energy, help regulate body temperature, and play a role in hormone production and fertility. They supply essential fatty acids and aid in the absorption of vitamins. However, not all fats are nutritionally equal. So let’s distinguish between “good fats” and “bad fats.”
The nutritional qualities of pigs raised for extended periods in agroforestry systems—between meadows and forests—result in high-quality fat with cholesterol-lowering properties: when consumed, the body produces more HDL cholesterol (known as “good cholesterol”), which reduces triglycerides and protects the heart. It also promotes an increase in antioxidants, preventing oxidative stress and cardiovascular diseases.
Les produits de la Maison Duler contiennent aussi une quantité significative de tryptophane, un acide aminé qui favorise la libération de la sérotonine, et joue un rôle dans la régulation du système nerveux.
According to a growing number of nutritionists, healthy fats, combined with a low-sugar diet and smart food choices, contribute to a healthy diet.
During this retreat, where delicious and healthy come together, we’ll teach you all the tips and tricks for preparing, cooking with, and using lard, so you can enjoy this wholesome fat to the fullest.
Book a curated getaway
Would you prefer a relaxing getaway, a cooking retreat, or a truffle-hunting trip?
Would you like to learn something new while enjoying a place that’s perfect for relaxation and indulging in delicious food?
And book your dates with my wife Pascale by contacting us directly at 05 65 31 82 51.
We look forward to meeting you and sharing a pleasant, relaxed moment with you.
