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In a land where pigeon lofts and vineyards dot the rise and fall of river banks, where you can find ancient dolmen and multiply-restored cathedrals and middle-age châteaux, wine has been made for nearly 2,000 years. This is Gaillac, a winemaking region of Southwest France that is bisected east-west by the River Tarn (a tributary of the Garonne). Like its neighbor to the North - Cahors - this Southwest growing area has a venerable history, all the more venerable for its perseverance through centuries of war (one of them notoriously spanned an entire century), eco-