Condom

In the few days that remained of our "summer vacation," we headed back north, wanting to see more of Gascony. I had read that Armagnac is becoming the "single malt scotch" of France and wanted to see its region and have a tasting. (I drank some Armagnac many years ago; it was good, and much cheaper than cognac.) So we drove up to Condom, France, to visit the Armagnac cooperative. Vicki had other, perhaps obscure, reasons for wanting to visit Condom.

Tree-lined roads are one of the emblems of France, and they
are nowhere in more abundance than in this region 

Unfortunately, the cooperative in Condom sold only one
brand of Armagnac

But they sold plenty of wine, in bulk

So anyway we visited Condom; the actual expression in
French is, I have read, preservatif

We next visited the Chateau de Cassaigne; but balked at the
admission fee

In the vicinity, the bastide town of Lectoure