In the beautiful Bordeaux and Bergerac wine regions, we meet two sets of winemakers making a name for themselves, and a sommelier and his chef wife who are launching a gîte and a cookery school

Fred Sirieix explores Mallorca's coast in a sailing boat, and meets a family who are attempting to launch a restaurant on the north of the island.

In the Midi-Pyrénées region of south west France, we meet two young families setting up a cycling business, a London couple running a glampsite and a couple dealing with a big renovation project

Our tour takes us on a refreshingly different trip around the Costa del Sol, where we meet a chef with a keen eye for fresh seafood and two sea lovers running a boat charter business

In the medieval towns of south west France, we meet an ale lover who's trying to persuade the French to drink British beer, and a chef and his partner who are launching a restaurant

As we journey the Orange Blossom coast and the sun-kissed area around Valencia, we meet two Londoners running a mandarin self-pick farm and two expats setting up a cycling business