Blaye (French: [blaj] ) is a wine region in Bordeaux, centred on the town of Blaye, producing both red and white wine, plus a small amount of rosé and...
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planting for sparkling wines and Ugni blanc for cognac. Blaye AOC Blaye-Côtes-de-Bordeaux AOC (formerly Premières-côtes-de-Blaye AOC), a sub-appellation...
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Blaye (French: [blaj] ; Occitan: Blaia pronounced [ˈblajɔ]) is a commune and subprefecture in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern...
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800 volunteers. A similar event is the Marathon des premières côtes de Blaye. The circuit crosses the vineyards and chateaux of Pauillac, Saint-Julien...
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The following is a list of French wines that are entitled to use the designation Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC) on their label. There are currently...
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Bordeaux wine (Occitan: vin de Bordèu; French: vin de Bordeaux) is produced in the Bordeaux region of southwest France, around the city of Bordeaux, on...
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department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. It is in the Blaye wine region of Bordeaux, with the Château Mercier and Vignobles Briolais vineyards...
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Malbec (category French wine)
major wine regions of Bordeaux, its presence in Bordeaux has dwindled; the only significant plantings are in the regions of the Côtes-de-Bourg, Blaye and...
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List of vins de primeur (redirect from Nouveau wine)
coteaux de la Loire AOC Muscadet Côtes de Grand-Lieu AOC Premières Côtes de Blaye AOC Sainte-Foy-Bordeaux AOC Saumur AOC Touraine AOC Bordeaux AOC Cabernet...
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Saint-Émilion (section Wine)
of the country of Libournais (the area around Libourne), in a region of wine hills, Saint-Émilion is a medieval city located at the crossroads of Bordeaux...
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there were some vines growing in the Entre-Deux-Mers, Saint-Émilion and Blaye, the Médoc during this period was virtually a barren marshland. At the turn...
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birthplace of Montesquieu The Gironde estuary seen from the citadel of Blaye Grottoes of Ferrand Château d'Eck Cantons of the Gironde department Communes...
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cannons. Fort Paté, together with Fort Médoc and the ancient citadelle of Blaye, defended the estuary and Bordeaux. During the French Revolution the fort...
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Cru Bourgeois (category French wine)
2007 vintage. The ban applied to all wines, also extending to those wineries in Sauternes, Côtes-de-Bourg and Blaye who used the term. The Alliance des...
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Merlot blanc (category White wine grape varieties)
designated white wines include Bordeaux-Haut-Benauge (maximum harvest yield of 50 hl/ha), Côtes de Bourg (but not the Côtes de Blaye) and Entre-Deux-Mers...
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Barsac, Gironde (redirect from Barasc (wine))
and Bordeaux. The town gives its name to a wine making appellation, Barsac AOC, that produces sweet white wines. The town and its vineyards are separated...
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Maurice Samuel (1895–1972), novelist and translator Măcin is twinned with: Blaye "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved...
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Saint-Aubin-d'Aubigné, in the Ille-et-Vilaine département Saint-Aubin-de-Blaye, in the Gironde département Saint-Aubin-de-Bonneval, in the Orne département...
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that of the surrounding towns: Saint-Émilion, Libourne, Fronsac, Bourg, Blaye. Bordeaux thus finds itself surrounded. On August 13, 1453, the King of...
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undertook an expedition to Malta. In 1570 he was established as governor of Blaye, an important fortress town on the Gironde. With various other grandees...
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Saint-Julien-Beychevelle (section Wine)
major wine growing appellations of the Médoc. The 9 km2 (3.5 sq mi) of vineyards around the villages of St-Julien and Beychevelle produce wine of relative...
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Ondenc (category White wine grape varieties)
France and at its peak production it was grown as far north as the Côtes-de-Blaye region and as far south as the foothills of the Pyrenees. In the early 19th...
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Sèvres (section The Church of Saint-Romain-de-Blaye)
healed a sick person and built the church. The Church of Saint-Romain-de-Blaye, current and several times revised, dates from the 13th century. There was...
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Sauternes, Gironde (category Dessert wine)
southwestern France. It is also a wine region within the Graves portion of Bordeaux that produces sweet white dessert wines, named "Sauternes" after the commune...
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to assemble a day's march from Bordeaux; the strongly fortified town of Blaye was situated on the north bank of the Gironde only 25 miles (40 km) downstream...
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businessman and lives a monotonous existence in the small commune town of Blaye. After indirectly witnessing a murder in a café, she returns to the scene...
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Bayonne Bordeaux Blaye Bergerac Libourne Langon Périgueux La Réole Aiguillon Angouleme Auberoche The Battle of Auberoche was fought on 21 October 1345...
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