In the Bordeaux wine region there are seven regional Appellations d'origine contrôlée (AOCs) that may be used throughout the Gironde department. These...

otherwise complies with the AOC requirements. There are about 50 AOCs applicable to the Bordeaux region. Both red and white Bordeaux wines are almost invariably...

(though unusual) for the wine to be labelled using the Médoc AOC or one of the Regional Bordeaux AOCs. Château Margaux Château Rauzan-Ségla, Château Rauzan-Gassies...

however, approximately half of the Bordeaux vineyard is specifically designated under Bordeaux and Bordeaux Supérieur AOCs. With the majority of châteaux...

vins, G. Masson, 1922, (9th edition), 1886, and 3rd edition,1874. Regional Bordeaux AOCs List of grape varieties Terroir (in French) Base Mérimée [1] Base...

goes into the production of AOC products. Taken together, these give the product its distinctive qualities. The terroirs of AOCs vary dramatically in size...

cru", or similar terms, in contrast to Bordeaux or Burgundy. There are, however, differences between the Rhône AOCs regarding their geographical delineation...

traditional regional wine bottle which has a distinctive form that is between an amphora vessel and a bowling pin. The Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence AOC is the...

AOC wine is sold outside France mainly to Great Britain, Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands. As in the neighbouring wine-growing area of Bordeaux,...

classification level, below that of grand cru and above the basic village AOCs. For Burgundy wines, the terms premier cru (abbreviated 1er cru) are usually...

contrôlée (AOCs) than any other French region, and is often seen as the most terroir-conscious of the French wine regions. The various Burgundy AOCs are classified...

The Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855 resulted from the 1855 Exposition Universelle de Paris, when Emperor Napoleon III requested a classification...

supérieure (VDQS, 0.9%) – Less strict than AOC, usually used for smaller areas or as a "waiting room" for potential AOCs. This category was abolished at the...

season in France. Barrique The French name for a 225 litre Bordeaux style barrel (Bordeaux hogshead). Will yield 24 cases of 12 bottles each. Basic A...

cuisine. They play different roles regionally and nationally, with many variations and appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) (regulated appellation) laws....

the AOC regions of Cabardès and Côtes de Malepère. There is a small amount of Malbec grown in the middle Loire Valley and permitted in the AOCs of Anjou...

it dominate the sweet wine region Sauternes AOC and Barsac AOC. The Sémillon grape is native to the Bordeaux region. It was known as Sémillon de Saint-Émilion...

of these wines are Vin de pays rather than AOC wines, but varietal names are also seen on some regional AOCs. In the United States, the Alcohol and Tobacco...

by floating them down the Saône river. Once the Beaujolais AOC was established in 1937, AOC rules meant that Beaujolais wine could only be officially sold...

like Côte d'Or in Burgundy and Gironde in Bordeaux because their wine production was entirely in the higher AOC tier, and others because their climate was...

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structured, drinkable much earlier than Bordeaux wine. In the southwest French appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOCs) of Bergerac and Buzet it is used to...

Angoulême and Saintes (Bordeaux, Royan and La Rochelle). The regional rail network is organised around the main towns: Bordeaux, Limoges, Poitiers, La...

Helvetic Airways, previously named Odette Airways, is a Swiss regional airline headquartered in Kloten with its fleet stationed at Zurich Airport. It operates...

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and Merlot) and a white wine (a blend of Sauvignon and Sémillon), both Bordeaux AOC wines and produced with an influence of oak. The wine is sold in a variety...

themselves before Emerald Airlines securing a UK AOC. Aer Lingus UK destinations Aer Lingus Regional destinations "AerLingus - Dynamic Route Maps". www...

Béarn (French pronunciation: [beaʁn]) is an Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC) for wine in South West France. It is located in the area of intersection...

Grand cru and premier cru in the 1930s as Appellation d'origine contrôlée or AOCs. Today there are 24 Grand cru vineyards in the Côte de Nuits clustered around...

chestnuts and foie gras, are usually those local to Bordeaux (Sauternes and Béarn (Jurançon AOC et Pacherenc). Côtes de Gascogne and Armagnac are used...