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    In the Bordeaux wine region there are seven regional Appellations d'origine contrôlée (AOCs) that may be used throughout the Gironde department. These...
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    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...
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  • (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...
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    however, approximately half of the Bordeaux vineyard is specifically designated under Bordeaux and Bordeaux Supérieur AOCs. With the majority of châteaux...
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    Château Suau (Capian) (category French wine AOCs)
    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...
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    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...
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    goes into the production of AOC products. Taken together, these give the product its distinctive qualities. The terroirs of AOCs vary dramatically in size...
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    cru", or similar terms, in contrast to Bordeaux or Burgundy. There are, however, differences between the Rhône AOCs regarding their geographical delineation...
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    Bergerac wine (redirect from Bergerac AOC)
    AOC wine is sold outside France mainly to Great Britain, Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands. As in the neighbouring wine-growing area of Bordeaux,...
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    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...
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    Burgundy wine (redirect from Bourgogne AOC)
    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...
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    The Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855 resulted from the 1855 Exposition Universelle de Paris, when Emperor Napoleon III requested a classification...
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    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...
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  • 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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    cuisine. They play different roles regionally and nationally, with many variations and appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) (regulated appellation) laws....
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    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...
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    rechercher vigneron indépendant vignerons indépendants vins vin france bordeaux champagne CNCP caves particulières". Archived from the original on 2009-05-14...
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    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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  • January 2024 aviation.direct (German) 14 June 2024 "Lufthansa City schedules Bordeaux / Hamburg service from late-July 2024". aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 19 July...
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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...
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    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...
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  • 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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    Angoulême and Saintes (Bordeaux, Royan and La Rochelle). The regional rail network is organised around the main towns: Bordeaux, Limoges, Poitiers, La...
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    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...
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  • Castel Group (category Companies based in Bordeaux)
    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...
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  • themselves before Emerald Airlines securing a UK AOC. Aer Lingus UK destinations Aer Lingus Regional destinations "AerLingus - Dynamic Route Maps". www...
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    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...
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    chestnuts and foie gras, are usually those local to Bordeaux (Sauternes and Béarn (Jurançon AOC et Pacherenc). Côtes de Gascogne and Armagnac are used...
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