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    In France, the appellation d'origine contrôlée (French pronunciation: [apɛlasjɔ̃ dɔʁiʒin kɔ̃tʁole], lit. 'controlled designation of origin'; AOC) is a...
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    In Switzerland, the appellation d'origine protégée (French pronunciation: [apɛlasjɔ̃ dɔʁiʒin pʁɔteʒe], lit. 'protected designation of origin'; AOP) is...
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  • Thumbnail for List of Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée wines
    entitled to use the designation Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC) on their label. There are currently over 300 appellations acknowledged by the INAO. 1993...
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  • Tokaj-Hegyalja, Hungary, in 1730. In 1935, the Institut National des Appellations d'Origine (INAO), a branch of the French Ministry of Agriculture, was created...
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    December 2019. Food portal World portal AOC - Appellation d'origine contrôlée (France) AOP - Appellation d'origine protégée (Switzerland) Geographical indications...
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    systems has largely replaced national systems, such as the French appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) system, as any cheese registered as a PDO or PGI...
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  • Appellation d'origine protégée may refer to: Protected designation of origin, a geographical indication of the European Union Appellation d'origine protégée...
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    Fribourg. In 2001, Gruyère gained the appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC), which became the appellation d'origine protégée (AOP) as of 2013. Gruyère is...
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    made, and the Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) system, replaced by the Appellation d'Origine Protégée (AOP) system in 2012. Appellation rules closely...
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    (French pronunciation: [ʃɑtonœf dy pap] ) is a French wine, an Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) located around the village of Châteauneuf-du-Pape...
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  • Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC) on their label. The majority are brandies and eaux-de-vie forming part of the Cognac and Armagnac appellations....
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    de l'origine et de la qualité (previously Institut National des Appellations d'Origine) (INAO) is the French organization charged with regulating French...
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    Sancerre is a French wine Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) for wine produced in the area of Sancerre in the eastern part of the Loire valley, southeast...
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    Chablis (pronounced [ʃabli]) is the northernmost Appellation d'origine contrôlée of the Burgundy region in France. Its cool climate produces wines with...
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    essentially attributable to its geographical origin." Appellation d'origine contrôlée ('Appellation of origin') is a sub-type of geographical indication...
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    regions (except the Libournais) have their own appellation and are governed by Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) laws which dictate the permissible...
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  • relating to the Protection of Appellations of Origin (loi du 6 mai 1919 relative à la protection des appellation d'origine) is a French intellectual property...
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    produces numerous wines under various Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) designations. The region's major appellation in production volume is Côtes du Rhône...
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    is the basis of the French wine appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) system, which is a model for wine appellation and regulation in France and around...
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  • Thumbnail for Crozes-Hermitage AOC
    ɛʁmitaʒ]) is a French wine Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC) in the northern Rhône wine region of France. The appellation is the largest in the northern...
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    Banyuls (French pronunciation: [baɲuls]) is a French appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) for a fortified apéritif or dessert wine made from old vines...
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    Beaujolais (/ˌboʊʒəˈleɪ/ BOH-zhə-LAY, French: [boʒɔlɛ]) is a French Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC) wine generally made of the Gamay grape, which has...
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    Rasteau is an Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée for wine in the southern Rhône wine region of France, covering both fortified and unfortified wines. The...
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  • as VDQS, was the second highest category of French wine, below appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) in rank, but above vin de pays (country wine). VDQS...
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    Pouilly-Fumé (French pronunciation: [puji fyme]) is an appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) for the dry sauvignon blanc white wine produced around Pouilly-sur-Loire...
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    registered in 2000 as an appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) in Switzerland. In 2013, it was replaced by the appellation d'origine protégée (AOP) certification...
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    9,250. In 1925, the cheese was the recipient of France's first Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée when regulations controlling its production and naming...
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  • Seyssel (French pronunciation: [sɛsɛl]) is an Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC) for white wine in the Savoy wine region of France. The wines are exclusively...
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    ʒozɛf]) is a French wine Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC) in the northern Rhône wine region of France. Though the appellation covers the largest amount...
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    Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC) in the southern Rhône wine region of France. Red, white and rosé wine are all produced within the appellation....
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