• An appellation is a legally defined and protected geographical indication primarily used to identify where the grapes for a wine were grown, although...
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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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  • Look up appellation in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. An appellation identifies where the grapes for a wine were grow. An appellation may also refer...
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    An endonym (also known as autonym) is a common, native name for a group of people, individual person, geographical place, language, or dialect, meaning...
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    December 2019. Food portal World portal AOC - Appellation d'origine contrôlée (France) AOP - Appellation d'origine protégée (Switzerland) Geographical...
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    The systems has largely replaced national systems, such as the French appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) system, as any cheese registered as a PDO or...
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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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    (State Appellation) Georgia (State Appellation) Louisiana (State Appellation) Mississippi (State Appellation) North Carolina (State Appellation) South...
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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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    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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  • abbreviated 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)...
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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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    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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    Châteauneuf-du-Pape (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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    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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    wine is made by more than 5,660 producers or châteaux. There are 65 appellations of Bordeaux wine. Viticulture was introduced into the Bordeaux region...
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    these 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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  • is an appellation for a person or deity who has authority, control, or power over others, acting as a master, chief, or ruler. The appellation can also...
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    Cornas (French pronunciation: [kɔʁnas]) is a French wine Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC) in the northern Rhône wine region of France based in Cornas...
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    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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    Côtes du Rhône is a wine-growing Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC) for the Rhône wine region of France, which may be used throughout the region, also...
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    Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration, signed on 31 October 1958, ensures that in member countries, appellations of origin...
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    specific appellations of the Mâconnais, and some 1,211 hectares (2,990 acres) for regional Burgundy appellations. In the Mâconnais appellations, 342 648...
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    explosives for the armament industry due to its alcohol content. The appellation contrôlée regulations officially gave AOC Calvados Pays d'Auge a protected...
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    Saint-Julien (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒyljɛ̃] ) is an Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC) for red wine in the Bordeaux region, located in the Médoc...
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    Gigondas (French pronunciation: [ʒiɡɔ̃das]) is a French wine Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC) in the southern Rhône wine region of France. It is...
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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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    wines dominate the total production. Graves AOC is also the name of one Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) which covers most, but not all of the Graves...
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    Vintners Quality Alliance, or VQA, is a regulatory and appellation system which guarantees the high quality and authenticity of origin for Canadian wines...
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  • Coteaux Bourguignons is an Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) for white, red and rosé wine from the region of Burgundy in France. In late 2011, it...
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