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Appellation. An appellation is a legally defined and protected geographical indication primarily used to identify where the grapes for a wine were grown, although other types of food often have appellations as well. Restrictions other than geographical boundaries, such as what grapes may be grown, maximum grape yields, alcohol level, and other ...
Appellation d'origine contrôlée. In France, the appellation d'origine contrôlée ( French pronunciation: [apɛlasjɔ̃ dɔʁiʒin kɔ̃tʁole], lit. 'controlled designation of origin'; AOC) is a label that identifies an agricultural product whose stages of production and processing are carried out in a defined geographical area – the ...
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 in the Rhône wine region in southeastern France. It is one of the most renowned appellations of the southern part in the Rhône Valley, and its vineyards are ...
Beaujolais, Beaujolais Villages, cru Beaujolais, Beaujolais Nouveau. Beaujolais ( / ˌboʊʒəˈleɪ / BOH-zhə-LAY, French: [boʒɔlɛ]) is a French Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC) wine generally made of the Gamay grape, which has a thin skin and is low in tannins. Like most AOC wines they are not labeled varietally.
Tavel. Tavel ( French pronunciation: [tavɛl]) is a wine -growing Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée in the southern Rhône wine region of France, across the Rhône River from Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC and just north of Avignon. Tavel wines are all rosé wines and must have a minimum alcohol content of 11%. The 933 hectares produce an average ...
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 of Orléans. Sancerre is well regarded for and primarily associated with white wine made from the Sauvignon blanc grape. [ 1] However both Sancerre Rouge and Sancerre rosé are made ...
Margaux AOC. Margaux is a wine growing commune and Appellation d'origine contrôlée within Haut-Médoc in Bordeaux, centred on the village of Margaux. Its leading ( premier cru) château is also called Margaux. It contains 21 cru classé châteaux, more than any other commune in Bordeaux. [ 1]
The appellation (Image example: Saint-Émilion) Appellation d'origine contrôlée laws dictate that all grapes must be harvested from a particular appellation for that appellation to appear on the label. The appellation is a key indicator of the type of wine in the bottle.