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Appellations d'Origine Contrôlée

France

Since the 16th century French winemaking has been governed by laws which today take the form of the Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC). Each terrior, defined by the land and local viticultural methodology, is strictly regulated.

French Appellations:

Alsace
Anjou-Saumur
Auvergne
Beaujolais
Bergerac
Bergerac Sec
Bordeaux
Bordeaux supérieur
Bourgogne (Burgundy)
Bouzeron
Cahors
Chablis
Champagne
Charente
Château-Grillet
Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Chinon
Condrieu
Corbières
Cornas
Corsica
Côte de Beaune
Côte Chalonnaise
Côtes de Castillon
Côte de Nuits
Côte d'Or
Côtes du Rhône
Côtes du Rhône Villages
Côte-Rôtie
Crozes-Hermitage
Est
Forez
France
Gigondas
Givry
Hermitage
Jura
Languedoc-Roussillon
Loire
Lyonnais
Mâconnais
Maury
Médoc
Mercurey
Minervois
Montagne Saint-Émilion
Montagny
Muscadet
Pauillac
Petit-Chablis
Pouilly-Fuissé
Provence
Rhône
Rully
Saint-Chinian
Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
Savennières
Savoie
St.-Joseph
Sud-Ouest
Tavel
Touraine
Vacqueyras
Vin de Corse
Vin de Pays d'Oc
Vouvray



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