French Wine Law

Question 1

Explain why yhe French opted to codify “origin” and “production standards” into law

Answer 1

Producers were mixing wines from disparate growing areas, eliminating the typicity of place and confusing the consumer

Question 2

Name the two people responsible for the development of France’s appellation d’origine controlée (AOC) legislation

Answer 2

Joseph Capus
Baron Pierre Le Roy de Boiseaumarié (Chateauneuf-du-Pape)

Question 3

Name the organisation that overseas France’s AOCs

Answer 3

Comité National des Appellations d’Origine (CNAO)

renamed Institut National des Appellations d’Origine (INAO)

Now Institut National de l’Origine et de la Qualité