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PROVENCE-What it means “saignage”?

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To given color to the rosé wine through a short period of skin contact

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PROVENCE-4 Sub Appellations of Coteaux de Provence that permitted to add their names.

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Sainte-Victori
Fréjus
La Londe
Pierrefeu

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PROVENCE-2 large appreciation in Provence

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Coteaux de Provence

Coteaux d’Aix-en-Province

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PROVENCE-Best red AOC in the region

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Bandol AOC

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PROVENCE red grapes

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Carignan
Counoise
Cinsault
GSM

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PROVINCE white grapes

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Vermentino 
Boubelenc
Claritte
Grenache Blanc 
Ugni Blanc
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PROVENCE AOPs

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Bandol AOP
Ballet AOP 
Coteaux d’Aix-en-Provence AOP
Coteaux Varois en Provence AOP
Coteaux de Provence AOP
Les Baux-de-Provence AOP
Pallet AOP
Pierrevert AOP
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PROVENCE-Bandol AOC

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Best reds
Main grapes: Grenache, Mourvedre, Cinsault

Red, rosé, withes

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PROVENCE- Cassis AOP

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-Most white wines
(Marsanne, Clairette, Bourboulenc

-Grenache, Mourvedre, Cinsault

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PROVENCE-Côtea de Provence AOC

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  • Largest AOC
  • Driven by Rosé
  • Regions: La Londe, Pierrefeu, Fréjus, Sainte-Victoire (painters use to hangout)
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PROVENCE-Principal grape in Ballet AOP

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  • Vermentino (white wine)

- Braquet and Fuelle Negra (Rosé&red wine)

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PROVENCE-Coteaux d’Aix-en-Provence AOP

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2th largest Appellation
60% production is red
Main grapes: Vermentino, GMC

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PROVENCE-Hottest AOP that gives powerful red wines

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Les Baux-de-Provence AOP

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PROVENCE-Best wines of the region for the rich Limestone soil

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Pallete AOP
(Red, rosé, White)

Grapes: Picardin, claritte, Bourboulenc, GMC

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LANGUEDOC-ROUSSILLON

Wine styles

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  • Red (GSM,C grapes)
  • White (Picpoul, Grenache Blanc)
  • Rosé
  • VDN, VDL (Muscat to Maury)
  • Sparkling (older than Champagne, super value)
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LANGUEDOC-What ir means “Garrigue”character

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Principal AOPs in LANGUEDOC

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St. Chinian 
Faugères 
Pic Saint-Loup 
Picpoul de Pinet
Corbières 
*Terrasses du Larzac
Nimes
Minervois
Fitou
La clape
Cremat de Limoux 
Limoux
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Fortified wines Appellations in LANGUEDOC

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  • Muscat de Minervois (VdN blanc)
  • Muscat de Saint-Jean-de-Minervois (VdN Blanc)
  • Muscat de Lunel (VdN blanc)
  • Muscat de Frontignan (VdN blanc, VdL blanc)
  • Claritte du Languedoc (VdL blanc)
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Fortified wine Appellations from ROUSSILLON

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