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Countries in Europe in which wine is historically the most popular alcoholic drink, informally known as the wine belt, are located to the south of beer belt and vodka belt. [ 20 ] [ 21 ] [ 29 ] [ 30 ] The wine belt has been variously defined as approximately spanning 41–44°N, [ 31 ] 30–50°N, [ 32 ] and 35–50/51°N.
English: Word for wine in European languages. This vector image includes elements that have been taken or adapted from this file: Simplified Languages of Europe map.svg .
The European Wine Regions Conference (CERV) was created on 20 June 1988 under Alsatian law. [1] It became the Assembly of European Wine Regions (AREV) in 1994. [2] It is financed by membership subscriptions, and is based in Bordeaux with an office in Strasbourg. The industry representatives are grouped together in the European Wine Trade ...
Detailed map of the Rhône wine region, with separate maps of Southern Rhône ("Zoom A") and Northern Rhône ("Zoom B"). The Lirac AOC is marked in brown on "Zoom A" and is situated between Orange and Avignon. Red wines are made from Grenache noir (minimum 40%), Syrah and Mourvèdre (minimum of 25% together), Cinsault, and Carignan (maximum 10%).
The former refers to the long history of a wine region, while the latter refers to geography and the unique characteristics of a place. The centuries-old histories of many Old World wine regions have given the regions time to develop and adapt techniques that presumably best suit a particular vine growing area.
The Languedoc-Roussillon region shares many terrain and climate characteristics with the neighboring regions of Southern Rhône and Provence.The region stretches 150 miles (240 km) from the Banyuls AOC at the Spanish border and Pyrenees in the west, along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea to the river Rhône and Provence in the east. [2]
Location of the Condrieu AOC among the major in wine regions of the Northern Rhône. Condrieu (French pronunciation: [kɔ̃dʁijø] ⓘ; from the French coin de ruisseau meaning "corner of the brook") [1] is a French wine-growing Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC) located in the northern Rhône, near Vienne and to the south of the Côte-Rôtie AOC.
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