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The Languedoc-Roussillon wine region and the location of the region's appellations. Languedoc-Roussillon wine (French pronunciation: [lɑ̃ɡ(ə)dɔk ʁusijɔ̃] ⓘ), including the vin de pays labeled Vin de Pays d'Oc, is produced in southern France.
The Languedoc-Roussillon region has adopted a marque to help market its products, in particular, but not limited to, wine. The Sud de France ( Southern France ) marque was adopted in 2006 [ 30 ] to help customers abroad not familiar with the Appellation system to recognise those wines that originated in the L-R area, [ 31 ] but the marque is ...
Languedoc is a significant producer of wine. Today it produces more than a third of the grapes in France, and is a focus for outside investors. Wines from the Mediterranean coast of Languedoc are labeled as Languedoc, those from the interior have other labels such as Fronton, Gaillac, or Limoux to the west – and Côtes du Rhône towards the east.
The bulk of Languedoc wine production received this label by the decree of 15 October 1987, defended by the Union of Pays d'Oc Wine Producers. Today "Pays-d'oc (IGP)", until 2009 "Vin de pays d'Oc", is a French regional wine of Indication géographique protégée (protected geographical indication, the new name for vin de pays ) produced ...
Faugères (French pronunciation: ⓘ; also known as Coteaux-du-Languedoc Faugères) is an Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) in the Languedoc-Roussillon wine region in France and is named after the town of Faugères, which lies 30 km north of Béziers, in the foothills of the Massif Central, in the département of Hérault.
Clairette de Languedoc; Coteaux du Languedoc – Red wine, White wine, Rosé; Coteaux du Languedoc Pic Saint Loup; Costières de Nîmes – Red wine. According to some sources, this appellation is now considered a part of Rhône rather than Languedoc. Faugères – Red wine; Muscat de Frontignan – White wine, Fortified wine; Muscat de Lunel ...
Wines from the region have been produced for over two millennia and were consumed by the Greeks in pre-Roman times, making it one of the oldest vineyards in Europe.The area was settled by veterans of Julius Caesar's campaigns in Egypt, and bottles of Costières de Nîmes bear the symbol of the Roman settlement at Nîmes, a crocodile chained to a palm tree.
So-called "wine lake", Languedoc-Roussillon is also the home of some innovative producers who combine traditional French wine like blanquette de Limoux, the world's oldest sparkling wine, and international styles while using lessons from the New World. Much Languedoc-Roussillon wine is sold as Vin de Pays d'Oc.