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In France, the appellation d'origine contrôlée (French pronunciation: [apɛlasjɔ̃ dɔʁiʒin kɔ̃tʁole], lit. ' controlled designation of origin ' ; abbr. AOC [a.o.se] ) is a label that identifies an agricultural product whose stages of production and processing are carried out in a defined geographical area – the terroir – and using ...
The Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité (previously Institut National des Appellations d'Origine) (INAO) is the French organization charged with regulating French agricultural products with protected designation of origin (PDOs). It is controlled by the Government of France, and it forms part of the Ministry of Agriculture.
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Periodical: Les amis des côtes-de-buzet, Tome II, no.10-18, Spring 1968 to Autumn ... The Buzet appellation put forward by ...
The following is a list of French wines that are entitled to use the designation Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC) on their label. There are currently over 300 appellations acknowledged by the INAO .
Alsace Grand Cru (French pronunciation: [alzas ɡʁɑ̃ kʁy]) is an Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée for wines made in specific parcels of the Alsace wine region of France. The Grand Cru AOC was recognized in 1975 by the INAO with subsequent expansion in 1983, 1992 and 2007.
Crozes-Hermitage (French pronunciation: [kʁoz ɛʁmitaʒ]) is a French wine Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC) in the northern Rhône wine region of France.The appellation is the largest in the northern Rhone, and its wines are less highly regarded than those from the nearby appellations of Côte-Rôtie or its near-namesake Hermitage.
Saint-Joseph or St.-Joseph (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒozɛf]) is a French wine Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC) in the northern Rhône wine region of France.Though the appellation covers the largest amount of land, it is second in actual size under vine to Crozes-Hermitage, an appellation with which it shares much regarding style and prestige.
Vacqueyras received the A.O.C. Côtes du Rhône Decree appellation in 1937, and in 1955 was promoted to Côtes du Rhône Villages status, becoming a named village in 1967. [3] In 1990, Vacqueyras was granted its own AOC, the first in the region since Gigondas in 1971, [ 4 ] and the first of a number of candidates for that particular honour ...