
Wines Languedoc-Roussillon, South France
The Languedoc regional AOP appellation is the founding reference of appellations d’origin protégée, whose main grape varieties for red and rosé wines are Grenache, Syrah, Cinsault and Carignan ; and for whites : Grenache white, Bourboulenc, Viognier, Picpoul, Marsanne, Roussanne, Vermentino and Ugni.
In the dynamics of Sud de France, this appellation is a bridge between the concept of varieties promoted by the Pays d'Oc wines (PGI - protected geographical indication) and the typicality of soils.
In the departments of the Aude, Gard, Hérault and Pyrénées-Orientales, the Languedoc vineyard consists of 18 appellations d’origine protégées (AOP) : Cabardès, Clairette du Languedoc, Corbières, Corbières-Boutenac Faugères, Languedoc, Limoux, Malepère, Minervois, Minervois la Lavinière, Muscat, St.-Chinian, Muscat de Rivesaltes, Rivesaltes, Banyuls and Banyuls Grand Cru, Maury, Cotes du Roussillon.