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Vins de pays d'oc

The Vins de pays d'Oc are produced in Languedoc Roussillon (Sud de France) on 4 departments along the Mediterraneean Sea: Pyrénées Orientales, Aude, Hérault, Gard. Since 1987, the Vins de Pays d'Oc take up the challenges of modern and global markets. Thanks to the qualitative adaptation of their production tools and their vineyard: they are the French reference of varietal wines. Their blending are creative. Packaging are innovative and correspond to new tendencies of taste and « art de vivre ».

Mens and grapes

• Nearly 1500 producers represent strenghts of the trade union of producers of Vin de Pays d’Oc. Particular wineries, cooperative wineries and wine merchants with their know-how passionately defend the colors of Vins de Pays d'Oc.
• The vineyard of Vins de Pays d’Oc is one of the most important vineyards of the world. It offers 32 grapes Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon, Syrah, Cinsault…. for red and rosés wines. Chardonnay, Sauvignon, Viognier, Vermentino… for white wines.
• Mountains, coast, slopes... allow the declension of a lot of flavours.

The Vins de pays d’Oc have always adapted their offer in a context of strong changing of global markets. They have an undisputed position of leader: wines of quality adapted to the consumers’ taste. The process of agreement of Vins de pays d’Oc answer to strict criterions, guarantees of quality and traceability.
The vineyard of Vins de pays d’Oc offers a unique range of 33 grapes. Each of its expresses aromatic notes dense and complex reflects of contrasts of Languedoc Roussillon – Sud de France.
650 millions of bottles sold each year in the world correspond to wine tendencies, modern and innovative packaging with the best good value for money. From London to Tokyo, New York to Berlin, Toronto to Moscow... wines seduce a new generation of young consumers plus women.

Others Vins de pays du Languedoc Roussillon

Le comité des vins de pays Languedoc-Roussillon regroupe les producteurs et metteurs en marché des VDP de nos territoires viticoles, soit près de 4 millions d’hl agréés.

• In department, vins de pays de l’Aude, du Gard, de l’Hérault and des Pyrénées Orientales. These wines have to come exclusively from the department which they are named.
• In little region, there are more than 50 appellations. These wines have to come from a territory sticlty defined (by decree) which can be more or less extensive. Some of vins de pays cover restricted territories which can be a village, a valley or a locality.

Finally, all the Vin de Pays can revendicate a name of grape (example: Chardonnay; Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, Terret, Grenache, Cinsault, Marselan…), and in this case, have to be issued at 100% of the grapes claimed.

Each Vin de Pays is a meeting:
Aude: Cathare – Cité de Carcassonne – Côtes de Lastours - Côtes de Pérignan – Côtes de Prouilhe – Coteaux de la Cabrerisse– Coteaux de Miramont – Coteaux de Narbonne – Coteaux de Peyrac – Coteaux du Littoral Audois – Cucugnan – Hauterive – Haute vallée de l’Aude – Hauts de Badens – Torgan – Val de Cesse – Val de Dagne – Vallée du Paradis.
Gard: Cévénnes – Côtes du Vidourle – Coteaux de Cèze – Coteaux Flaviens - – Coteaux du Pont du Gard – Duché D’Uzès – Sables du Golf du Lion – Vaunage – Vistrenque.
Hérault: Bénovie – Bérange – Bessan – Cassan – Caux – Cesseon – Collines de la Moure – Côtes du Brian – Côtes du Ceressou – Côtes de Thau – Côtes de Thongue – Coteaux de Bessile - Coteaux d’Ensérune – Coteaux de Fontcaude – Coteaux de Laurens – Coteaux de Libron – Coteaux de Murviel – Coteaux du Salagou – Haute vallée de l’Orb – Mont Baudille – Monts de la Grage Saint-Guilhem le Désert – Val de Montferrand – Vicomté d’Aumelas.
Pyrénées-Orientales: Côtes Catalanes – Côte Vermeille.