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What
are the four main wine classifications in France?
Question submitted by Yvan Duvant
The four
main grades of wine classification in France are :
AOC :
as Appellation d'Origine Controlée - meaning regulated
wine of origin. AOC is the highest rank of the 4 main wine
grades. The place where the wine is coming from appears on
the label.
VDQS :
as Vins Délimités de Qualité Supérieure
- meaning delimited wine of superior quality. There are few
wines falling into this category as it is easier to sell a
wine either as AOC or Vin de Pays.
Vin de
Pays : meaning country wine. Cover generally a large area.
These wines are getting better and they offer the best value
for the money.
Vin de
Table : meaning table wine. The only grade with no indication
of a geographic area. There are the lowest quality wine.
In some
regions such as in Bordeaux or Burgundy, a specific wine classification
includes top wines such as Grand Cru or Premier in Burgundy
and to a lesser extent Cru Bourgeois in Bordeaux.
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