In France, the label appellation d'origine contrôlée identifies an agricultural product whose stages of production and processing are carried out in a defined geographical area – the terroir – and usi
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Côtes du Rhône AOC
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Côtes du Rhône is a wine-growing Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée for the Rhône wine region of France, which may be used throughout the region, also in those areas which are covered by other AOCs. In a
Appellation d'origine contrôlée
…dramatically in size. Some cover vast expanses with a variety of climatic and soil conditions, while others are small and highly uniform. For example, the Côtes du Rhône AOC covers some 75,000 acres (about 30,000 hectares) and 171 villages, making it one of the largest AOCs. However, within its area lies one of the smallest…
Cote de Rhone wine
A white Côtes du Rhône wine, in this case dominated by Viognier and Roussanne