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  2. Condrieu AOC - Wikipedia

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    Location of the Condrieu AOC among the major in wine regions of the Northern Rhône. Condrieu (French pronunciation: [kɔ̃dʁijø] ⓘ; from the French coin de ruisseau meaning "corner of the brook") [1] is a French wine-growing Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC) located in the northern Rhône, near Vienne and to the south of the Côte-Rôtie AOC.

  3. Madiran wine - Wikipedia

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    Madiran was created as an AOC in 1948, and only red wine can be produced under this appellation. [1] The main grape variety in Madiran AOC is Tannat, which must make up at least 60% of the vineyard (Vineyards with less than 60% Tannat are still entitled to the appellation through 2022).

  4. Glossary of wine terms - Wikipedia

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    French term for a wine with the potential to improve with age. Vin de glace French term for an ice wine. Vin de paille French term for a wine that has been made from dried out grapes such as a straw wine, for example a rare white Vin de paille can be produced in the northern Rhone wine region of the Hermitage AOC from Marsanne. Vin de pays

  5. Great French Wine Blight - Wikipedia

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    The Great French Wine Blight was a severe blight of the mid-19th century that destroyed many of the vineyards in France and laid waste to the wine industry. It was caused by an aphid that originated in North America and was carried across the Atlantic in the late 1850s.

  6. Hermitage AOC - Wikipedia

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    Hermitage (French pronunciation:) is a French wine Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC) in the northern Rhône wine region of France south of Lyon. It produces mostly red wine from the Syrah grape; however, small quantities of white wine are also produced from Roussane and Marsanne grapes. The hill is seen by some as the spiritual home of ...

  7. Culture of France - Wikipedia

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    The Académie Française sets an official standard of linguistic purism; however, this standard, which is not mandatory, is occasionally ignored by the government itself: for instance, the left-wing government of Lionel Jospin pushed for the feminisation of the names of some functions (madame la ministre) while the Académie pushed for some more traditional madame le ministre.

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