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Germany. Mosel is one of 13 German wine-growing regions ( Anbaugebiete) for quality wines, with 9 080 hectares under vine in 2005, and one of the most well-known. The region also includes vineyards situated on the Saar and Ruwer rivers. The main varieties are Riesling (57.7% in 2005), Müller-Thurgau (15.0%), Elbling (6.6%) and Kerner (4.9%).
History of Alsace. Coordinates: 48°30′N 7°30′E. The history of Alsace has been influenced by the Rhine and its tributaries, a favorable climate, fertile loess soils, and the region's relative accessibility through and around the Vosges. It was first inhabited by early modern humans during the Paleolithic.
Present times: recognition of AOC. A ruling was signed on November 2, 1945 by General de Gaulle. It defined the protected designation of origin for AOC Vins d’Alsace and established the first regulations. The wine production area was divided up, favouring the hillside vineyards to the detriment of the plains.
Ventoux AOC (known as Côtes du Ventoux AOC until 2008 [1]) is a wine -growing AOC in the southeastern region of the Rhône wine region of France, where the wines are produced in 51 communes of the Vaucluse département along the lower slopes of the Ventoux mountain and at the foot of the Vaucluse Mountains. The neighbouring appellation of ...
List of French cheeses. This is a list of French cheeses documenting the varieties of cheeses, a milk-based food that is produced in wide-ranging flavors, textures, and forms, which are found in France. In 1962, French President Charles de Gaulle asked, "How can you govern a country which has two hundred and forty-six varieties of cheese?" [1]
AOC Alsace. Alsace es una Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée ( AOC) de vinos realizados en la región vinícola de Alsacia en Francia . A diferencia de la mayor parte del resto de regiones vinícolas de Francia, sólo hay una denominación AOC para la mayor parte de los vinos que se hacen en toda Alsacia. Otras regiones vinícolas francesas ...
