Fitou ( oc, Fiton) is a large

French wine French wine is produced all throughout France, in quantities between 50 and 60 million hectolitres per year, or 7–8 billion bottles. France is one of the largest wine producers in the world, along with Italian, Spanish, and Amer ...

appellation An appellation is a legally defined and protected geographical indication primarily used to identify where the grapes for a wine were grown, although other types of food often have appellations as well. Restrictions other than geographical boun ...

Languedoc-Roussillon Languedoc-Roussillon (; oc, Lengadòc-Rosselhon ; ca, Llenguadoc-Rosselló) is a former administrative region of France. On 1 January 2016, it joined with the region of Midi-Pyrénées to become Occitania. It comprised five departments, and b ...

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. The dominant vine variety is

Carignan Carignan (also known as Mazuelo, Bovale Grande, Cariñena, Carinyena, Samsó, Carignane, and Carignano) is a red grape variety of Spanish origin that is more commonly found in French wine but is widely planted throughout the western Mediterra ...

which has to constitute 40% of any blend. Grenache, Lladoner Pelut (the 'hairy' Grenache),

Mourvèdre Mourvèdre (also known as Mataro or Monastrell) is a red wine grape variety grown in many regions around the world including the Rhône and Provence regions of France, the Valencia and Jumilla and Yecla '' denominaciones de origen'' (DOs) of S ...

and Syrah are also often blended with it. Muscat de Rivesaltes AOC, a

vin doux naturel Fortified wine is a wine to which a distilled spirit, usually brandy, has been added. In the course of some centuries, winemakers have developed many different styles of fortified wine, including port, sherry, madeira, Marsala, Commandar ...

, also comes from the region.

Production area

The production area covers the following communes of the Aude department: * Canton of Durban-Corbières :

Cascastel-des-Corbières Cascastel-des-Corbières (; oc, Caçcastèl de las Corbièras) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France. Amenities include a post office, a primary school, and a town hall with a municipal government. The locals are known as t ...

and

Villeneuve-les-Corbières Villeneuve-les-Corbières (; oc, Vilanava de las Corbièras) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France. Geography It is on the scenic road D611, between Durban-Corbières and Tuchan, in the hills of the Corbières Massif. Pop ...

Canton of Tuchan Canton may refer to: Administrative division terminology * Canton (administrative division), territorial/administrative division in some countries, notably Switzerland * Township (Canada), known as ''canton'' in Canadian French Arts and ente ...

Paziols Paziols (; oc, Pasiòls) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France. Population See also * Fitou AOC * Corbières AOC * Communes of the Aude department The following is a list of the 433 communes of the Aude department of ...

and Tuchan *

Canton of Sigean Canton may refer to: Administrative division terminology * Canton (administrative division), territorial/administrative division in some countries, notably Switzerland * Township (Canada), known as ''canton'' in Canadian French Arts and ente ...

Caves A cave or cavern is a natural void in the ground, specifically a space large enough for a human to enter. Caves often form by the weathering of rock and often extend deep underground. The word ''cave'' can refer to smaller openings such as sea ...

, Fitou, La Palme,

Leucate Leucate (; oc, Leucata) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France. It lies between the Mediterranean Sea and the lagoon Étang de Leucate. Geography Leucate is on the Mediterranean coast of France. It is part of the eastern C ...

and Treilles

References

External links

* {{official, http://www.fitouaoc.com Languedoc-Roussillon wine AOCs