Mauzac Roux
Mauzac may refer to: * Mauzac (grape), a grape variety mainly grown in the Limoux and Gaillac regions near Toulouse in France * Mauzac noir, another wine grape that is grown in Southwest France * Mauzac, Haute-Garonne, a commune of the Haute-Garonne ''département'' in France * Mauzac-et-Grand-Castang Mauzac-et-Grand-Castang (; oc, Mausac e Grand Castanh) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Mauzac station has rail connections to Bordeaux, Bergerac and Sarlat-la-Canéda. History Mauzac and Gra ...

Mauzac (grape)
Mauzac or Mauzac blanc a white variety of grape used for wine, of the species ''Vitis vinifera''. It is mainly grown in the Gaillac and Limoux regions in the southwest of France. Total French plantations of Mauzac stood at in the year 2000. In Gaillac its aromatic wines are blended with Len de l'El to create mildly sweet and sparkling white blended wines. Since the late 1980s, some Gaillac producers have created an interest in Mauzac by producing better wines. In Limoux, Mauzac is a compulsory part of the Blanquette de Limoux, where it may be blended with Chenin blanc and Chardonnay. However, in Limoux, plantations of Mauzac are decreasing at it is losing ground to Chardonnay. The grape is also one of the seven permitted white varieties in Bordeaux wine Bordeaux wine ( oc, vin de Bordèu, french: vin de Bordeaux) is produced in the Bordeaux region of southwest France, around the city of Bordeaux, on the Garonne River. To the north of the city the Dordogne River joins the ...
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Mauzac Noir
Mauzac noir is a red French wine grape variety that is grown in Southwest France. Despite the similarities in name, Mauzac noir is not a color mutation of the white Limoux wine grape Mauzac that is an important component in the ''Appellation d'origine contrôlée'' (AOC) sparkling wine Blanquette de Limoux. Today Mauzac noir is nearly extinct but at least one grower in the Gaillac AOC is attempting to revive the variety and make varietal examples of the grape.J. Robinson, J. Harding and J. Vouillamoz ''Wine Grapes - A complete guide to 1,368 vine varieties, including their origins and flavours'' pgs 608-609 Allen Lane 2012 History The earliest recorded mention of a Mauzac grape dates a 1525 document titled ''Livre de raison'' written by Antoine Antiquamareta who was the ''seigneur'' (or lord) of Villeneuve-lès-Lavaur in what is now the Tarn department. However, ampelographers and wine historians can not confirm which color Mauzac variety is being described in the document o ...
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Mauzac, Haute-Garonne
Mauzac (; oc, Mausac) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. Geography The village lies on the middle banks of the Garonne river. The commune is bordered by four other communes: Le Fauga to the north, Beaumont-sur-Lèze to the east, Montaut to the south, and finally by Noé to the west. Population See also *Communes of the Haute-Garonne department The following is a list of the 586 communes of the French department of Haute-Garonne. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Haute-Garonne {{HauteGaronne-geo-stub ...
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