
Corbières is an
Appellation d'origine contrôlée
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(AOC) for
wine
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in the
Languedoc-Roussillon
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, France, and it is this region's largest AOC, responsible for 46 per cent of the region's AOC wine production in 2005. Red wine dominates the production in Corbières with almost 95 per cent, with 3.5 per cent rosé wine and 2 per cent white wine making up the balance.
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, accessed on October 27, 2011 Carignan
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is the most common grape variety. The AOC was created in 1985, covers of vineyards and produces an average of 554,000 hectoliters of wine per year, corresponding to 74 million bottles.
Due to its size and geography, Corbières encompasses an enormous variety of soil types and
microclimate
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s. The wines from the region tend to be just as varied as the ''
terroir
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''. The region also experiences widely varied winds. The dry, Atlantic
vent Cers frequently brings cold weather from the northwest while the area is normally under the influence of the warm, Mediterranean
vent Marin.
Geographical division
The Corbières AOC consists of 11 ''terroirs'':
# Montagne d'Alaric
# Saint Victor
# Fontfroide
# Queribus
# Boutenac
# Termenès
# Lézignan
# Lagrasse
# Sigean
# Durban
# Serviès
Boutenac was elevated to its own AOC under the designation
Corbières-Boutenac in 2005.
List of the communes within the AOC area:
*
Arrondissement of Carcassonne
The arrondissement of Carcassonne is an arrondissement of France in the Aude department in the Occitanie région. Its INSEE code is 111 and its capital city is Carcassonne. It has 186 communes. Its population is 159,539 (2016), and its area is .
...
**
Canton of Capendu
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; the following communes:
***
Barbaira
Barbaira (; oc, Barbairan) is a commune in the Aude department in the Occitanie region of southern France.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Barbairanais'' or ''Barbairanaises''.
Geography
Barbaira is located in the Corbières Ma ...
,
Capendu
Capendu (; oc, Campendut) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.
Etymology
Mentioned in the form Campendud 1071. Occitan “sloping field”, “inclined field”. Fortuitous homophony with Capendu, hamlet of Blainville-Crev ...
,
Comigne,
Douzens
Douzens is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.
Population
See also
* Corbières AOC
* Communes of the Aude department
The following is a list of the 433 communes of the Aude department of France.
The communes cooper ...
,
Floure,
Fontiès-d'Aude,
Montirat,
Monze
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** Canton de Lagrasse; the following communes:
*** Arquettes-en-Val, Caunettes-en-Val, Labastide-en-Val, Lagrasse
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, Mayronnes, Montlaur, Pradelles-en-Val
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, Ribaute, Rieux-en-Val
Rieux-en-Val (; oc, Rius en Val) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France. It is located approximately halfway between Carcasonne and Perpignan.
Population
See also
*Corbières AOC
*Communes of the Aude department
The followi ...
, Saint-Pierre-des-Champs, Serviès-en-Val
Serviès-en-Val () is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.
Population
See also
* Corbières AOC
* Communes of the Aude department
The following is a list of the 433 communes of the Aude department of France.
The communes ...
, Talairan
Talairan () is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.
Population
See also
* Corbières AOC
* Communes of the Aude department
The following is a list of the 433 communes of the Aude department of France.
The communes coope ...
, Taurize
Taurize (; oc, Taurisa) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.
Population
See also
* Corbières AOC
* Communes of the Aude department
The following is a list of the 433 communes of the Aude department of France.
The ...
, Tournissan
Tournissan (; oc, Tornissan) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.
Population
See also
* Corbières AOC
* Communes of the Aude department
The following is a list of the 433 communes of the Aude department of France.
...
, Villar-en-Val and Villetritouls
Villetritouls is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.
Population
See also
* Corbières AOC
* Communes of the Aude department
The following is a list of the 433 communes of the Aude department of France.
The communes coo ...
.
** Canton de Mouthoumet
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; the following communes:
*** Davejean
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History
Davejean was founded as a small keep at the head of the village, in the heart of the area inhabited by the Cathars.
Population
See also
* Corbière ...
, Dernacueillette
Dernacueillette (; oc, Dernaculheta) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.
Population
See also
* Corbières AOC
* Communes of the Aude department
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, Félines-Termenès
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Population
See also
* Corbières AOC
* Communes of the Aude department
References
...
, Laroque-de-Fa
Laroque-de-Fa (; oc, La Ròca de Fan) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.
Population
See also
* Corbières AOC
* Communes of the Aude department
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, Palairac
Palairac () is a commune in the Aude department
in southern France.
Population
See also
* Corbières AOC
* Communes of the Aude department
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The communes c ...
, Termes Termes may refer to:
People
* Dick Termes, American artist
* Josep Termes (1936–2011), Spanish historian
* Rafael Termes (1918–2005), Spanish banker
Places Belgium
* Termes, Wallonia, a district of the municipality of Chiny
France
* Terme ...
, Vignevieille
Vignevieille (; Languedocien: ''Vinhavièlha'') is a commune in the Aude department in southern France. Its inhabitants are called ''Vignevieillais''.
Geography
The commune is located in the Corbières Massif.
The village lies on the right ban ...
and Villerouge-Termenès
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Population
See also
* Corbières Massif
* Corbières AOC
* Communes of the Aude department
The following is a list of th ...
*Arrondissement of Narbonne
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It is t ...
** Canton of Narbonne-Ouest
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; the following communes:
*** Bizanet
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Population
See also
* Corbières AOC
* Communes of the Aude department
The following is a list o ...
, Canet-d'Aude, Montredon-des-Corbières, Narbonne
Narbonne (, also , ; oc, Narbona ; la, Narbo ; Late Latin:) is a commune in Southern France in the Occitanie region. It lies from Paris in the Aude department, of which it is a sub-prefecture. It is located about from the shores of the M ...
and Névian.
** Canton of Narbonne-Sud
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; the commune of : Bages
** Canton of Coursan
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*Armissan
*Coursan
*Cuxac-d'Aude ...
; ''la commune de'' Gruissan
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