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 Ame ...

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 Medite ...

which has to constitute 40% of any blend.

Grenache Grenache () or Garnacha () is one of the most widely planted red wine grape varieties in the world.Niels Lillelund: ''Rhône-Vinene'' p. 25, JP Bøger – JP/Politikens Forlagshus A/S, 2004. . It ripens late, so it needs hot, dry conditi ...

, Lladoner Pelut (the 'hairy'

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 ...

and

Syrah Syrah (), also known as Shiraz, is a dark-skinned grape variety grown throughout the world and used primarily to produce red wine. In 1999, Syrah was found to be the offspring of two obscure grapes from southeastern France, Dureza and Mondeus ...

are also often blended with it.

Muscat de Rivesaltes AOC Muscat de Rivesaltes is an ''Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée'' (AOC) for fortified wines (of the type ''vin doux naturel'') made in the Roussillon wine region of France. They are similar to Rivesaltes AOC wines, except for the grape varieties use ...

, 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, Comman ...

, also comes from the region.

Production area

The production area covers the following communes of the

Aude Aude (; ) is a department in Southern France, located in the Occitanie region and named after the river Aude. The departmental council also calls it " Cathar Country" (French: ''Pays cathare'') after a group of religious dissidents active i ...

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 th ...

and Villeneuve-les-Corbières *

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 ent ...

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 F ...

and

Tuchan Tuchan (; oc, Tuissan) 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 Fr ...

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 Fitou (; oc, Fitor) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France. Population Wine Fitou has a red wine appellation; see Fitou AOC. See also * Corbières AOC * Communes of the Aude department The following is a list of the ...

La Palme The Sieur de la Palme was the Governor of Plaisance (nowadays Placentia) in the New-France (french: Nouvelle-France) colony in Newfoundland from 1667 to 1670. In 1667, the King of France, Louis XIV, learns of the irresponsible behaviour of th ...

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 Treilles (; oc, Trelhas) 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 F ...

References

External links

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