Madiran () is a
commune in the
Hautes-Pyrénées
Hautes-Pyrénées (; Gascon/ Occitan: ''Nauts Pirenèus / Hauts Pirenèus'' awts piɾeˈnɛʊs ; alts piɾiˈneʊs ) is a department in the region of Occitania, southwestern France. The department is bordered by Pyrénées-Atlantiques to t ...
department in south-western
France
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.
It is the centre of a wine-producing area.
Madiran wine
Wine is produced around Madiran under three ''
Appellations d'Origine Contrôlées'' (AOCs): Madiran for powerful red wines primarily from the grape variety
Tannat, Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh for sweet white wines and Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh Sec for dry white wines primarily from the grape varieties
Courbu and
Petit Manseng. The production area for Madiran wine, which consists of of vineyards, is spread over three departments of France—
Gers
Gers (; or , ) is a departments of France, department in the regions of France, region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitania, Southwestern France. Gers is bordered by the departments of Hautes-Pyrénées and Pyrénées-Atlantiques to ...
,
Hautes-Pyrénées
Hautes-Pyrénées (; Gascon/ Occitan: ''Nauts Pirenèus / Hauts Pirenèus'' awts piɾeˈnɛʊs ; alts piɾiˈneʊs ) is a department in the region of Occitania, southwestern France. The department is bordered by Pyrénées-Atlantiques to t ...
, and
Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Pyrénées-Atlantiques (; Gascon language, Gascon Occitan language, Occitan: ''Pirenèus Atlantics''; ) is a Departments of France, department located in the Regions of France, region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine in the southwest corner of metropolitan ...
—and is a part of the
South West France wine region.
[CIVSO: AOC MADIRAN carte d'identité](_blank)
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See also
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French wine
French wine is produced throughout all of 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. French wine traces its history to th ...
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Communes of the Hautes-Pyrénées department
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Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes o ...
References
Wine regions of France
Communes of Hautes-Pyrénées
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