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The Languedoc-Roussillon region shares many terrain and climate characteristics with the neighboring regions of Southern Rhône and Provence.The region stretches 150 miles (240 km) from the Banyuls AOC at the Spanish border and Pyrenees in the west, along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea to the river Rhône and Provence in the east. [2]
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Lugny in the Middle Ages was the cradle of a house of chivalry – the House of Lugny – whose motto was : « N’est oyseau de bon nid qui n’a plume de Lugny ». This family died out in the middle of the 16th century with Jean de Lugny and the estate therefore passed successively, through the hands of three families.
After that, Crémant de Loire and Crémant de Bourgogne were defined by decrees. On 24 August 1976, the AOC Crémant d'Alsace was defined by a decree too. [ 1 ] On 21 June 1996, the European Parliament consolidated the denomination Crémant , then used in France and Luxembourg , making clear that it must be a quality sparkling wine following ...
The move towards designation was spearheaded by the efforts of Aubert de Villaine, co-owner of Domaine de la Romanee-Conti. [6] In 1997 the appellation's name was shortened to simply Bouzeron. [8] Both Pinot noir and Chardonnay are also grown in this area but are usually seen labeled as basic Bourgogne Rouge and Bourgogne Blanc. [5]
Vineyards in Hautes-Côtes de Nuits. Hautes-Côtes de Nuits is a subregion of the Burgundy wine region located to the west of the Côte de Nuits subregion. While Côte de Nuits consists of vineyards located on or close to the main Côte d'Or escarpment, Hautes-Côtes de Nuits covers the area on top of the escarpment, and the adjacent area of various valleys and slopes.
In Burgundy, AOC laws require that Crémant de Bourgogne be composed of at least thirty percent Pinot noir, Chardonnay, Pinot blanc or Pinot gris. Aligoté is often used to fill out the remaining parts of the blend. [14] The Languedoc wine Crémant de Limoux is produced in the forty one villages around the village of Limoux in the south of France.
Lugny-lès-Charolles (French pronunciation: [lyɲi lɛ ʃaʁɔl], literally Lugny near Charolles) is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.