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4 unusual facts about Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée


Blaye

Fine red wine is produced in the district, in the AOC Côtes de Blaye.

Coulommiers cheese

Because it is not an AOC cheese, producers can make it with pasteurized milk and ship it to the United States.

Le Puy green lentil

The "Le Puy green lentil" is protected throughout the European Union according to its Protected Designation of Origin and in France as an AOC.

Payerne

The IGP protected Saucisson Vaudois IGP and the partly AOC protected Boutefas sausage are made from pigs that foraged for acorns in Vaud or Fribourg woods and drank local water.


Château Broustet

Belonging to the Sauternes appellation in Gironde, in the region of Graves, the winery is located in the commune of Barsac.

Laguiole

It is known for its Laguiole cheese, which has an Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (label of guaranteed origin), and as the birthplace of the Laguiole knife.

Vin de France

Vin de France is the lowest level of three in the overhauled wine classification system of France, under the intermediate category Indication Géographique Protégée (IGP) and the highest category Appellation d'Origine Protégée (AOP).


see also

Faugères

Faugères AOC, an Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) wine from Faugères, Hérault