This new category of wines was created by the last  reform  of  COM (Common Organization of wine producing Market). It replaces the old category  of  “Vins de Table”, themselves formerly named “Vins de consommation courante”(in summary VCC). As was already … Continue reading →

“Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée”  (protected designation of origin) is a  French sign of quality  which refers to a product getting its authenticity and specificity from its geographical origin. It must reflect the intimate link between the natural factors of production (soil) … Continue reading →

This notion takes its origin in the remote Antiquity ; various criteria presided  over its binding  in times according to the situation of the celestial bodies in the Ancient Egypt then by the local authorities under the Roman in the … Continue reading →