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GENERAL INFO >
LORGUES WINE REGION (PROVENCE) |
Lorgues is
in the region of the Côte de Provence wines.Provence, in
southeastern France, is the oldest wine-producing region
in the country. Wine has been made in this region for at
least 2600 years since the ancient Greeks founded the
city of Marseille in 600 BC.Provence has a classic
Mediterranean climate, with the large sea forming its
southern border. Provence has eight major wine regions
with AOC designations. The Côtes de Provence is the
largest followed by Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence. Other
significant wine regions include Les Baux-de-Provence,
Coteaux Varois, Coteaux de Pierrevert, Bandol, Cassis,
Bellet and Palette.
Today the region is known predominately for its rosé
wine, though wine critics such as Tom Stevenson believe
that region's best wines are the spicy, full flavoured
red wines. Rosé wine currently accounts for more than
half of the production of Provençal wine with red wine
accounting for about a third of the region's production. |
