Alsace AOC - Citizendia

Alsace is an Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC) for wines made in the Alsace wine region of France. Appellation d’origine contrôlée ( AOC) which translates as "controlled term of origin" is the French certification granted to certain French Wine is an Alcoholic beverage made from the fermentation of Grape juice Alsace wine or Alsatian wine (in French: Vin d'Alsace) is produced in the Alsace region in France and is primarily white This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.

Unlike most other French wine regions, there is only one AOC appellation for most wines made in the whole of Alsace. Other French wine regions have numerous appellations within them, often designating wine from a particular town or, even, an area within a certain town. Alsace AOC wines are often sold with one of the varietal labels or similar designations that are allowed under the AOC rules. Alsace (Alsace alzas Alsatian and Elsass pre-1996 German: Elsaß; Alsatia is one of the 26 Regions of France, located on the eastern In some cases, a lieu dit, the name of a vineyard, is also displayed on the bottle. Neither the varietal labels or the lieux dits are separate appellations; all carry "Appellation Alsace Contrôlée" on the label.

The Alsace Grand Cru AOC was not created until 1975. Alsace Grand Cru is an Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée for Wines made in the Alsace wine region of France. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

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