Auxerrois is a historical province of France. The Kingdom of France was organised into Provinces until March 4, 1790, when the establishment of the département This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Named after the city of Auxerre in Burgundy, it gives its name to several grape varieties :
- Auxerrois Blanc is a white wine grape that is widely grown in Alsace, and also in Lorraine, Germany and Luxembourg. Auxerre (pronounced) is a commune in the Bourgogne region of north-central France, between Paris and Dijon. Burgundy (Bourgogne Burgund is a region historically situated in modern-day France and Switzerland, inhabited in turn by Celts ( Gauls) Auxerrois Blanc or Auxerrois Blanc de Laquenexy is a White wine grape that is important in Alsace and is also grown in Germany and Luxembourg
- Malbec (or Côt) is a red wine grape grown in the Cahors region of France, where it is known as Auxerrois. Malbec is a variety of Grape used in making Red wine. The grapes tend to have an inky dark colour and robust Tannins Long known as one of the Cahors (kaɔʁ Occitan: Caors pronounced kaˈurs ˈkɔws ˈkɔw is the principal town and commune in south west France capital of the This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
- Pinot Gris is sometimes called Auxerrois Gris in France.
- Valdiguié is known as Gros Auxerrois in the South of France (and Napa Gamay in California). Valdiguié is a red Wine Grape grown primarily in the Languedoc-Roussillon region of southern France, where it is generally known by the alias
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