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Appellations

Quality Standards

Main WineRegions

Bordeaux / Burgundy (Bourgogne) / Alsace / Beaujolais / Champagne / Cognac / Jura, Savoie & Bugey / Languedoc-Roussillon / Loire-le Centre / Provence, Corse (Corsica) / Rhône / Sud-Ouest (South West) / Armagnac

Lowest Standard

Vin de Table

The Table Wine. No restrictions whatsoever, and it reflects in the quality of the wine - not much characters.

Second Standard

Vin de Pays

The standard of the wine varies with the region, the grape variety and the year.

Highest Standard

VQPRD

Vin de Qualité Produit dans des Regions Déterminée

AOC

Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée

An AOC wine comes from a geographically defined and limited area which lays down rules in regard the grape variety, alcohol content, yield, pruning etc.

VDQS

Vin Démimité de Qualité Supérieure

A VDQS wine is also governed by a set of rules, though not as strict as those in the AOC.

Bordeaux

The term 'Cru' is used to indicate quality. Top Class Bordeaux Wines Include:

Médoc

Premiers Crus Classés (1st)

Seconds Crus Classés (2nd)

Troisièmes Crus Classés (3rd)

Quatrièmes Crus Classés (4th)

Cinquièmes Crus Classés (5th)

Crus Bourgéois

Graves / Péssac-Léognan

Red Wines

Premier Grand Cru

Crus Classés

White Wines

Crus Classés

Saint-Emilion

Premiers Grands Crus Classés

Grands Crus Classés

Grands Crus

Sauternes

Premier Cru Supérieur

Premiers Crus

Deuxièmes Crus

Burgundy (Bourgogne)

Highest Level	Grands Crus
Second Level	Premiers Crus
Third Level	Appellations Communales
Forth Level	Appellation Régionale