![]() ![]() “The situation has changed on nearly every level: quality, innovation, distribution, marketing, sustainability” says Caryl Panman, co-owner and -manager of Château Rives-Blanques in Languedoc, of the regions’ revivals. Winemaking parallels can be drawn to the New World, where creativity and experimentation with grapes and styles thrive. Languedoc produces 90% of the wine in their combined area, and Roussillon claims the other 10%. In 2019, the two regions produced 313 million gallons of wine, according to statistics provided by the Conseil Interprofessionnel des Vins du Languedoc (CIVL) and the Conseil Interprofessionnel des Vins du Roussillon (CIVR). Vineyards in Faugeres / Photo by Sami Sarkis via Getty Overview New talent attracted to lower land prices has helped fuel the area’s revival. Long considered a hub for value wines, Languedoc and Roussillon’s reputations have significantly improved in recent years. In 2016, they joined the Midi-Pyrénées to become a larger region called Occitanie.ĭespite the administrative affiliation, the history, culture and wines of Languedoc and Roussillon evolved on separate tracks. These independent provinces were coupled into an administrative region called Languedoc-Roussillon to streamline management of politics and economies in 1982. On a map, the area doesn’t appear formidable, yet one in every three appellation-designated French wines are produced here. ![]() The regions of Languedoc and Roussillon are coastal Mediterranean swaths in the South of France, stretching from Provence to the Pyrenees at the Spanish border. ![]() Decorative Wine Racks & Modular Systems. ![]()
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