Madiran

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Madiran is a village and commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées département in South West France, in French called the Sud-Ouest. It is the centre of a wine producing area.

[edit] Madiran wine

Main article: Madiran wine

Wine is produced around Madiran under three Appellations d'Origine Contrôlées (AOCs): Madiran for powerful red wines primarily from the grape variety Tannat, Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh for sweet white wines and Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh Sec for dry white wines primarily from the grape varieties Courbu and Petit Manseng. The production area for Madiran wine, which consists of 1,300 hectares (3,200 acres) of vineyards, is spread over three départments - Gers, Hautes-Pyrénées and Pyrénées-Atlantiques - and is a part of the South West France wine region.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ CIVSO: AOC MADIRAN carte d'identité, accessed on May 17, 2008

[edit] See also

French wine

Coordinates: 43°19′51″N, 0°01′58″E