Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Styles
Principal grape varieties
AligotéAltesseAramon BlancAramon GrisAramonAubunAuxerroisBiancu GentileBourboulencBouteillan (Colombaud)Brachet (Braquet Noir)Brun ArgentéCabernet FrancCabernet- SauvignonCaladocCarignan BlancCarignanCarmenèreChardonnayChasanCheninCinsautClairette (Clairette Blanche)Couston (Plant De Couston)ColombardCorbeauCotCounoiseFloréalGamaretGamayGamay De Bouze (Gamay Teinturier De Bouze)Gamay De Chaudenay (Gamay Teinturier De Chaudenay)GenovèseGewurztraminer (Gewuerztraminer)GoldrieslingGramonGrassenGrenache Blanc (Garnacha Blanca)Grenache Gris (Garnacha Roja)Grenache (Garnacha Tinta)GringetGrolleau GrisGrolleauGros Manseng (Manseng Gros Blanc)Jurançon BlancJurançon NoirLledoner Pelut (Garnacha Peluda)Macabeu (Viura)MancinManseng NoirMarsanneMarselanMauzacMauzac RoseMayorquin (Planta Fina)MelonMérilleMerlot BlancMerlotMollardMondeuse BlancheMondeuse (Mondeuse Noire)MourvaisonMourvèdre (Monastrell)Müller- Thurgau (Mueller Thurgau Weiss)MuscadelleMuscardinMuscarisMuscat À Petits Grains (Muscat A Petits Grains Blancs)Muscat D Alexandrie (Muscat Of Alexandria)Muscat CendréMuscat De Hambourg (Muscat Hamburg)Muscat OttonelNebiollo (Nebbiolo)NégretteNielluccio (Sangiovese)PascalPetit Courbu (Courbu Petit)Petit Manseng (Manseng Petit Blanc)Petit Meslier (Meslier Petit)Petit Verdot (Verdot Petit)Pinot BlancPinot GrisPinot NoirPiquepoul BlancPiquepoul GrisPiquepoul NoirPlant De BrunelRivairenc Gris (Aspiran Gris)Rosé Du Var (Roussanne Du Var)RoussanneSauvignacSauvignonSauvignon GrisSavagnin BlancSavagnin RoseSciaccarelloSemillonSouvignier GrisSylvaner (Silvaner Gruen)SyrahTannatTempranilloTéoulierTerret BlancTerret GrisTerret NoirTibourenUgni Blanc (Trebbiano Toscano)ValdiguiéVerdejoVermentinoVidocViognierVoltis
Terroir
Natural factors
- The département is sheltered to the north from cold, violent winds by the Alpine massif and benefits, through a foehn effect, from a gentle southerly ventilation, making it one of the least windy départements in Provence.
- The highly varied relief offers a complete range of landscapes and climates, from the Provençal type to the Alpine type, from the Durance valley up to the high mountain ranges of the Ubaye massifs.
- The soils display great diversity, including sandy molasse, sandy limestone, clay-silt soils, and calcareous, stony conglomerate, all naturally well drained.
- The vine is planted on the sunny slopes known as adrets of the valleys or on the plain in the Durance corridor, and this vin de pays is produced mainly in the Durance valley.
Human factors
- In Roman times, Manosque, a Ligurian town at the heart of the vineyard area, was home to coopers who vinified a 'black wine' from wild vines (Lambrusques) according to the Geography of Strabo.
- In the Middle Ages, vine cultivation developed under the impetus of the Knights Templar and then the Knights Hospitaller of Saint John of Jerusalem, and this winemaking tradition endured until the Revolution.
Facts drawn from the specification's terroir-link section by automatic interpretation — see the source.
About this boundary · approximate area
Approximate area — the union of the 198 commune(s) of the delimited area (INAO); no parcel delimitation exists for this denomination.
Sources
- Product specification (BO Agri, PDF) — approved 9 décembre 2024 publié au JORF du 11 décembre 2024, JORF 11 décembre 2024
- Official INAO text (show_texte)
- INAO product entry
- Official trade body site — Confédération des Vins IGP de France