Méditerranée
Styles
Principal grape varieties
AgiorgitikoAléaticoAlicante Henri BouschetAligotéAlphonse LavalléeAramon BlancAramon GrisAramonAranelArinarnoaArtabanAssyrtikoAubunBarbarouxBiancu GentileBourboulencBrun ArgentéCabernet BlancCabernet CortisCabernet FrancCabernet- SauvignonCaladocCalitorCarmenèreCardinalCarignan BlancCarignanChambourcinChardonnayChasanChasselasChasselas RoseChatusChenansonCheninCinsautClairette (Clairette Blanche)Clairette RoseClarinColirisColombardCotCouderc NoirCounoiseDanlasEgiodolaFleurtaiFloréalGamaretGamayGamay De Bouze (Gamay Teinturier De Bouze)Gamay De Chaudenay (Gamay Teinturier De Chaudenay)Gamay Fréaux (Gamay Teinturier Freaux)GansonGewurztraminer (Gewuerztraminer)GramonGrenache Blanc (Garnacha Blanca)Grenache Gris (Garnacha Roja)Grenache (Garnacha Tinta)Gros Manseng (Manseng Gros Blanc)Gros VertJurançon NoirLilaroLivalListan (Palomino Fino)Lledoner Pelut (Garnacha Peluda)Macabeu (Viura)MarsanneMarselanMauzac RoseMelonMerlot BlancMerlotMeunier (Pinot Meunier)Mollard (Molinera)MonarchMoneracMontepulcianoMoschofileroMorrastel (Graciano)MourvaisonMourvèdre (Monastrell)MuscardinMuscat À Petits Grains (Muscat A Petits Grains Blancs)MuscarisMuscat D Alexandrie (Muscat Of Alexandria)Muscat De Hambourg (Muscat Hamburg)Ottonel (Muscat Ottonel)NebbioloNero D Avola (Calabrese)Nielluccio (Sangiovese)OpalorPetit Manseng (Manseng Petit Blanc)Petit Verdot (Verdot Petit)Picardan (Bourboulenc)Pinot BlancPinot GrisPinot NoirPiquepoul BlancPiquepoul GrisPiquepoul NoirPinotagePlant DroitPortanPriorRavat BlancRibolRiesling (Riesling Weiss)Riminèse (Rkatsiteli (4N))Rousseli (Roussanne Du Var)RoussanneSaperaviSauvignacSauvignonSauvignon GrisSciaccarelloSélénorSemillonSeyvalSiranoSolarisSoreli BlancSouvignier GrisSyrahTannatTempranilloTéoulierTerret BlancTerret GrisTerret NoirTibourenTourbatTouriga NacionalUgni Blanc (Trebbiano Toscano)ValdiguiéVaroussetVerdejoRolle (Vermentino)Villard BlancVillard NoirViognierVidocVoltisXarelloXinomavro (Xynomavro)
Terroir
Natural factors
- Zone covering the south-eastern quarter of France, divided into 5 sub-regions: Corse, Provence, Alpes du Sud, Vallée du Rhône, and the surrounding upland margins.
- Corse: granitic and schistose bedrock, Quaternary sedimentary formations to the east, limestone soils at Patrimonio; sunshine exceeding 2,500 hours per year.
- Two structurally important winds: the Mistral (northerly, cold and dry, promoting vine health) and the sea breeze (southerly, humid, moderating temperatures).
- The vineyard was established by the Phocaeans as early as the 6th century BC around Massalia (Marseille), the Rhône corridor, and Corse.
Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the source.
Dénominations géographiques complémentaires
Sources
- Product specification (BO Agri, PDF), JORF 3 décembre 2025
- Official INAO text (show_texte)
- INAO product entry