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Encyclopedia > Bellet AOC

Bellet is a wine AOC in the Provence region of France. A glass of white wine This article is about the beverage. ... The French designation Appellation dOrigine Contrôlée (AOC), roughly translated to term of origin, is a certification granted to certain French wines, cheeses, butters, and other agricultural products by a government bureau known as the Institut National des Appellations dOrigine (INAO). ... Provence is a former Roman province and is now a region of southeastern France, located on the Mediterranean Sea adjacent to Frances border with Italy. ...


Production is very small, and the wines are rarely found outside the local area.


Red, white and rosé wines are produced, in approximately equal quantities. The red and rosé wines are produced from Braquet, Fuella Nera, Cinsaut and Grenache grapes, while the whites are produced from Rolle, Roussane and Chardonnay. Rosé is a type of wine that is neither purely red wine nor purely white wine. ... Cinsaut or Cinsault is a red wine France. ... Grenache is a sweet red grape variety grown primarily for the making of wine. ... Species Vitis acerifolia Vitis aestivalis Vitis amurensis Vitis arizonica Vitis x bourquina Vitis californica Vitis x champinii Vitis cinerea Vitis x doaniana Vitis girdiana Vitis labrusca Vitis x labruscana Vitis monticola Vitis mustangensis Vitis x novae-angliae Vitis palmata Vitis riparia Vitis rotundifolia Vitis rupestris Vitis shuttleworthii Vitis tiliifolia Vitis... Rolle is a small town in the Vaud canton of Switzerland, situated near Geneva, Switzerland. ... Chardonnay is a green-skinned grape variety used to make a white varietal wine. ...


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