South West France - A Sense of Unity
At a time when France is under attack for the lack of a cohesive approach to the problems it has in many of its major wine appellations, it's good to be able to report on a region where disparate factions have come together for the common good. Especially in the wake of the EU proposals to cut wine over-production, which many producers in France see as a threat to a way of life that has shaped the French countryside.
Four-year average annual production
Category Appellation Average production
(2000-03) (hectolitres)
AOC Cahors 215,757
AOC Gaillac 174,865
AOC Ctes du Frontonnais 95,487
AOC Madiran 68,677
AOVDQS Ctes de Saint-Mont 62,893
AOC Juranon 43,753
AOVDQS Tursan 15,114
AOVDQS Coteaux du Quercy 15,093
AOVQDS Ctes du Brulhois 11,775
AOC Barn 10,611
AOVQDS Saint Sardos 10,000
AOC Pacherenc du Vic Bilh 9,825
AOC Irouleguy 7,244
AOC Marcillac 6,297
AOVDQS Lavilledieu 3,357
AOVDQS Ctes de Millau 1,785
AOVDQS Entraygue et du Fel 691
AOVDQS Estaing 511
Total 753,735
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