List Of VDQS Wines
The following is a list of French wines that were entitled to use the designation Vin Délimité de Qualité Supérieure (VDQS) on their label, which was the second highest category out of four. The VDQS category was abolished by December 31, 2011, when the number of categories for French wine were reduced four to three as part of a general overhaul of the European Union-wide classification of wine. Then-existing VDQS wines were either promoted to AOC/AOP status or demoted to Vin de pays/IGP status. Classification sorted in VDQS / region : Former VDQS wines elevated to full AOC status : See also * French wine * Vin Délimité de Qualité Supérieure * List of Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée wines The following is a list of French wines that are entitled to use the designation ''Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée'' (AOC) on their label. There are currently over 300 appellations acknowledged by the INAO. : Image:Mouton93_1.jpg, 1993 Chât ... References Arrêté du ...
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Vin Délimité De Qualité Supérieure
Vin délimité de qualité supérieure ("delimited wine of superior quality"), usually abbreviated as VDQS, was the second highest category of French wine, below ''appellation d'origine contrôlée'' (AOC) in rank, but above ''vin de pays'' (country wine).Wines of France: Understand French wine categories
accessed on May 13, 2008 VDQS was sometimes written as AOVDQS, with AO standing for ''appellation d'origine''. VDQS wines were subject to restrictions on yield and vine variety, among others. There were relatively few VDQS as they typically moved on to AOC status after a number of years. VDQS therefore represented a small part of overall French wine production. In 2005, VDQS wines made up 0.9% of volume amounting from 409,472 < ...
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