Vin de Savoie is an ''

Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée An appellation is a legally defined and protected geographical indication primarily used to identify where the grapes for a wine were grown, although other types of food often have appellations as well. Restrictions other than geographical boun ...

'' (French, AOC) and

Protected Designation of Origin The protected designation of origin (PDO) is a type of geographical indication of the European Union and the United Kingdom aimed at preserving the designations of origin of food-related products. The designation was created in 1992 and its main ...

(EU, PDO) for red and white

wine Wine is an alcoholic drink typically made from fermented grapes. Yeast consumes the sugar in the grapes and converts it to ethanol and carbon dioxide, releasing heat in the process. Different varieties of grapes and strains of yeasts are m ...

s in the Savoy wine region of

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, which is located in the foothills of the

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. The region is divided roughly into three distinct parts: the glacially sculpted terrain along the South shore of

Lake Geneva , image = Lake Geneva by Sentinel-2.jpg , caption = Satellite image , image_bathymetry = , caption_bathymetry = , location = Switzerland, France , coords = , lake_type = Glacial lak ...

, the hilly country near the northern end of Lac de Bourget, and the area bordering the Massif de Bauges South of Chambéry.Institut Geographique National ''Vins de France - Carte Touristique'' Editions Benoit, Paris The wines are mostly white, made from grape varieties

Chasselas Chasselas or Chasselas blanc is a wine grape variety grown mainly in Switzerland, France, Germany, Portugal, Hungary, Romania, New Zealand, Croatia and Chile. Chasselas is mostly vinified to be a full, dry and fruity white wine. It is als ...

Jacquère Jacquère is a variety (botany), variety of white grape found primarily in the Savoy wine region of France. It is a high-yielding vine variety which is used to produce lightly scented, refreshing and gently aromatic dry white wine, such as Vin ...

Altesse Altesse or Roussette is a white French wine grape variety found primarily in the Savoy wine region of France. It yields small harvests and ripens late but is resistant to grey rot. Wines made from Altesse have exotic aromas, often together wit ...

(also known as Roussette),

Verdesse Verdesse is a white French wine French wine is produced all throughout France, in quantities between 50 and 60 million hectolitres per year, or 7–8 billion bottles. France is one of the largest wine producers in the world, alo ...

Chardonnay Chardonnay (, , ) is a green-skinned grape variety used in the production of white wine. The variety originated in the Burgundy wine region of eastern French wine, France, but is now grown wherever wine is produced, from English wine, Englan ...

and Roussanne grapes, although there are also some (relatively light) reds made from

Mondeuse Mondeuse noire () is a red French wine grape variety that is grown primarily in the Savoy region of eastern France. The grape can also be found in Argentina, Australia, California, Switzerland and Sicily. Plantings of Mondeuse noire was hit ...

, Gamay noir and occasionally

Pinot noir Pinot Noir () is a red-wine grape variety of the species ''Vitis vinifera''. The name may also refer to wines created predominantly from pinot noir grapes. The name is derived from the French language, French words for ''pine'' and ''black.' ...

, and

rosé A rosé () is a type of wine that incorporates some of the color from the grape skins, but not enough to qualify it as a red wine. It may be the oldest known type of wine, as it is the most straightforward to make with the skin contact method. ...

s made from Gamay, and some sparkling wines.

''Dénominations''

Seventeen ''dénominations géographiques'' are authorized within the appellation:Décret n°2009-1306 du 27 octobre 2009 relatif aux appellations d'origine contrôlées vin de Savoie ou savoie, roussette de Savoie, seyssel, côte-de-bordeaux-saint-macaire, cadillac, entre-deux-mers, sainte-foy-bordeaux et graves-de-vayres
*

Abymes Les Abymes () is the most populous commune in the French overseas region and department of Guadeloupe, in the Lesser Antilles. It is located on the west side of the island of Grande-Terre, and is part of the largest metropolitan area of Guad ...

or Les Abymes (white wines); * Apremont (white wines); * Arbin ( rouges); * Ayze (sparkling white wines); * Chautagne (white and red wines); *

Chignin Chignin (; frp, Shenyin) is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. The village of Chignin is located between the communes of Les Marches, Montmélian, Saint-Jeoire-Prieuré and Challes-l ...

(white and red wines); * Chignin-Bergeron (white wines); * Crépy (white wines); *

Cruet A cruet (), also called a caster, is a small flat-bottomed vessel with a narrow neck. Cruets often have an integral lip or spout, and may also have a handle. Unlike a small carafe, a cruet has a Stopper (plug), stopper or lid. Cruets are normal ...

(white wines); *Frangy (white and red wines); *

Jongieux Jongieux () is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. See also *Communes of the Savoie department The following is a list of the 273 communes of the Savoie department of France. The c ...

(white and red wines); * Marignan (white wines); *

Marin Marin (French) or Marín (Spanish "sailor") may refer to: People * Marin (name), including a list of persons with the given name or surname * MaRin, in-game name of professional South Korean ''League of Legends'' player Jang Gyeong-hwan (born 19 ...

(white wines); *

Montmélian Montmélian () is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. Montmélian station has rail connections to Grenoble, Modane, Bourg-Saint-Maurice and Chambéry. Geography Climate Montmélian ha ...

(white wines); * Ripaille (white wines); *

Saint-jean-de-la-porte Saint-Jean-de-la-Porte is a Communes of France, commune in the Savoie Departments of France, department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region of Southeastern France. In 2017, it had a population of 937. See also *Communes of the ...

(red wines); * Saint-jeoire-prieuré (white wines).

References

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