Gigondas (; oc, Gigondàs) is a

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in the

Vaucluse Vaucluse (; oc, Vauclusa, label= Provençal or ) is a department in the southeastern French region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. It had a population of 561,469 as of 2019.département In the administrative divisions of France, the department (french: département, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level (" territorial collectivities"), between the administrative regions and the communes. Ninety ...

'' in the

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in southeastern

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Geography

Gigondas lies in between

Vacqueyras Vacqueyras (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Vaucluse Departments of France, department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region in southeastern France. Vacqueyras is also the name of an Appellation for a wine from ...

and Sablet at the foot of the Dentelles de Montmirail mountains.

Wine

While the village was known for its 'eau purgative de Montmirail' in the 19th century, it is now known for wines.

Gigondas AOC Gigondas () is a French wine '' Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée'' (AOC) in the southern Rhône wine region of France. It is primarily a red wine region, with a very small amount of rosé wine produced. No white wines carry the Gigondas appel ...

wine is produced in Gigondas.

Geography

Wine

See also