Limoux wine

"Blanquette de Limoux" redirects here. For the French wine grape that is also known as Blanquette de Limoux, see Clairette blanche.
Bottles of Blanquette de Limoux

Limoux wine is produced around the city of Limoux in Languedoc in southwestern France. Limoux wine is produced under four Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) designations: Blanquette de Limoux, Blanquette méthode ancestrale, Crémant de Limoux and Limoux, the first three of which are sparkling wines and dominate the production around Limoux. The main grape of the region is the Mauzac, locally known as Blanquette, followed by Chardonnay and Chenin blanc. In 2005, the Limoux AOC was created to include red wine production consisting of mostly Merlot.[1] Wine historians believe that the world's first sparkling wine was produced in this region in 1531, by the monks at the abbey in Saint-Hilaire.[2]

  1. ^ J. Robinson (ed) The Oxford Companion to Wine Third Edition pp. 402–403 Oxford University Press 2006 ISBN 0-19-860990-6
  2. ^ E. McCarthy & M. Ewing-Mulligan French Wine for Dummies p. 222 Wiley Publishing 2001 ISBN 0-7645-5354-2