U.K. - A taste of the Pays d’Oc 8 exciting wine finds

Published 2021년 2월 9일

Tridge summary

A recent online masterclass highlighted the diversity and quality of wines from the Pays d’Oc region, located in the Languedoc-Roussillon, the world's largest and most diverse vineyard area. The event, the third in a series by the drinks business, featured wines that showcased the region's grapes and blends, including Grenache, Syrah, Vermentino, and Viognier. The wines highlighted ranged from a Chardonnay, Viognier, and Vermentino blend to a full-bodied white, a pale rosé, a quaffable red, a pure Petit Verdot, a Mourvèdre, and a blend of Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon. Due to the use of grapes not authorized in certain regions, these wines cannot carry specific appellation names but can be classified as Pays d’Oc, demonstrating the region's broad variety and excellent quality-to-price ratio.

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Original content

Taking in novel blends and unusual varietal wines, the masterclass was designed to draw attention to the freedom for winemakers who choose the Pays d’Oc classification, while showing the range of styles on offer and the first-rate quality-to-price ratio in the wines from this part of France, which uses grapes grown in the Languedoc-Roussillon – the largest and most diverse vineyard area in the world. The online event also showed the strength of the region’s Grenache and Syrah in reds, and Vermentino and Viognier in whites, as well as the success of blends, although the Pays d’Oc classification is best know for varietal wines – a topic considered in detail during a previous masterclass. It also highlighted the fine combination of some of the relative newcomer international grapes with the native Mediterranean ones of this part of France, such as Viognier and Vermentino in whites, or Cabernet and Syrah in reds. The masterclass, which was held on Monday 1 February at 3pm UK time, was ...

Source: Thedrinkbusiness