From which region of France does claret come?
"South West France (wine region) South West France, or in French ""Sud-Ouest"", is a wine region in France covering several wine-producing areas situated respectively inland from, and south of, the wine region of Bordeaux. These areas, which have a total of 16,000 hectares (40,000 acres) of vineyards, consist of several discontinuous wine ""islands"" throughout the Aquitaine region (where Bordeaux region itself is situated), and more or less to the west of the Midi-Pyrénées region. Thus, South West France covers both the upstream areas around the rivers Dordogne and Garonne (which also flow through Bordeaux where they combine to form the"
"the AOC of Bordeaux clairet. Clairet Clairet is a wine that is dark pink in style, and may be described as a full bodied and deep coloured type of rosé. It is considered a specialty of the Bordeaux region and is thought to have originated in Quinsac in Premieres Côtes de Bordeaux. Similar to the light wine of the Middle Ages that was exported to England, also called """"vinum clarum"""" and """"vin clar"""" or """"bin clar"""", the name is the source of the English term ""claret"", although that term does not refer to a clairet but to a red wine."
"Clairet Clairet is a wine that is dark pink in style, and may be described as a full bodied and deep coloured type of rosé. It is considered a specialty of the Bordeaux region and is thought to have originated in Quinsac in Premieres Côtes de Bordeaux. Similar to the light wine of the Middle Ages that was exported to England, also called """"vinum clarum"""" and """"vin clar"""" or """"bin clar"""", the name is the source of the English term ""claret"", although that term does not refer to a clairet but to a red wine. The wine is bottled under"
"Clairette de Die AOC Clairette de Die AOC is a natural sparkling white wine from the Rhône Valley region in France. It is made from the Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains (75% minimum) and Clairette (25% maximum) grape varieties. It is characterized by its peach and apricot flavours and rose and honeysuckle aromas, and is usually drunk young at a maximum of two years, and served chilled at a temperature of 6°C to 8°C. Crémant de Die from the same area and same producers is a prestige dry, natural sparkling wine of apple and green fruit flavours and fragrance and"
"Clairette blanche Clairette blanche is a white wine grape variety most widely grown in the wine regions of Provence, Rhône and Languedoc in France. At the end of the 1990s, there were of Clairette blanche grown in France, although volumes are decreasing. Clairette blanche was often used to make vermouth, to which it is suited as it produces wine high in alcohol and low in acidity, and therefore yields wines that are sometimes described as ""flabby"" and which tend to oxidize easily. These problems have sometimes been partially overcome by blending it with high-acid varieties such as Piquepoul blanc. It"
"Clermont-d'Excideuil Clermont-d'Excideuil (Occitan dialect: ""Clarmont d'Eissiduelh"") is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Until the end of the 18th century, there was a number of megaliths in Clermont, aligned like those in Carnac. They stood between the hamlets La Valade to the north and Le Verdier to the south. The name of the locality ""Pierres Brunes"" is a reminder of the megaliths. They were exploited by blacksmiths, and nothing of them remains. Several modern historians place them on a great ancient commercial route between Vannes in Armorica and Marseille on the Mediterranean Sea via Mende."
"Clermont-d'Excideuil Clermont-d'Excideuil (Occitan dialect: ""Clarmont d'Eissiduelh"") is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Until the end of the 18th century, there was a number of megaliths in Clermont, aligned like those in Carnac. They stood between the hamlets La Valade to the north and Le Verdier to the south. The name of the locality ""Pierres Brunes"" is a reminder of the megaliths. They were exploited by blacksmiths, and nothing of them remains. Several modern historians place them on a great ancient commercial route between Vannes in Armorica and Marseille on the Mediterranean Sea via Mende."
"Chamberet Chamberet is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France. The name of Chamberet appears for the first time in 930, when the relics of Saint-Dulcet came to mark the creation of the village. A Commune of the Massif Central, the town is located on the plateau of ""Millevaches Massif"" in the ""parc naturel régional de Millevaches en Limousin"", near Treignac in the north of the Corrèze department and bordering the department of the Haute-Vienne. It is close to Mount Gargan and the ""Monédières"". The commune is watered by two tributaries of the Vézère: the Bradascou and the"
"Pessac, Talence, Léognan, Martillac, Saint-Morillon, and Portets. The name Graves derives from its intensely gravelly soil. The soil is the result of glaciers from the Ice Age, which also left white quartz deposits that can still be found in the soil of some of the top winemaking estates. The Graves is considered the birthplace of claret. Graves wine production for export dates back to Eleanor of Aquitaine, who married Henry II, King of England, creating a flourishing trade between both countries: wine versus coal and iron. In the Middle Ages, the wines that were first exported to England were produced"
"Cadenet Cadenet is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. Its inhabitants are called Cadenétiens. Cadenet is a village located on the southern slopes of the Luberon Massif, overlooking the valley of the Durance. It is 57 km southeast of Avignon, 59 km north of Marseille and 616 km as the crow flies from Paris. It is accessed from Lourmarin to the north by county (""départemental"") main road 943. Secondary county road 973 crosses the south of the village on an east–west axis and allows it to connect to Lauris to the west,"
"Céret Céret (; ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. It is the capital of the historic Catalan comarque of Vallespir. The town lies in the foothills of the Pyrénées mountains, in southern France. It has an altitude of 175–1400 meters. It is located from the Autoroute A9, from Montpellier, from Toulouse and from Barcelona. It lies on the river Tech. The GR 10 footpath runs close by. Céret is located in the canton of Vallespir-Albères and in the arrondissement of Céret. The name of the town in Catalan is ""Ceret"". Former known names of Céret"
"red and white wines are made in Bordeaux. Red Bordeaux is called claret in the United Kingdom. Red wines are generally made from a blend of grapes, and may be made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit verdot, Malbec, and, less commonly in recent years, Carménère. White Bordeaux is made from Sauvignon blanc, Sémillon, and Muscadelle. Sauternes is a sub-region of Graves known for its intensely sweet, white, dessert wines such as Château d'Yquem. Because of a wine glut (wine lake) in the generic production, the price squeeze induced by an increasingly strong international competition, and vine pull schemes,"
"Cholet Cholet (, locally , probably from Latin ""cauletum"", ""cabbage"") is a commune of western France in the Maine-et-Loire department. It was the capital of military Vendée. In 1906 the population was 16,554, and 54,632 in 2006. Cholet stands on an eminence on the right bank of the Moine, which used to be crossed by a bridge from the fifteenth century. It is about 50 km southeast of Nantes. The town owes the rise of its prosperity to the settlement of weavers there by Édouard Colbert, count of Maulévrier, a brother of the great Jean-Baptiste Colbert. It then became an"
"Sarlat-la-Canéda Sarlat-la-Canéda ( ; ), or simply Sarlat, is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. The town of Sarlat is in a region known in France as the Périgord Noir (the Black Périgord, as opposed to the Green Périgord, the White Périgord, and the Purple Périgord). Sarlat is a medieval town that developed around a large Benedictine abbey of Carolingian origin. The medieval Sarlat Cathedral is dedicated to Saint Sacerdos. Because modern history has largely passed it by, Sarlat has remained preserved and one of the towns most representative of 14th century France. It owes"
"Étretat Étretat is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in Normandy in north-western France. It is a tourist and farming town situated about north-east of Le Havre, at the junction of the D 940, D 11 and D 139 roads. It is located on the coast of the Pays de Caux area. Étretat is best known for its chalk cliffs, including three natural arches and a pointed formation called ""L'Aiguille"" or the Needle, which rises above the sea. The Etretat Chalk Complex, as it is known, consists of a complex stratigraphy of Turonian and Coniacian chalks. Some of the cliffs"
"and Vivsyanka. Clairette also appears in the name and synonyms of other grape varieties, including Bourboulenc and Ugni blanc. Clairette blanche Clairette blanche is a white wine grape variety most widely grown in the wine regions of Provence, Rhône and Languedoc in France. At the end of the 1990s, there were of Clairette blanche grown in France, although volumes are decreasing. Clairette blanche was often used to make vermouth, to which it is suited as it produces wine high in alcohol and low in acidity, and therefore yields wines that are sometimes described as ""flabby"" and which tend to oxidize"
"or a light-coloured red wine. As there is also a more commonly used ""Bordeaux rosé"" designation, Bordeaux clairet is not simply any rosé from Bordeaux. Bordeaux clairet wines are similar in colour to the wines which were shipped from Bordeaux to England during the Middle Ages, known as ""French Claret"". These wines established the fame of Bordeaux as a wine-making region, and led to the (primarily English) practice of referring to Bordeaux as ""claret"". They are refreshing wines, appreciated because they can be easily enjoyed with picnics or exotic food. Yearly production is 52,000 hectolitres from 925 hectares of vineyard"
"wine from Spain, Rhone or the Languedoc to blend and stretch out their wine which they sold to the English as claret. While this practice would be frowned upon today by Bordeaux authorities, the French wine writer André Jullien noted that some merchants believed this practice was necessary in order for the claret to be agreeable with English tastes—a practice he describes as """"travail à l'anglaise"""". Reporter Doutrelant reported the comments of ""a government inspector on the illegal use of sugar to boost the alcoholic content of Beaujolais-Villages: 'If the law had been enforced in 1973 and 1974, at least"
"Camaralet Camaralet is a white French wine grape variety that is grown primarily in Southwest France. While historically known for its strong aromatics and flavor profile, the grape has been declining in importance and planting and is now nearly extinct. The Camaralet may have some relation to another grape grown in Jurançon and Béarn AOCs, Camaraou noir which is also known under the synonym ""Camaralet noir"", but DNA analysis has shown that the two varieties are distinct and not color mutations of one or the other. However, the two varieties share several synonyms. Various synonyms have been used to describe"
"Guéret Guéret (; Occitan: ""Garait"") is a commune and the prefecture of the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France. A light industrial town, the largest in the department, with a big woodland and a little farming not far from the town centre. It is approximately northeast of Limoges at the junction of the D942, D940 and the N145 roads. Guéret has an oceanic climate (Köppen ""Cfb"") influenced by its elevation and proximity to the Bay of Biscay's maritime inflow of Gulf Stream air. As a result, the climate is mild for its latitude, wet and also relatively"
"Braquet Braquet is a red French wine grape variety grown predominantly in the Provence region of southeastern France, particularly in the Bellet ""Appellation d'origine contrôlée"" (AOC) where it is as both a blending and varietal grape in still and ""rosé"" wines. Also known as Brachet, the vine produces naturally low yields and light bodied wines that are delicately perfumed. Recent thought among ampelographers is that Braquet is not related to the more aromatic Italian wine grape of the Piedmont region known as Brachetto. Documents from 1783-1784 describe Braquet growing in the Provençal towns of Cannes, Grasse and Nice where it"
"Clarée The Clarée is a river in southeastern France, a tributary to the Durance. Its source is in the Cottian Alps, near Mont Thabor and Valloire. It flows for all of its course in the Hautes-Alpes department. Its confluence with the Durance is near the hamlet of Les Alberts not far from the source of the Durance in the ski resort of Montgenevre. The upper reaches of the river are in a military exercise range. This is where the French army from their base in Briançon train in the mountains. In the summer the Vallée de la Clarée is visited"
"Chartres Chartres () is a commune and capital of the Eure-et-Loir department in France. It is located southwest of Paris. Chartres is famous world-wide for its cathedral. Mostly constructed between 1193 and 1250, this Gothic cathedral is in an exceptional state of preservation. The majority of the original stained glass windows survive intact, while the architecture has seen only minor changes since the early 13th century. Chartres was in Gaul one of the principal towns of the Carnutes, a Celtic tribe. In the Gallo-Roman period, it was called ""Autricum"", name derived from the river ""Autura"" (Eure), and afterwards ""civitas Carnutum"","
"Charente Charente (, Saintongeais: ""Chérente"", Occitan: ""Charanta"") is a department in southwestern France, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, named after the Charente River, the most important river in the department, and also the river beside which the department's two largest towns, Angoulême and Cognac, are sited. Charente is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from the former province of Angoumois, west and south of Saintonge. Prior to the creation of the department, the area was not a natural unit, but much of it was commercially prosperous thanks to traditional"
"gloomy. Guéret is twinned with: Guéret Guéret (; Occitan: ""Garait"") is a commune and the prefecture of the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France. A light industrial town, the largest in the department, with a big woodland and a little farming not far from the town centre. It is approximately northeast of Limoges at the junction of the D942, D940 and the N145 roads. Guéret has an oceanic climate (Köppen ""Cfb"") influenced by its elevation and proximity to the Bay of Biscay's maritime inflow of Gulf Stream air. As a result, the climate is mild for its"
"19th century Nantes-born gastronome Charles Monselet praised the ""special character"" of the local ""plebeian"" cuisine, which included buckwheat crepes, ""caillebotte"" fermented milk and ""fouace"" brioche. The Nantes region is renowned in France for market gardens and is a major producer of corn salad, leeks, radishes and carrots. Nantes has a wine-growing region, the ""Vignoble nantais"", primarily south of the Loire. It is the largest producer of dry white wines in France, chiefly Muscadet and ""Gros Plant"" (usually served with fish, langoustines and oysters). Local fishing ports such as La Turballe and Le Croisic mainly offer shrimp and sardines, and eels,"
"Charente (river) The Charente () is a long river in southwestern France. Its source is in the Haute-Vienne ""département"" at Chéronnac, a small village near Rochechouart. It flows through the departments of Haute-Vienne, Charente, Vienne and Charente-Maritime. The river flows into the Atlantic Ocean near Rochefort. The Charente was described by the French king François I as 'la plus belle rivière du royaume', and was navigable in its natural state until mills were erected at many locations in the 14th century. Some locks were built but through navigation remained impossible for centuries. Improvements to the navigation were projected under Louis"
"Baccarat Baccarat (; ) is a French commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in the Grand Est region of north-eastern France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ""Bachâmois"" or ""Bachâmoises"". The commune has been awarded three flowers by the ""National Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom"" in the ""Competition of cities and villages in Bloom"". Baccarat lies in the district ("""") of Lunéville in the department of Meurthe-et-Moselle. Baccarat is located some 25 km south-east of Lunéville and 30 km north-west of Saint-Dié-des-Vosges in the Meurthe river valley between the Deneuvre plateau and the wooded hills of Grammont."
"Créteil Créteil () is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. Créteil is the ""préfecture"" (capital) of the Val-de-Marne department as well as the seat of the Arrondissement of Créteil. The city is, moreover, the seat of a Roman Catholic diocese and of one of France's 30 nationwide ""académies"" (districts) of the Ministry of National Education. The name Créteil was recorded for the first time as Cristoilum in the martyrology written by a monk named Usuard in 865. The name ""Cristoilum"" is made of the Celtic word ""ialo"" (meaning ""clearing,"
"Gringet Gringet is an autochthonous white wine grape from Haute-Savoie, France that is used as both a blending grape and for varietal wines. It is mainly used in the Ayze AOC sparkling wine production. The wine grape grown on the hills above the lower Vallee de l'Arve, in the French Alps (Haute-Savoie). It is unique to the region and there is no link with Savagnin or any Traminer variety. Regularly treated as a variant of Savagnin or another traminer variety, the origins of this grape are still unknown and the different DNA tests to identify kinship with other varieties showed"
"Culture. Construction began in the early years of the 16th century. Cabrerets Cabrerets (Languedocien: ""Crabairet"") is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France. The village of Cabrerets derives its name from ""cabre"", meaning goat in the Occitan language. The village lies at the confluence of the rivers Sagne and Célé, at the foot of the Rochecourbe cliffs. The village also forms part of the pilgrimage route for those travelling to Santiago de Compostella and is the final stop before Cahors. The overhanging cliffs that dominate the town are home to a ruined castle, built by the English and"
"include Berlou blanc, Blanquette, Blanquette du Frontonnais, Blanquette du Gard, Blanquette menue, Bourbojlanc, Bourboulenco, Bourbouleng, Bourboulenque, Bourbounenco, Burbulen, Clairette dorée à Paulhan, Clairette à grains ronds, Clairette blanche, Clairette dorée, Clairette grosse, Clairette rousse, Clairette rousse du Var, Doucillon, Frappad, Grosse Clairette, Malvoisie, Malvoisie à la Clape, Mourterille, Ondenc, Picardan, Roussaou, Roussette, Roussette du Vaucluse. Note that these synonyms overlap with the proper names and synonyms of several other varieties of Rhône and nearby regions, such as Altesse, Clairette Blanche and Picardan. Bourboulenc Bourboulenc is a white wine grape variety primarily grown in southern France. The variety is found in"
"carved wooden altarpiece dating from 1616 represents a hunting scene. Chaintreaux Chaintreaux is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France about one hour south of Paris. It is part of the Canton of Château-Landon and borders the Department of Loiret in the southern part. Agriculture is the main activity in this rural commune with about twenty mixed purpose farms. The cereals produced are wheat, barley and rapeseed. Inhabitants are called ""Chanterelliens"". The population of Chaintreaux was 785 in 1999, 854 in 2006 and 856 in 2007. The population density of Chaintreaux is 35.79 inhabitants"