Amistat blanc Vin de France 2017

The name "Vin de France" (VDF) was created in 2009 as part of the common organization of the wine market in Europe, replacing the words "table wine".

Deployed on several departments (Gard, Pyrénées-Orientales, Aude, Herault), Languedoc-Roussillon vineyards is 42,800 hectares of vineyards and 1.8 million hectoliters of wine each year. The Greeks planted the first vines in the fifth century BC. Then the Romans cultivated and, until the seventeenth century, the vineyards experienced a great outpouring. Phylloxera destroyed in 1863, the vineyards of the country. In the twentieth century, thanks to a greater number of exploitable hectares, the wine region of Languedoc-Roussillon became a more French vineyards. It enjoys a Mediterranean climate, with hot and dry summers and milder winters. The area is not prone to heavy rainfall. Tramontana dry vines and preserves diseases. The climate therefore promotes the cultivation of vines. Yet for years the reputation of the wines of the region, due to lack of product quality was poor. The noble varieties appeared in 1970, with a revival in this region. Current varieties are Grenache, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Cinsault, Carignan, Mourvèdre, Merlot, Muscat, Clairette, white Grenache, Bourboulenc, Picpoul and mauzac. The vines are based on various soils: limestone scree, shale, marl, sandstone, sandy clay soil. This diversity enriched the soils and the AOC that offer the region.