The red Côtes du Forez is a Dry red wine. It falls into the category of still wine. Côtes du Forez red is produced in the Vineyard of the Loire, vineyard in the west of France and more precisely in the wine region of Auvergne. Administratively, the Côtes du Forez red can be produced in the Loire dePartment.
Its Terroir benefits from a degraded oceanic and mountain Climate and granitic and sandy soils, volcanic rocks and basalt. The "Gamay N" Grape variety is the only one that can be used to make Côtes du Forez red wine. The red Côtes du Forez has the French label AOC (Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée) and the European label AOP (Appellation d'Origine Protégée). This wine is part of the generic appellation Côtes du Forez.
