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The wine region of Côtes de la Charite

The wine region of Côtes de la Charite is located in the region of Val de Loire of Vin de Pays of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Geantet-Pansiot or the Domaine Alphonse Mellot produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Côtes de la Charite are Chardonnay, Pinot noir and Pinot gris, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Côtes de la Charite often reveals types of flavors of cherry, apples or honey and sometimes also flavors of vanilla, black fruit or tropical fruit.

The wine region of Vin de Pays

Vin de Pays (VDP), the French national equivalent of PGI (Protected Geographical Indication) at the European level, is a quality category of French wines, positioned between Vin de Table (VDT) and Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC). This layer of the French appellation system was initially introduced in September 1968 by the INAO, the official appellation authority. It underwent several early revisions in the 1970s, followed by substantial changes in September 2000 and again in 2009, when all existing VDT titles were automatically registered with the European Union as PGI. Producers retain the choice of using either the VDP or PGI titles on their labels, or both - in the form "IGP-Vin de Pays".