Monday, August 16, 2010

Gaillac Fete des Vins



Every year in August, the town of Gaillac (South West France) celebrates it's wine. This wine region is not very well known outside of France and the festival is a good opportunity to discover the different types of wine.




Gaillac wine is AOC (Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée) and there are 6 main varieties:

Dry White AOC GAILLAC
"Fraîcheur Perlée" AOC GAILLAC
Sweet AOC GAILLAC
Sparkling AOC GAILLAC
Red AOC GAILLAC
Primeur AOC GAILLAC
Rose AOC GAILLAC

At the festival each wine grower has a stand and you are able to taste all the wines. (They obviously hope you will buy a bottle or two!). There is also music and fireworks- it is a great day out! more information on the wine region can be found at : www.vins-gaillac.com

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