📍 Languedoc-Roussillon
A vast Mediterranean region from Nîmes to the Pyrenees.
Languedoc-Roussillon is a large Mediterranean wine area in the south of France. Its vineyards stretch from around Nîmes in the east to the Pyrenees on the border with Spain, across the departments of Gard, Hérault, Aude and Pyrénées-Orientales.
Summers are hot and dry, and the wind helps to keep the grapes healthy. Vines have grown here on dry, stony hillsides for more than 2,000 years, from the sea up to about 400 metres. Grapes include Grenache, Syrah, Carignan, Mourvèdre and Cinsault. Red, white, rosé and sparkling wines are made, as well as sweet fortified wines.
The area is divided into two large parts: Languedoc and Roussillon. In the south, closer to Spain, Roussillon is known for vins doux naturels, sweet fortified wines such as Banyuls and Maury. Wines are sold under local appellations as well as under the broad PGI labels "Pays d'Oc" and "Terres du Midi". The Languedoc appellation covers less than a third of the region's vineyard area.
How it connects to Wine
📍 Languedoc-Roussillon ← grows in ← 🍇 Mourvèdre → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Part of
- 🗺️ French wine
- Appellations
- 📜 Pays d'Oc, 📜 Terres du Midi, 📜 Languedoc (olive oil), 📜 Nîmes (olive oil)
- Grapes
- 🍇 Grenache, 🍇 Syrah, 🍇 Carignan, 🍇 Mourvèdre, 🍇 Cinsaut
- Related to
- 🥃 Marc du Languedoc, 🥃 Languedoc wine spirit (Eau-de-vie de vin originaire du Languedoc)
- Olive cultivars
- 🫒 Picholine
Frequently asked questions
What is Languedoc-Roussillon?
A large wine area in southern France, from Nîmes to the Pyrenees.
Which grapes grow in Languedoc-Roussillon?
Among others, Grenache, Syrah, Carignan, Mourvèdre and Cinsault.
What is Roussillon known for?
Vins doux naturels, sweet fortified wines such as Banyuls and Maury.
What to read next
- 📜 Pays d'Oc — A French PGI wine from the south of France, mostly sold with the grape named on the label.
- 🫒 Picholine — A French cultivar from Languedoc with elongated fruit for green table olives; in Corsica it has also been used for oil since 1960.
- 🍇 Cinsaut — A red grape from France and one parent of Pinotage; 20,800 ha in France (2009), known in South Africa as Hermitage.
- 🥃 Marc du Languedoc — Marc du Languedoc is a protected EU name for a distillate of Languedoc wine pomace; «Banyuls» or a muscat name may be added; white marc rests at least 6 months, from 40 % vol.
- 📜 Languedoc (olive oil) — An EU protected designation of origin (since 2023) for olive oil from Aude and Hérault: always a blend in which Lucques or Olivière is at most 70%; tomato and almond notes.
Similar
📍 Rhône Valley · 📍 Provence · 📍 Jura · 📍 Corsica · 📍 Savoie · 📍 South West France
What it includes
Sources
- eAmbrosia – Languedoc PDO-FR-A0922
- Communication of approval of an amendment to the product specification ‘Languedoc’ (single document), OJ C/2025/1261
- eAmbrosia – Pays d'Oc PGI-FR-A1367
- Cahier des charges de l'IGP « Pays d'Oc », eAmbrosia
- eAmbrosia – Terres du Midi PGI-FR-02484
- Cahier des charges de l'AOC « Banyuls » (vins doux naturels), eAmbrosia PDO-FR-A0672
- Cahier des charges de l'AOC « Maury » (vins doux naturels), eAmbrosia PDO-FR-A0719