Monbazillac: The Sweet Wine of the Dordogne That Was There From the Very Beginning
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This episode explores the history and production of Monbazillac, a sweet wine from the Dordogne region of France.
Monbazillac: The Sweet Wine of the Dordogne That Was There From the Very Beginning | Food Tour de France Monbazillac — the extraordinary sweet white wine of the Dordogne and one of the oldest protected appellations in France — has a story that begins at the very birth of the French AOC system. In 1936, six wines in France received the very first controlled designations of origin — the first AOCs in French history. Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Cognac. Tavel. Arbois. Cassis. And Monbazillac. A sweet white wine from five villages on the south bank of the Dordogne, just outside Bergerac, considered important enough to be among the first six things France ever decided were worth protecting. Today's Food Tour de France episode finishes in Bergerac and tells the full story of this remarkable wine — its botrytis-driven production, its extraordinary ageing potential and its perfect partnership with the foie gras and pâté de Périgueux we covered in yesterday's episode from Périgueux. The episode covers the full story of Monbazillac — from the legal dispute of 1934 that almost prevented the appellation from existing at all, through the extraordinary north-facing vineyards above the Dordogne where…
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