Vin de France

Relatively new and exciting to the French wine industry, the term “Vin De France” was created in 2009 in order to replace the traditional wine appellations of the different French regions. The term Vin de France was introduced to ease consumers in the wine deciding process without having to know each and every French appellation in the book. The Vin de France appellation is also meant to represent a new and modern style of wines produced in France, which means that the term is not limited to any particular wine region or style, and allows for more freedom while still maintaining the same regard to consistency and quality. However, with Vin De France comes with a set of rules and regulations, such as the origins of the grapes, which must be grown in France and 85% of the grapes must come from the labeled region. Another rule for Vin De France wines is that the wines must be made using traditional winemaking techniques and must have an alcohol content of at least 11%.