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Haut-Pays

A term commonly used in the Middle Ages (Ober-Land) for a large area in south-west France. This was understood to mean the entire "Bordeaux hinterland". The "Haut" or "Ober" refers to the upper course of the river, i.e. closer to the sources. These are the appellations of Bergerac, Buzet, Cahors, Côtes de Duras, Côtes du Brulhois and Gaillac. The ancient wine-growing region stretches from Bordeaux upwards along the two rivers Garonne and Dordogne. Wine was probably transported along this waterway to the coast as early as the 1st century, when the Romans cultivated wine here. In the Middle Ages, the main customers were England and Holland.

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