Saint-Chinian

Show in places

Producers and Wine Reviews about the "Saint-Chinian AOC"

The appellation is located in the west of the French wine region Languedoc between Minervois and Faugères. The red wine was classified as AOC in 1982, the white wine in 2004. The wines belong to the second quality category "Grands Vins du Languedoc". The origin of the viticulture lies in a Benedictine monastery founded in 794 on the left bank of the Vernazobres. The wine was already famous in the 14th century and in the 19th century it was given to patients in the hospitals of Paris as a sick wine to fortify them. The vineyards cover 3,100 hectares. They extend over 20 communes in the department of Hérault.

To read the full text, you must be a Premium Member of wein.plus. You are currently not logged in to wein.plus. Become a Premium Member or log in with your credentials .

Become a Premium Member of wein.plus

Voices of our members

Using the encyclopaedia is not only time-saving, but also extremely convenient. What's more, the information is always up to date.
Markus J. Eser
Weinakademiker und Herausgeber „Der Weinkalender“

Welcome back!

Saint-Chinian

To read the full text, you must be a Premium Member of wein.plus. You are currently not logged in to wein.plus. Become a Premium Member or log in with your credentials .

Voices of our members

The world's largest Lexicon of wine terms.

EVENTS NEAR YOU