The appellation named after the village of the same name south of the city of Bergerac is an enclave within the large Bergerac area in southwestern France. The name is derived from Mont Bazailhac (Fire Mountain or Goldberg). There were already vineyards in this area in the 11th century and the wine was exported as far as Rome. Later French envoys served this wine as "peace wine" and the statesman Charles-Maurice Talleyrand (1754-1838) proffered it to his...
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