AOC |
Wine region |
Est. date |
Comments |
Ajaccio | Corsica | 1984 | Before 1984 a designation within Corse or Vin du Corse under the alternative names Ajaccio or Coteaux d'Ajaccio |
Aloxe-Corton | Burgundy | 1938 | |
Alsace | Alsace | 1945 | |
Alsace Grand Cru | Alsace | 1975 | |
Anjou | Loire | 1936 | |
Anjou-Coteaux de la Loire | Loire | 1946 | |
Anjou-Gamay | Loire | 1936 | |
Anjou mousseux | Loire | 1938 | |
Anjou Villages | Loire | 1991 | |
Anjou Villages Brissac | Loire | 1998 | |
Arbois | Jura | 1936 | |
Auxey-Duresses | Burgundy | 1970 | |
Bandol | Provence | 1941 | |
Banyuls | Languedoc-Roussillon | 1972 | |
Banyuls Grand Cru | Languedoc-Roussillon | 1972 | |
Barsac | Bordeaux | 1936 | |
Bâtard-Montrachet | Burgundy | 1937 | |
Béarn | South West France | 1975 | |
Beaujolais | Beaujolais | 1937 | |
Beaujolais-Villages | Beaujolais | 1937 | |
Beaumes de Venise | Rhône | 2005 | Before 2005 a part of Côtes du Rhône Villages |
Beaune | Burgundy | 1936 | |
Bellet | Provence | 1941 | |
Bergerac | South West France | 1936 | |
Bergerac sec | South West France | 1936 | |
Bergerac rosé | South West France | 1936 | |
Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet | Burgundy | 1937 | |
Blagny | Burgundy | 1970 | |
Blanquette de Limoux | Languedoc-Roussillon | 1981 | |
Blanquette méthode ancestrale | Languedoc | 1981 | |
Blaye | Bordeaux | 1936 | |
Bonnes-Mares | Burgundy | 1936 | |
Bonnezeaux | Loire | 1951 | |
Bordeaux | Bordeaux | 1936 | |
Bordeaux clairet | Bordeaux | 1936 | |
Bordeaux Côtes de Francs | Bordeaux | 1936 | |
Bordeaux Haut-Benauge | Bordeaux | 1936 | |
Bordeaux moelleux | Bordeaux | 1936 | |
Bordeaux rosé | Bordeaux | 1936 | |
Bordeaux sec | Bordeaux | 1936 | |
Bordeaux supérieur | Bordeaux | 1943 | |
Bourgogne | Burgundy | 1937 | |
Bourgogne aligoté | Burgundy | 1937 | |
Bourgogne clairet | Burgundy | 1937 | |
Bourgogne clairet Côte chalonnaise | Burgundy | | |
Bourgogne Coulanges-la-Vineuse | Burgundy | | |
Bourgogne Côte Saint-Jacques | Burgundy | | |
Bourgogne Coulanges-la-Vineuse | Burgundy | | |
Bourgogne Côtes d'Auxerre | Burgundy | | |
Bourgogne Côtes du Couchois | Burgundy | | |
Bourgogne Epineuil | Burgundy | | |
Bourgogne grand ordinaire | Burgundy | | |
Bourgogne Hautes-côtes de Beaune | Burgundy | 1937 | |
Bourgogne Hautes-côtes de Nuits | Burgundy | 1937 | |
Bourgogne La Chapelle Notre-Dame | Burgundy | | |
Bourgogne le Chapitre | Burgundy | | |
Bourgogne Montrecul | Burgundy | | |
Bourgogne mousseux | Burgundy | | |
Bourgogne ordinaire | Burgundy | | |
Bourgogne Passe-tout-grains | Burgundy | 1937 | |
Bourgogne Vézelay | Burgundy | | |
Bourgogne rosé | Burgundy | 1937 | |
Bourgueil | Loire | 1937 | |
Bouzeron | Burgundy | 1998 | AOC under this name in 1998, the designation Bourgogne aligoté Bouzeron existed since 1937 |
Brouilly | Beaujolais | 1938 | |
Bugey | Bugey | 2009 | |
Buzet | South West France | 1973 | Originally under the name Côtes de Buzet, changed to Buzet in 1986 |
Cabardes | Languedoc-Roussillon | 1999 | As VDQS also known under the alternative name Côtes du Cabardès et de l'Orbiel |
Cabernet d'Anjou | Loire | 1964 | |
Cabernet de Saumur | Loire | 1964 | |
Cadillac | Bordeaux | 1973 | |
Cahors | South West France | 1971 | |
Canon Fronsac | Bordeaux | 1939 | Originally under the name Côtes Canon Fronsac, name changed to Canon Fronsac in 1964 |
Cassis | Provence | 1936 | |
Cérons | Bordeaux | 1936 | |
Chablis | Burgundy | 1938 | |
Chablis Grand Cru | Burgundy | 1938 | |
Chablis Premier Cru | Burgundy | 1938 | |
Chambertin | Burgundy | 1937 | |
Chambertin-Clos-de-Beze | Burgundy | 1937 | |
Chambolle-Musigny | Burgundy | 1936 | |
Champagne | Champagne | 1936 | |
Chapelle-Chambertin | Burgundy | 1937 | |
Charlemagne | Burgundy | 1937 | |
Charmes-Chambertin | Burgundy | 1937 | |
Chassagne-Montrachet | Burgundy | 1970 | |
Château-Chalon | Jura | 1936 | |
Château-Grillet | Rhône | 1936 | |
Châteauneuf-du-Pape | Rhône | 1936 | |
Châtillon-en-Diois | Rhône | 1975 | |
Chaume | Loire | 2003 | Until 2003 and 2005-2007 a village designation within Coteaux du Layon. Created as a separate AOC in 2003 under the name Chaume Premier Cru des Coteaux du Layon, which was annulled in 2005. Chaume created anew as an AOC in 2007. |
Chénas | Beaujolais | 1936 | |
Chevalier-Montrachet | Burgundy | 1937 | |
Cheverny | Loire | 1993 | |
Chinon | Loire | 1937 | |
Chiroubles | Beaujolais | 1936 | |
Chorey-les-Beaune | Burgundy | 1970 | |
Clairette de Bellegarde | Languedoc-Roussillon | 1949 | |
Clairette de Die | Rhône | 1993 | |
Clairette du Languedoc | Languedoc-Roussillon | 1948 | Original decree of 28 September 1948 updated 12 April 1965, 30 August 1972, and 15 November 1983 |
Clos des Lambrays | Burgundy | 1981 | Originally a Premier Cru vineyard in Morey-Saint-Denis |
Clos de la Roche | Burgundy | 1936 | |
Clos de Tart | Burgundy | 1939 | |
Clos de Vougeot | Burgundy | 1937 | |
Clos Saint-Denis | Burgundy | 1936 | |
Collioure | Languedoc-Roussillon | 1971 | |
Condrieu | Rhône | 1940 | |
Corbieres | Languedoc-Roussillon | 1985 | |
Cornas | Rhône | 1938 | |
Corse or Vin de Corse | Corsica | 1976 | |
Corton | Burgundy | 1937 | |
Corton-Charlemagne | Burgundy | 1937 | |
Costières de Nîmes | Rhône | 1986 | Originally Costières du Gard, renamed to Costières de Nîmes in 1989, and in 2004 reassigned to the Rhône region |
Côte de Beaune | Burgundy | 1970 | |
Côte de Beaune-Villages | Burgundy | 1970 | |
Côte de Brouilly | Beaujolais | 1938 | |
Côte de Nuits-villages | Burgundy | 1964 | |
Côte Roannaise | Loire | 1994 | |
Côte-Rôtie | Rhône | 1940 | |
Coteaux Champenois | Champagne | 1974 | |
Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence | Provence | 1985 | |
Coteaux de Die | Rhône | 1993 | |
Coteaux de l'Aubance | Loire | 1950 | |
Coteaux de Pierrevert | Provence | 1998 | |
Coteaux du Giennois | Loire | 1998 | |
Coteaux du Languedoc | Languedoc-Roussillon | 1985 | |
Coteaux du Layon | Loire | 1950 | |
Coteaux du Loir | Loire | 1948 | |
Coteaux du Lyonnais | Lyonnais | 1984 | |
Coteaux du Quercy | South West France | 2011 | upgraded to AOC (AOP) from AOVDQS as disappear as label in 2011 |
Coteaux de Saumur | Loire | 1948 | |
Coteaux du Tricastin | Rhône | 1973 | |
Coteaux du Vendômois | Loire | 2001 | |
Coteaux Varois | Provence | 1993 | |
Côtes de Bergerac | South West France | 1936 | |
Côtes de Bergerac Blanc | South West France | 1936 | |
Côtes de Blaye | Bordeaux | 1995 | Formerly part of Blaye |
Côtes de Bordeaux Saint-Macaire | Bordeaux | 1937 | |
Côtes de Bourg | Bordeaux | 1936 | AOC in 1936 for red wines, in 1941 for white wines |
Côtes de Castillon | Bordeaux | 1989 | Separate AOC in 1989, formerly Côtes de Castillon could be added to Bordeaux AOC |
Côtes de Duras | South West France | 1937 | |
Côtes du Forez | Loire | 2000 | |
Côtes de la Malepere | Languedoc | 2007 | |
Côtes de Millau | South West France | 2011 | upgraded to AOC (AOP) from AOVDQS as disappear as label in 2011 |
Côtes de Montravel | South West France | 1937 | |
Côtes de Provence | Provence | 1977 | |
Côtes de Toul | Eastern France | 1998 | |
Côtes du Jura | Jura | 1937 | |
Côtes du Luberon | Rhône | 1988 | |
Côtes du Marmandais | South West France | 1990 | |
Côtes du Rhône | Rhône | 1937 | |
Côtes du Rhône Villages | Rhône | 1966 | |
Côtes du Roussillon | Languedoc-Roussillon | 1977 | |
Côtes du Roussillon Villages | Languedoc-Roussillon | 1977 | |
Côtes du Ventoux | Rhône | 1973 | |
Côtes du Vivarais | Rhône | 1999 | |
Cour-Cheverny | Loire | 1993 | |
Crémant d'Alsace | Alsace | 1976 | |
Crémant de Bordeaux | Bordeaux | 1990 | |
Crémant de Bourgogne | Burgundy | 1975 | |
Crémant de Die | Rhône | 1993 | |
Crémant du Jura | Jura | 1995 | |
Crémant de Limoux | Languedoc-Roussillon | 1990 | |
Crémant de Loire | Loire | 1975 | |
Crépy | Savoy | 1948 | |
Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet | Burgundy | 1937 | |
Crozes-Hermitage | Rhône | 1937 | |
Échezeaux | Burgundy | 1937 | |
Entre-Deux-Mers | Bordeaux | 1937 | |
Entre-Deux-Mers-Haut-Benauge | Bordeaux | 1937 | |
Faugeres | Languedoc-Roussillon | 1982 | |
Fitou | Languedoc-Roussillon | 1948 | |
Fixin | Burgundy | 1936 | |
Fleurie | Beaujolais | 1936 | |
Fronsac | Bordeaux | 1937 | Originally Côtes de Fronsac, name changed to Fronsac in 1976 |
Frontignan | Languedoc-Roussillon | 1936 | |
Fronton | South West France | 1975 | Originally under the name Côtes du Frontonnais, name changed to Fronton in 2005 |
Gaillac | South West France | 1970 | |
Gaillac Premieres Côtess | South West France | 1970 | |
Gevrey-Chambertin | Burgundy | 1936 | |
Gigondas | Rhône | 1971 | |
Givry | Burgundy | 1946 | |
Grand Roussillon | Languedoc-Roussillon | 1972 | |
Grands Échezeaux | Burgundy | 1936 | |
Graves | Bordeaux | 1937 | |
Graves de Vayres | Bordeaux | 1937 | |
Graves Supérieures | Bordeaux | 1937 | |
Griotte-Chambertin | Burgundy | 1937 | |
Haut-Médoc | Bordeaux | 1936 | |
Haut-Montravel | South West France | 1937 | |
Haut-Poitou | Loire | 2011 | |
Hermitage | Rhône | 1937 | |
Irancy | Burgundy | 1999 | The designation Bourgogne Irancy existed since 1937 |
Irouléguy | South West France | 1970 | |
Jasnieres | Loire | 1937 | |
Juliénas | Beaujolais | 1938 | |
Jurançon | South West France | 1936 | |
L'Étoile | Jura | 1937 | |
Ladoix | Burgundy | 1970 | |
La Grande Rue | Burgundy | 1936 | |
Lalande-de-Pomerol | Bordeaux | 1936 | |
La Romanée | Burgundy | 1936 | |
La Tâche | Burgundy | 1936 | |
Latricieres-Chambertin | Burgundy | 1937 | |
Les Baux-de-Provence | Provence | 1995 | Before 1995 a part of Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence AOC |
Limoux | Languedoc-Roussillon | 1981 | |
Lirac | Rhône | 1947 | |
Listrac-Médoc | Bordeaux | 1957 | Separate AOC in 1957 under the name Listrac, also part of the area for Haut-Médoc. Change of name to Listrac-Médoc in 1986. |
Loupiac | Bordeaux | 1936 | |
Lussac-Saint-Émilion | Bordeaux | 1936 | |
Mâcon | Burgundy | 1937 | |
Mâcon supérieur | Burgundy | 1937 | |
Mâcon-villages | Burgundy | 1937 | |
Madiran | South West France | 1948 | |
Maranges | Burgundy | 1989 | |
Marcillac | South West France | 1990 | |
Margaux | Bordeaux | 1936 | |
Marsannay | Burgundy | 1987 | |
Maury | Languedoc-Roussillon | 1972 | |
Mazis-Chambertin | Burgundy | 1937 | |
Mazoyeres-Chambertin | Burgundy | 1937 | |
Médoc | Bordeaux | 1936 | |
Menetou-Salon | Loire | 1959 | |
Mercurey | Burgundy | 1936 | |
Meursault | Burgundy | 1970 | |
Minervois | Languedoc-Roussillon | 1985 | |
Minervois-La Liviniere | Languedoc-Roussillon | 1999 | |
Monbazillac | South West France | 1936 | |
Montagne Saint-Émilion | Bordeaux | 1936 | |
Montagny | Burgundy | 1936 | |
Monthelie | Burgundy | 1970 | |
Montlouis | Loire | 1938 | |
Montrachet | Burgundy | 1937 | |
Montravel | South West France | 1937 | |
Morey-Saint-Denis | Burgundy | 1936 | |
Morgon | Beaujolais | 1936 | |
Moulin a vent | Beaujolais | 1936 | |
Moulis or Moulis-en-Médoc | Bordeaux | 1938 | |
Muscadet | Loire | 1937 | |
Muscadet-Coteaux de la Loire | Loire | 1936 | |
Muscadet-Côtes de Grandlieu | Loire | 1994 | |
Muscadet-Sevre et Maine | Loire | 1936 | also written Muscadet de Sèvre et Maine |
Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise | Rhône | 1945 | |
Muscat de Frontignan | Languedoc-Roussillon | 1936 | |
Muscat de Lunel | Languedoc-Roussillon | 1943 | |
Muscat de Mireval | Languedoc-Roussillon | 1959 | |
Muscat de Rivesaltes | Languedoc-Roussillon | 1972 | |
Muscat de Saint-Jean de Minervois | Languedoc-Roussillon | 1949 | |
Musigny | Burgundy | 1936 | |
Néac | Bordeaux | 1936 | |
Nuits-Saint-Georges | Burgundy | 1972 | |
Orléans | Loire | 2006 | |
Orléans-Cléry | Loire | 2006 | |
Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh | South West France | 1948 | |
Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh Sec | South West France | 1948 | |
Palette | Provence | 1948 | |
Patrimonio | Corsica | 1984 | Before 1984 a designation within Corse or Vin du Corse |
Pauillac | Bordeaux | 1936 | |
Pécharmant | South West France | 1946 | |
Pernand-Vergelesses | Burgundy | 1970 | |
Pessac-Léognan | Bordeaux | 1987 | Before 1987 part of Graves AOC |
Petit Chablis | Burgundy | 1944 | |
Pomerol | Bordeaux | 1936 | |
Pommard | Burgundy | 1936 | |
Pouilly-Fuissé | Burgundy | 1936 | |
Pouilly-Fumé | Loire | 1937 | May also be written Blanc Fumé de Pouilly |
Pouilly-Loché | Burgundy | 1940 | |
Pouilly-sur-Loire | Loire | 1937 | |
Pouilly-Vinzelles | Burgundy | 1940 | |
Premieres Côtes de Blaye | Bordeaux | 1994 | Before 1994 part of Blaye |
Premieres Côtes de Bordeaux | Bordeaux | 1937 | |
Puisseguin Saint-Émilion | Bordeaux | 1936 | |
Puligny-Montrachet | Burgundy | 1970 | |
Quarts de Chaume | Loire | 1954 | |
Quincy | Loire | 1936 | |
Régnié | Beaujolais | 1988 | |
Reuilly | Loire | 1937 | |
Richebourg | Burgundy | 1936 | |
Rivesaltes | Languedoc-Roussillon | 1997 | |
Romanée-Conti | Burgundy | 1936 | |
Romanée-Saint-Vivant | Burgundy | 1936 | |
Rosé d'Anjou | Loire | 1936 | |
Rosé de Loire | Loire | 1974 | |
Rosé des Riceys | Champagne | 1971 | |
Rosette | South West France | 1946 | |
Roussette de Savoie | Savoy | 1973 | |
Roussette du Bugey | Bugey | 2009 | |
Ruchottes-Chambertin | Burgundy | 1937 | |
Rully | Burgundy | 1939 | |
Saint-Amour | Beaujolais | 1946 | |
Saint-Aubin | Burgundy | 1970 | |
Saint-Bris | Burgundy | 2003 | As VDQS previously known as Sauvignon de Saint-Bris |
Saint-Chinian | Languedoc-Roussillon | 1982 | |
Saint-Émilion | Bordeaux | 1936 | |
Saint-Émilion Grand Cru | Bordeaux | 1936 | |
Saint-Estephe | Bordeaux | 1936 | |
Saint-Georges Saint-Émilion | Bordeaux | 1936 | |
Saint-Joseph | Rhône | 1956 | |
Saint-Julien | Bordeaux | 1936 | |
Saint-Mont | South West France | 2011 | upgraded to AOC (AOP) from AOVDQS as disappear as label in 2011 |
Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil | Loire | 1937 | |
Saint-Péray | Rhône | 1936 | |
Saint-Pourçain | Loire | 2009 | |
Saint-Romain | Burgundy | 1970 | |
Saint-Sardos | South West France | 2011 | upgraded to AOC (AOP) from AOVDQS as disappear as label in 2011 |
Saint-Véran | Burgundy | 1971 | |
Sainte-Croix-du-Mont | Bordeaux | 1936 | |
Sainte-Foy-Bordeaux | Bordeaux | 1937 | |
Sancerre | Loire | 1936 | |
Santenay | Burgundy | 1970 | |
Saumur | Loire | 1936 | |
Saumur-Champigny | Loire | 1936 | |
Saumur mousseux | Loire | 1976 | |
Saussignac | South West France | 1982 | |
Sauternes | Bordeaux | 1936 | |
Savennières | Loire | 1952 | |
Savennières-Coulée-de-Serrant | Loire | 1952 | |
Savennières-Roche-aux-Moines | Loire | 1952 | |
Savigny-les-Beaune | Burgundy | 1970 | |
Seyssel | Savoy | 1942 | |
Tavel | Rhône | 1936 | |
Tonnerre | Burgundy | 2006 | |
Touraine | Loire | 1939 | Originally called Coteaux de Touraine, changed to Touraine in 1953 |
Touraine-Amboise | Loire | 1939 | |
Touraine-Azay-le-Rideau | Loire | 1939 | |
Touraine-Mesland | Loire | 1939 | |
Touraine Noble Joué | Loire | 2001 | |
Tursan | South West France | 2011 | upgraded to AOC (AOP) from AOVDQS as disappear as label in 2011 |
Vacqueyras | Rhône | 1990 | |
Valençay | Loire | 2004 | |
Vin de Savoie | Savoy | 1973 | |
Vins d'Entraygues et du Fel | South West France | 2011 | upgraded to AOC (AOP) from AOVDQS as disappear as label in 2011 |
Vins d'Estaing | South West France | 2011 | upgraded to AOC (AOP) from AOVDQS as disappear as label in 2011 |
Vins Fins de la Côte de Nuits | Burgundy | 1964 | |
Viré-Clessé | Burgundy | 1999 | Previously the two designations Mâcon-Clessé and Mâcon-Viré existed within Mâcon AOC since 1937 |
Vinsobres | Rhône | 2006 | Separate AOC in 2006, previously a part of Côtes du Rhône Villages |
Volnay | Burgundy | 1937 | |
Volnay Santenots | Burgundy | 1937 | |
Vosne-Romanée | Burgundy | 1936 | |
Vougeot | Burgundy | 1936 | |
Vouvray | Loire | 1936 | |