CONSEIL INTERPROFESSIONNEL DES VINS DE PROVENCE

Key figures Wines of Provence 2009/2010: Area: 26 890 ha, Production: 162 million bottles, 74,3% for côtes-de-Provence, 16% for slopes-d-aix-en-provence, 9,7% for slopes-var-en-provence. Volume: 1 217 800 hl, rosé: 88%, red: 9%, white: 3 %. The wine-growing sector comprises: 608 producers (546 special cellars and 62 cooperative cellars), 72 trading companies. It is a mosaic of land and flavours: The Provençal vineyard runs from west to east, about 200 km from the Alpilles mountains to the massif de l'Esterel. Located mainly in the departments of Var and Bouches-du-Rhône with an enclave in the Alpes-Maritimes, the appellations côtes-de-Provence, coteaux-en-provence, and hillsides-var-en-provence, produce wines of great aromatic diversity, with a very different accents but all possessing the solar character of the Mediterranean climate. A range of diverse varieties: in Provence, the variety of relief and climate corresponds to a wide range of varieties. More than a dozen regularly enter the wines of appellations of origin of Provence. Some of them are a base found in the majority of vineyards in the region, while others are more specific to certain designations. The inimitable rosé-de-provence: light, colours, scents, flavours are the reflection of the art of living in Provence, the land of choice of rosé… Rosé wine is a inimitable art that Californian winemakers cultivate with passion. A tender, clear and clear dress, a delicate, dry and fruity nose makes rosé a moment of intense conviviality: improvised meetings, discovery, alliance with Provençal recipes or world cuisines, rosé is in step with the emergence of new lifestyles.