Côtes du Roussillon AOC

#5505 among destinations in France

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Côtes du Roussillon is an Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée for wines made in the Roussillon wine region of France. It is the least selective AOC in the Roussillon region. In 2002, 21,048,500 litres of Côtes du Roussillon were produced, 68% red, 28% rosé and 4% white. Grenache is the dominant variety in Red and Rosé. According to the AOC rules, however, red wines must be made with at least three varieties of grapes. The total of the two main variety grapes should not make more than 90% of the blend, and there must not be more than 60% of Carignan in it. ()

Local name: Côtes-du-Roussillon Area: 17.63 mi²Coordinates: 42°51'55"N, 2°53'44"E

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Côtes du Roussillon AOC – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Fort de Salses, Étang de Leucate, Gate of the Catalan Countries, Château de Salveterra.

2.1 miSE
Historical place, Battlefield, History museum
Fort de Salses, Salses-le-Château
54 min walk • Nestled in the charming town of Salses-le-Château, the imposing Fort de Salses stands as a sentinel to history in the South of France. This fortress, a masterpiece of military architecture, was constructed in the late 15th century under the orders of the Catholic...
5.5 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Étang de Leucate
142 min walk • Étang de Leucate or 'Étang de Salses is a lake in Pyrénées-Orientales and Aude, France. At an elevation of 0 m, its surface area is 54 km2. It has been designated as a protected Ramsar site since 2017.
2.3 miE
Monuments and statues
Gate of the Catalan Countries
58 min walk • The Gate of the Catalan Countries, a work of the sculptor Emili Armengol, marks the Northern starting location of the Catalan Countries in Salses, Pyrénées-Orientales.
1.9 miNW
Forts and castles, Ruins
Château de Salveterra
49 min walk • The castle of Salveterra, or castle of Opoul, is a castle built by James I of Aragon in the thirteenth century on the border between the Kingdom of France and the Kingdom of Aragon.
4.6 miNE
View point, Forts and castles
Château de Fitou, Fitou
117 min walk • The Château de Fitou is a castle located in Fitou, France.
4.6 miS
Concentration camp
Camp de Rivesaltes
119 min walk • The Camp de Rivesaltes, also known as Camp Joffre, was an internment and transit camp in the commune of Rivesaltes in the department of Pyrénées-Orientales of the French Southern Zone during World War Two.
3.9 miS
Historical place, History museum, Museum
Camp de Rivesaltes, Salses-le-Château
100 min walk • The Camp de Rivesaltes, also known as Camp Joffre, was an internment and transit camp in the commune of Rivesaltes in the department of Pyrénées-Orientales of the French Southern Zone during World War Two.
4.7 miNE
Locality
Treilles
119 min walk • Treilles is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.