Coteaux de Pierrevert is a wine

Wine

Wine is an alcoholic beverage, made of fermented fruit juice, usually from grapes. The natural chemical balance of grapes lets them ferment without the addition of sugars, acids, enzymes, or other nutrients. Grape wine is produced by fermenting crushed grapes using various types of yeast. Yeast...

-growing AOC

Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée

Appellation d’origine contrôlée , which translates as "controlled designation of origin", is the French certification granted to certain French geographical indications for wines, cheeses, butters, and other agricultural products, all under the auspices of the government bureau Institut National...

 in the western part of the Provence wine region of France

France

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, where the wines are produced in 11 communes of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

Alpes-de-Haute-Provence is a French department in the south of France, it was formerly part of the province of Provence.- History :Nord-de-Provence was one of the 83 original departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790...

 département. It is partly located in the valley of the Durance river in the region of Manosque.

Wines

Red wines are made from Grenache Noir and Syrah which must account for 70% together with aminimum of 30% of each. Secondary varieties are Cinsault and Carignan.

Rosé: Grenache Noir minimum 50%, and Syrah 20% minimum. Other secondary varieties are allowed with a maximum of 20% white grapes.

White wines from Clairette

Clairette

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, Grenache Blanc

Grenache Blanc

Grenache blanc is a variety of white wine grape that is related to the red grape Grenache. It is mostly found in Rhône wine blends and in northeast Spain. Its wines are characterized by high alcohol and low acidity, with citrus and or herbaceous notes. Its vigor can lead to overproduction and...

, Ugni Blanc, Roussanne

Roussanne

Roussanne is a white wine grape grown originally in the Rhône wine region in France, where it is often blended with Marsanne. It is the only other white variety, besides Marsanne, allowed in the northern Rhône appellations of Crozes-Hermitage AOC, Hermitage AOC and Saint-Joseph AOC...

 of which no variety may exceed 70% together to a maximum of 20%. Grenache blanc and Vermentino

Vermentino

Vermentino is a late-ripening white grape variety, primarily found in Italian wine. It is widely planted in Sardinia, in Liguria primarily under the name Pigato, to some extent in Corsica, in Piedmont under the name Favorita, and in increasing amounts in Languedoc-Roussillon. The leaves are dark...

 must together represent a minimum of 25%.

Economy

The Coteaux de Pierrevert wines are produced by a total of 35 concerns which include 32 growers, 6 private wineries, 2 cooperative wineries, and one producer/merchant.

The vinyards are in the communes of Corbières

Corbières, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

Corbières is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...

, Gréoux-les-Bains

Gréoux-les-Bains

Gréoux-les-Bains is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...

, Manosque

Manosque

Manosque is the largest town and commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France. However, it is not the préfecture of the département, which resides in the smaller town of Digne-les-Bains...

, Montfuron

Montfuron

Montfuron is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.-Population:-See also:* Luberon* Coteaux de Pierrevert AOC*Communes of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department-References:*...

, Pierrevert

Pierrevert

Pierrevert is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.-Population:-See also:* Luberon*Communes of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department*Coteaux de Pierrevert AOC-References:*...

, Quinson

Quinson

Quinson is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...

, Saint-Laurent-du-Verdon

Saint-Laurent-du-Verdon

Saint-Laurent-du-Verdon is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...

, Saint-Martin-de-Brômes

Saint-Martin-de-Brômes

Saint-Martin-de-Brômes is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...

, Sainte-Tulle

Sainte-Tulle

Sainte-Tulle is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.-Population:-See also:* Luberon* Coteaux de Pierrevert AOC*Communes of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department-References:*...

, Villeneuve

Villeneuve, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

Villeneuve is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.Villeneuve is located in Durance valley. This village, like many other villages in Provence, is built on the top of a hill to keep it protected from invaders. Villeneuve in French mean "New town" but was...

, and Volx

Volx

Volx is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...

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