The following is a list of French wines that are entitled to use the designation Vin Délimité de Qualité Supérieure (VDQS) on their label, which is the second highest category out of four. Other French wines are concerned by other designations, such as "Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée wines (AOC)", "Vin de pays

Vin de pays

Vin de pays is a French term meaning "country wine". Vins de pays are a step in the French wine classification which is above the table wine classification, but below the VDQS and Appellation d'origine contrôlée classifications...

" or "Vin de table".

The VDQS category is set to be abolished by December 31, 2011. Existing VDQS wines will either be promoted to AOC or demoted to Vin de pays/IGP.

Classification sorted in VDQS / region

VDQS VDQS Vin Délimité de Qualité Supérieure , usually abbreviated as VDQS, is the second highest category of French wine, below Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée in rank, but above Vin de pays . VDQS is sometimes written as AOVDQS, with AO standing for Appellation d'Origine...	Wine region	Comments
Châteaumeillant	Loire Loire Valley (wine) The Loire Valley wine region includes the French wine regions situated along the Loire River from the Muscadet region near the city of Nantes on the Atlantic coast to the region of Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé just southeast of the city of Orléans in north central France. In between are the regions of...	VDQS in 1965, aims for AOC status
Coteaux d'Ancenis	Loire Loire Valley (wine) The Loire Valley wine region includes the French wine regions situated along the Loire River from the Muscadet region near the city of Nantes on the Atlantic coast to the region of Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé just southeast of the city of Orléans in north central France. In between are the regions of...	VDQS in 1973, aims for AOC status
Coteaux du Quercy	South West France South West France (wine region) South West France or in French Sud-Ouest, is a wine region in France covering several wine-producing areas situated respectively inland from, and south of, the wine region of Bordeaux...	VDQS in 1999, aims for AOC status
Côtes d'Auvergne	Loire Loire Valley (wine) The Loire Valley wine region includes the French wine regions situated along the Loire River from the Muscadet region near the city of Nantes on the Atlantic coast to the region of Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé just southeast of the city of Orléans in north central France. In between are the regions of...	VDQS in 1977, aims for AOC status
Côtes de Millau	South West France South West France (wine region) South West France or in French Sud-Ouest, is a wine region in France covering several wine-producing areas situated respectively inland from, and south of, the wine region of Bordeaux...	VDQS in 1994, aims for AOC status under the name Millau
Côtes du Brulhois	South West France South West France (wine region) South West France or in French Sud-Ouest, is a wine region in France covering several wine-producing areas situated respectively inland from, and south of, the wine region of Bordeaux...	VDQS in 1984, aims for AOC status under the name Brulhois
Fiefs vendéens	Loire Loire Valley (wine) The Loire Valley wine region includes the French wine regions situated along the Loire River from the Muscadet region near the city of Nantes on the Atlantic coast to the region of Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé just southeast of the city of Orléans in north central France. In between are the regions of...	VDQS in 1984
Gros Plant du Pays nantais	Loire Loire Valley (wine) The Loire Valley wine region includes the French wine regions situated along the Loire River from the Muscadet region near the city of Nantes on the Atlantic coast to the region of Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé just southeast of the city of Orléans in north central France. In between are the regions of...	VDQS in 1954, previously also written only as Gros Plant. Aims either for IGP or AOC status.
Haut Poitou	Loire Loire Valley (wine) The Loire Valley wine region includes the French wine regions situated along the Loire River from the Muscadet region near the city of Nantes on the Atlantic coast to the region of Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé just southeast of the city of Orléans in north central France. In between are the regions of...	VDQS in 1970, aims for AOC status
Moselle	Lorraine Lorraine (région) Lorraine is one of the 27 régions of France. The administrative region has two cities of equal importance, Metz and Nancy. Metz is considered to be the official capital since that is where the regional parliament is situated...	VDQS in 1951, aims for AOC status
Saint-Mont	South West France South West France (wine region) South West France or in French Sud-Ouest, is a wine region in France covering several wine-producing areas situated respectively inland from, and south of, the wine region of Bordeaux...	VDQS in 1981, could previously also be called Côtes de Saint-Mont, but Saint-Mont is the only name since 2007. Aims for AOC status.
Saint-Sardos	South West France South West France (wine region) South West France or in French Sud-Ouest, is a wine region in France covering several wine-producing areas situated respectively inland from, and south of, the wine region of Bordeaux...	VDQS in 2005, aims for AOC status
Tursan Tursan Tursan is a Vin délimité de qualité supérieure for wine in South West France since 1958 .-Presentation:...	South West France South West France (wine region) South West France or in French Sud-Ouest, is a wine region in France covering several wine-producing areas situated respectively inland from, and south of, the wine region of Bordeaux...	VDQS in 1958, aims for AOC status
Vins du Thouarsais	Loire Loire Valley (wine) The Loire Valley wine region includes the French wine regions situated along the Loire River from the Muscadet region near the city of Nantes on the Atlantic coast to the region of Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé just southeast of the city of Orléans in north central France. In between are the regions of...	VDQS in 1966, will not aim for AOC status and will presumably become part of a larger VDP/IGP designation.
Vins d'Entraygues et du Fel	South West France South West France (wine region) South West France or in French Sud-Ouest, is a wine region in France covering several wine-producing areas situated respectively inland from, and south of, the wine region of Bordeaux...	VDQS in 1965, aims for AOC status under the name Entraygues et Le Fel
Vins d'Estaing	South West France South West France (wine region) South West France or in French Sud-Ouest, is a wine region in France covering several wine-producing areas situated respectively inland from, and south of, the wine region of Bordeaux...	VDQS in 1965, aims for AOC status under the name Estaing
Vins de Lavilledieu	South West France South West France (wine region) South West France or in French Sud-Ouest, is a wine region in France covering several wine-producing areas situated respectively inland from, and south of, the wine region of Bordeaux...	VDQS in 1954, aims for AOC status under the name Lavilledieu

Former VDQS wines elevated to full AOC status

VDQS VDQS Vin Délimité de Qualité Supérieure , usually abbreviated as VDQS, is the second highest category of French wine, below Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée in rank, but above Vin de pays . VDQS is sometimes written as AOVDQS, with AO standing for Appellation d'Origine...	Wine region	Comments
Béarn	South West France South West France (wine region) South West France or in French Sud-Ouest, is a wine region in France covering several wine-producing areas situated respectively inland from, and south of, the wine region of Bordeaux...	VDQS in 1951, AOC in 1975
Bugey Bugey wine Bugey wine is produced in the Bugey region in the Ain département of France, under the two VDQS designations Bugey and Roussette du Bugey. On May 28, 2009, INAO gave its final approval for the elevation of Bugey and Roussette du Bugey to Appellation d'origine contrôlée status.A high proportion of...	Bugey Bugey wine Bugey wine is produced in the Bugey region in the Ain département of France, under the two VDQS designations Bugey and Roussette du Bugey. On May 28, 2009, INAO gave its final approval for the elevation of Bugey and Roussette du Bugey to Appellation d'origine contrôlée status.A high proportion of...	VDQS in 1958, AOC in 2009
Cabardès or Côtes du Cabardès et de l'Orbiel	Languedoc Languedoc wine Languedoc - Roussillon wine, including the vin de pays labeled Vin de Pays d'Oc, is produced in southern France. While "Languedoc" can refer to a specific historic region of France and Northern Catalonia, usage since the 20th century has primarily referred to the northern part of the...	AOC in 1999 under the sole name Cabardès
Cheverny Cheverny Cheverny is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher département in central France.It lies in the Loire Valley, about southeast of Blois.The commune is the site of the Château de Cheverny....	Loire	VDQS in 1973, AOC in 1993
Costières du Gard	Languedoc Languedoc wine Languedoc - Roussillon wine, including the vin de pays labeled Vin de Pays d'Oc, is produced in southern France. While "Languedoc" can refer to a specific historic region of France and Northern Catalonia, usage since the 20th century has primarily referred to the northern part of the...	AOC in 1986, renamed to Costières de Nîmes in 1989, and in 2004 reassigned to the Rhône region
Coteaux d'Ajaccio	Corsica Corsica wine Corsica wine is wine made on the Mediterranean island of Corsica. Located 90km west of Italy, 170km southeast of France and 11km north of the island of Sardinia, the island is a territorial collectivity of France, but many of the region's winemaking traditions and its grape varieties are Italian in...	VDQS in 1971, AOC in 1976 as part of Corse or Vin du Corse, separate AOC in 1984
Coteaux du Giennois	Loire	VDQS 1954, AOC in 1998
Coteaux du Lyonnais Coteaux du Lyonnais Coteaux du Lyonnais is an Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée for wine in central-southeastern France. This wine-growing area is located on the slopes of the Monts du Lyonnais, a mountain range to the west of Lyon and in the eastern part of Massif Central.- Appellation :AOC status was granted on May...	Lyonnais Lyonnais The Lyonnais is a historical province of France which owes its name to the city of Lyon.The geographical area known as the Lyonnais became part of the Kingdom of Burgundy after the division of the Carolingian Empire...	VDQS in 1952 (could also be called Vins du Lyonnais), AOC in 1984
Coteaux du Vendômois	Loire	VDQS in 1968, AOC in 2001
Côtes de Buzet	South West France South West France (wine region) South West France or in French Sud-Ouest, is a wine region in France covering several wine-producing areas situated respectively inland from, and south of, the wine region of Bordeaux...	VDQS in 1953, AOC in 1973, renamed to Buzet Buzet AOC Buzet is an Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée for wine in South West France, in the department of Lot-et-Garonne.-History:Originally known as Côtes de Buzet, it was a Vin Délimité de Qualité Supérieure from 1953, and was promoted to AOC status in 1973...  in 1986
Côtes du Forez	Burgundy Burgundy wine Burgundy wine is wine made in the Burgundy region in eastern France, in the valleys and slopes west of the Saône River, a tributary of the Rhône. The most famous wines produced here - those commonly referred to as "Burgundies" - are red wines made from Pinot Noir grapes or white wines made from...	AOC in 2000
Côtes du Marmandais Côtes du Marmandais Côtes du Marmandais is an Appellation d'origine contrôlée for wine located in South West France around the commune of Marmande. With its location just southeast of the Entre-Deux-Mers along the banks of the Garonne river, it is a satellite of Bordeaux, but just outside the borders of that region...	South West France South West France (wine region) South West France or in French Sud-Ouest, is a wine region in France covering several wine-producing areas situated respectively inland from, and south of, the wine region of Bordeaux...	VDQS in 1975, AOC in 1990
Côtes de la Malepère	Languedoc Languedoc wine Languedoc - Roussillon wine, including the vin de pays labeled Vin de Pays d'Oc, is produced in southern France. While "Languedoc" can refer to a specific historic region of France and Northern Catalonia, usage since the 20th century has primarily referred to the northern part of the...	VDQS in 1983, AOC in 2007
Côtes de Toul Côtes de Toul Côtes de Toul is an Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée for French wine produced in the département of Meurthe-et-Moselle in the Lorraine région. The Côtes de Toul vineyards cover in an area close to Toul, to the west of the city of Nancy...	Lorraine Lorraine (région) Lorraine is one of the 27 régions of France. The administrative region has two cities of equal importance, Metz and Nancy. Metz is considered to be the official capital since that is where the regional parliament is situated...	AOC in 1998
Côtes du Vivarais	Rhône	VDQS in 1962, AOC in 1999
Orléans	Loire	Renamed from Vins de l'Orléanais to Orléans in 2002, AOC in 2006
Orléans-Cléry	Loire	Created in 2002, AOC in 2006
Patrimonio Patrimonio Patrimonio is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica.-Geography:Located 12 km from Bastia and 4 km from the micro-region of Saint-Florent, this wine-growing commune is the gateway to the Cap Corse .-History:The village of Patrimonio is well known for...	Corsica Corsica wine Corsica wine is wine made on the Mediterranean island of Corsica. Located 90km west of Italy, 170km southeast of France and 11km north of the island of Sardinia, the island is a territorial collectivity of France, but many of the region's winemaking traditions and its grape varieties are Italian in...	VDQS in 1968, AOC in 1976 as part of Corse or Vin du Corse, separate AOC in 1984
Roussette du Bugey	Bugey Bugey wine Bugey wine is produced in the Bugey region in the Ain département of France, under the two VDQS designations Bugey and Roussette du Bugey. On May 28, 2009, INAO gave its final approval for the elevation of Bugey and Roussette du Bugey to Appellation d'origine contrôlée status.A high proportion of...	VDQS in 1958, AOC in 2009
Saint-Pourçain	Loire Loire Valley (wine) The Loire Valley wine region includes the French wine regions situated along the Loire River from the Muscadet region near the city of Nantes on the Atlantic coast to the region of Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé just southeast of the city of Orléans in north central France. In between are the regions of...	VDQS in 1951 under the name Vins de Saint-Pourçain sur Sioule, renamed to Saint-Pourçain in 1982, AOC in 2009
Sartène Sartène Sartène , is a commune in the Corse-du-Sud department of France on the island of Corsica.Its history dates back to medieval times and granite buildings from the early 16th century still line some of the streets. One of the main incidents in the town's history was an attack by pirates from Algiers...	Corsica Corsica wine Corsica wine is wine made on the Mediterranean island of Corsica. Located 90km west of Italy, 170km southeast of France and 11km north of the island of Sardinia, the island is a territorial collectivity of France, but many of the region's winemaking traditions and its grape varieties are Italian in...	VDQS in 1968, could also be called Vin du Sartenais, AOC in 1976 as part of Corse or Vin du Corse
Sauvignon de Saint-Bris	Burgundy Burgundy wine Burgundy wine is wine made in the Burgundy region in eastern France, in the valleys and slopes west of the Saône River, a tributary of the Rhône. The most famous wines produced here - those commonly referred to as "Burgundies" - are red wines made from Pinot Noir grapes or white wines made from...	AOC in 2003 under the name Saint-Bris Saint-Bris AOC Saint-Bris is an Appellation d'origine contrôlée for white wine in the Burgundy wine region of France. This AOC is located around the village Saint-Bris-le-Vineux in the Yonne department, a few kilometers southwest of the Chablis AOC area, and southeast of the city of Auxerre, which places it...
Valençay Valençay AOC Valençay is an Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée for wine in the Loire Valley wine region in France, located in the Touraine subregion. The vineyards of Valençay, a town known for its cheeses, have held AOC status since November 2003. It previously had VDQS status since 1970. They lie on sloping...	Loire	VDQS in 1970, AOC in 2004
Vin de Marcillac	South West France South West France (wine region) South West France or in French Sud-Ouest, is a wine region in France covering several wine-producing areas situated respectively inland from, and south of, the wine region of Bordeaux...	VDQS in 1965, AOC in 1990 under the name Marcillac Marcillac AOC Marcillac is an Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée for wine in South West France and is located 20 km to the north-west of Rodez in the Aveyron department...

See also

• French wine
  French wine
  French wine is produced in several regions throughout France, in quantities between 50 and 60 million hectolitres per year, or 7–8 billion bottles. France has the world's second-largest total vineyard area, behind Spain, and is in the position of being the world's largest wine producer...
  
  
• Vin Délimité de Qualité Supérieure
• List of Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée wines