Languedoc and Roussillon deconstructed

Diversity, value and innovation: the three-note theme tune so familiar to anyone promoting wines from Languedoc and Roussillon. And these three virtues it offers by the tank load, saturated with sunlight. With over 220,000 ha (543,630 acres) of vineyard covering every conceivable type of terrain from schist to clay, sandstone to limestone, high rocky mountains to flat alluvial plains, cool-climate vineyards where snow falls in winter to sun-baked heat, diversity of grape varieties and wine styles is an understatement. In a region that produces more wine than Australia, Chile or South Africa (IGP Pays d'Oc alone annually produces more wine...