Originally, Vin de Pays designation was commonly viewed as inferior to an AOC Appellation, often being ascribed to thin and simple wines.
Domaine de Pouy 2004 Vin de Pays des Cõtes de Gascogne ($11.00)
This is a clear, straw-color wine with fresh citrus aromas of lemon, lime and a touch of grapefruit.
Vin de Pays
French term essentially meaning 'country wines'. This category lies below Appellation d'Origine Contrõlée and the rapidly disappearing Vin Délimité de Qualité Supérieure, but is distinctly superior to the lowly Vin de Table.
Vin de Pays (France)
Essentially 'country wines', there are many very good wines to be found in this category.
Vin de pays: An official category of French wines above the level of vin de table (but lower than AOC), comprising about one quarter of the wine produced in France.
Vin de Pays (van duh peh-yee')
The third category of French wines after AOC and VDQS. This category was created in 1973, almost 50 years after the others. It includes the simple wines found throughout the country.
Vin de pays: A French term that simply means wine of the region or country. A category of ordinary table wines meant for quick drinking.
VIN DE PAYS
A French term meaning wine of the country or region that is generally used for categorization.
VIN DOUX NATUREL
Sweet French wine that has been fortified by the addition of brandy.
Vin de Pays
Suggested translation: "country wine"
These wines contain a 100% of a single grape-variety, approved of by a "Conseil Interprofessionnel" (joint committee of professionals) grown in a strictly limited zone.
Vin de Pays. Wine of the country. An everyday table wine.
Vintage. The year in which a wine's grapes were harvested; sometimes referring to the grape harvest itself.
Viticulture. The activity of growing grapes.
Vin de Pays:French quality classification meaning "country wine"; it is one level above vin de table.
A category of wines created in Italy by Wine Law 164 in 1992 to approximate the French Vin de Pays and German Landwein. imbottigliato all'origineAn Italian term found on wine labels meaning the wine was bottled at the estate.
"Vin de pays". Local wine; wine pertaining to the group of the wines of table, but which one can mention on the label the geographical area of origin.
V.D.Q.S.
Vin de Pays - This is the next level up in the system. A vin de pays specifies a specific region of France but does not fall under the more stringent standards of an AOC. Essentially, a vin de pays could contain grapes from across a region.
The wine region of Languedoc-Roussillon is recognized by the French system as AOC (Appellation d'Origine Contrõlée, Appellation of Controlled Origin), however most of the wine produced in this region belongs to the Vin de Pays category, ...
The grape is most widely found in south France, particularly in the Languedoc regions of Aude, Gard and Hérault where it is often made as Vin ordinaire and in some Vin de pays wines.
Shiraz (if you are drinking an Australian wine) and Syrah (if you are drinking a wine from France or California) covers the entire spectrum of red wine's glory: from the simple, yet rich and fruity Vin de Pays of France Languedoc region, ...
France has an appellation system based on the concept of terroir, with classifications which range from Vin de Table ("table wine") at the bottom, through Vin de Pays and Vin Délimité de Qualité Supérieure (VDQS) up to Appellation d'Origine Contrõlée ...
For some ACs, a tasting panel must approve wines before they are sold. The system provides a guarantee of authenticity for the consumer while protecting the producer from competition. See also 'Vin de Pays', 'VDQS', 'Vin de table'.
Vin de pays (french) : country wine of a level higher than table wine.
Vin de table (French) : Table wine. Law quality wine.
Vin doux naturel (french) A fortified sweet wine.
 See also: Wine, Region, Grape, Vin, Quality
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