Sangiovese to be planted in Languedoc

Author: Per Karlsson
May 16, 2011

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Author: Per Karlsson
May 16, 2011

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Article filed in: News » Sangiovese to be planted in Languedoc

One of the effects of the wine sector reform that has recently been done in France is that it will become somewhat easier to plant unusual or untraditional grape varieties. According to Vitisphere.com 40 hectares in Languedoc will be planted with sangiovese. The Italian vine nursery Vivai Cooperativi Rauscedo (VCR) has sold some 150,000 vines to a buyer in the Languedoc (whose name is not disclosed). The motivation is that sangiovese has a better resistance to dry climate and a higher production, according to the sources. Read more Vitisphere.com

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Per Karlsson

Swedish. Per is co-founder together with his wife Britt of BKWine. Rumour has it that his interest in wine started already when he was 11. Just like Britt he visits some 200 wineries each year on wine tours and for journalistic research. He writes about wine primarily online on BKWine Magazine and in the BKWine Brief. Per is also a professional photographer, specialising in wine and travel photography. See BKWine Photography for more on this. Since a few years back he has also branched out into video production on the same subject. He has contributed all images, and some text, to BKWine’s wine books.

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Per Karlsson

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Francis says:

2011-12-27 at 16:32

Great idea. We have seen Super Toscans with Cabernet and Merlot. Let’s hope some “Super Languedocs” with Sangiovese will show up.

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Francis says:

2011-12-27 at 16:34

Great news. We have seen Super Toscans with cabernet and merlot. Let us hope we will see “Super Languedocs” with sangiovese.

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