AOC, the highest grade of French wine, means "naming of origin control" in French. Grape varieties, planting quantity, brewing technology and alcohol content in the producing area must be certified by experts.
Only grapes grown in the country of origin can be used for brewing, and grape juice from other places is not allowed for blending. AOC production accounts for about 35% of total French wine production. The label of the bottle is labeled as title+name of origin+controlled person.
2. Excellent local table wine
VDQS, referred to as VDQS for short, is a necessary checkpoint for the transition from table wine to AOC level in ordinary areas. If the wine quality performs well during VDQS, it will be upgraded to AOC. The output only accounts for 2% of the total French wine production. The bottle is marked with name+name of origin+high quality and good price.
3. Local table wine
The best wine in VIN DE PAYS' daily table wine is upgraded to regional table wine. The label of regional table wine can indicate the place of origin. It can be blended with the grape juice of the marked producing area, but it is limited to the grapes of this producing area. The output accounts for about 15% of the total French wine production. The bottle is marked with the name of Vin de Pays+ producing area, and table wine in most parts of France is produced in the south bank of the Mediterranean Sea.
4. Daily table wine
Wine is the lowest grade wine for daily drinking. It can be blended with grape juice from different regions. If grape juice is limited to various producing areas in France, it can be called French daily table wine. Grape juice from countries outside Europe is not allowed, and the output accounts for about 38% of the total French wine production.
On June 6, 2009, the French Parliament decided that with the reform of OCM and the creation of a new category, Vin de France, which does not indicate the variety and year of grapes, L'ANIVIT (French national table wine and local table wine industry association) was renamed L'ANIVIN DEFRANCE (French national table wine industry association) and Vin De Table. The French table wine VDT was renamed VDF(Vin de France).