Moulin-à-Vent AOC

Moulin-à-Vent is a French red wine of controlled designation of origin produced on the border between the Rhône and Saône-et-Loire departments.

The eponymous windmill

The appellation covers part of the towns of Chénas and Romanèche-Thorins, in the Beaujolais vineyards. It is one of the 10 crus, which are from north to south: le saint-amour, le juliénas, le chénas, le moulin-à-vent, le fleurie, le chiroubles, le morgon, le régnié, le brouilly and le côte-de-brouilly.

This wine was sold before 1936 under the name of “Romanèche-Thorins” which was once considered a Beaujolais cru.[1] The name is changed to "windmill"[2] when it is recognized by the National Institute of Origin and Quality (INAO) as a controlled designation of origin (AOC) by the decree of September 11, 1936.[3]

References
  1. Hubert Duyker, Grands vins de Bourgogne, « Moulin-à-Vent », p. 172.
  2. Olivier Orban et Jean-Pierre de Monza, L'atlas des vins de France, p. 143.
  3. "Décret du 11 septembre 1936 portant détermination de l'aire de production des vins d'appellation "moulin à vent"". www.legifrance.gouv.fr., publié au JORF du 4 octobre 1936, page 10517.


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