Gaillac AOC

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Gaillac AOC is an Appellation d'Origine Contr l e (AOC) in South West France in the d partement of Tarn, just north of Toulouse. The region makes claims to be the earliest viticultural centres of ancient Gaul, though possibly after those of Languedoc around Narbonne, with wine production established in early 1st century. Roman merchants transported wine to...
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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Gaillac AOC is an Appellation d'Origine Contr l e (AOC) in South West France in the d partement of Tarn, just north of Toulouse. The region makes claims to be the earliest viticultural centres of ancient Gaul, though possibly after those of Languedoc around Narbonne, with wine production established in early 1st century. Roman merchants transported wine to Bordeaux and Northern Europe down the Tarn River, and vineyards soon followed in the valley. Archaeologists have found Roman pottery in Montans. The town of Gaillac grew up around a Benedictine monastery in the Middle Ages. As elsewhere, vineyards flourished in the care of the monks, who needed wine for religious purposes. In time the Counts of Toulouse gave Gaillac the right to put a rooster on the barrel in recognition of their wine.