PROVENCE WINES - OUR SELECTION

The House of Breban offers a varying range of quality wines: AOP (AOC) Côtes de Provence, AOP (AOC) Coteaux Varois en Provence, AOP (AOC) Coteaux d'Aix en Provence, AOP (AOC) Bandol wines (appellation of origin), wines IGP (protected geographical indication), and sparkling wines.

Appellations and denominations such as AOP (AOC) and IGP are official labels certifying the originality of products and safeguarding their respective identities.

Our Wines of AOP Cotes de Provence

ROSE WINE   MIMI EN PROVENCE

ROSE WINE   CHÂTEAU CASTEL DES MAURES

ROSE WINE   DOMAINE DE PARIS

ROSE WINE   DOMAINE LES GRES

ROSE WINE   DOMAINE DE PONTFRACT

ROSE WINE   L’OPALE DE LA PRESQU’ILE

ROSE WINE   CHÂTEAU PEYROL

ROSE WINE   DOMAINE LA BEYSSANNETTE

ROSE WINE   DOMAINE DE DEFEND NEUF

AOP Coteaux Varois en Provence

ROSE WINE   DOMAINE LA COLOMBE

ROSE WINE   MIMI EN PROVENCE

ROSE WINE   DOMAINE D'ESTIENNE

ROSE WINE   DOMAINE LA MARTELLE

ROSE WINE   DOMAINE DES MONTICOLES BIO

AOP Coteaux d'Aix-en Provence wines

ROSE WINE   CHAPELLE ST VICTOR

ROSE WINE   DOMAINE VALFONT

ROSE WINE   DOMAINE SAINT ESTEVE BIO

ROSE WINE   VILLA AIX

IGP quality Country wines

ROSE WINE   LES HAUTS PLATEAUX

ROSE WINE   DOMAINE DE PONTFRACT

ROSE WINE   MINIMI

Corsica wines

ROSE WINE   AOP CASA ROSSA

ROSE WINE   IGP CASA ROSSA

ROSE WINE   AOP DOMAINE FAZI

ROSE WINE   IGP DOMAINE FAZI

ROSE WINE   IGP ALZITELLA

Rosé Wines, White and Red Wines classified as AOP (protected appellation of origin) and IGP (protected geographical indication) are produced in accordance with clearly specified standards and must correspond to the criteria defined for each product. AOP is a European quality standard that certifies the authenticity of a given wine, its geographic origin, or the nature of the unique agricultural expertise involved with its production. IGP is a European quality standard, created in 1992 to distinguish authentic agricultural products and products related to the particular geographical area in which they were cultivated.

AOP and IGP are designations applied to products in Europe. The criteria for obtaining AOP certification are more stringent in comparison to the IGP designation, which explains the superior grade of AOP wines in terms of quality relative to those bearing the IGP label. AOP and IGP are official designation of origin and quality promulgated in accordance with European standards, and their governing criteria are determined by the European Union Commission. In France the AOP and IGP are controlled by the INAO (National Institute of Appellations of Origin).

AOP, "Appellation of origin", is an official certification of quality. It identifies a product, guarantee quality and characteristics of growing soil, know-how of the grower or vintner, and conditions of production. INAO specify the criterias of each AOP and formalize the process by prescription (ordinance) of production. According to AOP, a wine is defined as a beverage obtained exclusively by fermentation of grape, and must be without additional ingredients or additives. Under the terms of currently prevailing production rules, “Appellation of Origin” is defined as a production area, with a specific yield limitation, grape varietals and percentage of each grape variety in the blend, minimum alcohol in the finished product, harvest modality, winemaking and aging conditions. All wines claiming the AOP are subject to analysis and taste. They are to be officially approved by the INAO.

Designation IGP is applied to quality "Country Wine". The designation IGP is not to be confused with an appellation, as criterias of control and certification are different from AOP. Yield, minimum alcohol content, lower volatile acidity, and sulphur dioxide content must correspond to the particular criteria of this designation. “Country wines IGP” are subject to verification of their organoleptic qualities by a special tasting commission. Commencing in 2009,  all “country wines” recognized on European level receive the IGP designation.