Floc de Gascogne
This is a sweet french wine. According to its website Floc de Gascogne is prepared according to an ancient peasant tradition, and is the result of a Gascon recipe dating back to the sixteenth century, passed down by the ancestors of today's wine growers through the centuries.
In 1954, Henri Lamor, a wine grower from Cravencères in the Gers (32) named his aperitif Floc de Gascogne which means ''bouquet of flowers'' in Occitan (old French). At that time it was still a drink which was only served in the family circles of wine growers and its sale was prohibited.
The Floc de Gascogne Producers Union was officially created in 1976.From then on Floc de Gascogne became a trademark and could be sold.
It was in 1990 that Floc de Gascogne got the INAO's approval to become an ''Appellation d'Origine Controlée'' (AOC) and that the interprofessionnal committee was founded.
The barrier of 1 million bottles sold was reached in 1996 and new markets opened up in Northern Europe, mainly in Belgium.
In 1954, Henri Lamor, a wine grower from Cravencères in the Gers (32) named his aperitif Floc de Gascogne which means ''bouquet of flowers'' in Occitan (old French). At that time it was still a drink which was only served in the family circles of wine growers and its sale was prohibited.
The Floc de Gascogne Producers Union was officially created in 1976.From then on Floc de Gascogne became a trademark and could be sold.
It was in 1990 that Floc de Gascogne got the INAO's approval to become an ''Appellation d'Origine Controlée'' (AOC) and that the interprofessionnal committee was founded.
The barrier of 1 million bottles sold was reached in 1996 and new markets opened up in Northern Europe, mainly in Belgium.
In my opinion it looks like an alcoholic drink with artificial flavours. Muscat de Rivesaltes is much better as aperitive.
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