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- claesg1 - 09-07-2000 I recently bought a relativelly "cheap" Chateauneuf-du-Pape (in Belgium, food-chain ALDI). A friend of me say's it can't be a "real" AOC Chateauneuf-du-Pape (because of it's label; the botle IS engraved though). The label reads: Cuvée Ravinet 1994 Chateauneuf-du-Pape Appelation Chateauneuf-du-Pape-Controlée 14% Mis en bouteille pour Felix Ravinet par REC à 84150 FRANCE Produit de France (in very small print on the side: IMPS71680 VS 073) Can anyone comment on this ? Do "false" french AOC wines exist ? Are there any rules for "private labels" and AOC regulations ? Is there a list of "true" "producents" and "recoltants" Geert Claes - mrdutton - 09-07-2000 Geert Claes welcome to the wine board. If Saint Peter's keys are crossed beneath the papal tiara, then the wine is from a Chateauneuf-du-Pape grower. If Saint Peter's keys are crossed above the papal tiara then the wine is from a merchant. It seems to me, from the label information you provided, that the wine in your bottle is from a merchant or a negociant; however, I could not find any information on Felix Ravinet to confirm his status as a grower or as a merchant. |