page_title: Banyuls AOC
section_title: Winemaking
hierarchical_section_title: Banyuls AOC / Winemaking
caption_attribution_description: French forties wine from the Roussillon region made primarily from Grenache
context_page_description: Banyuls is a French appellation d'origine contrôlée for a fortified apéritif or dessert wine made from old vines cultivated in terraces on the slopes of the Catalan Pyrenees in the Roussillon county of France, bordering, to the south, the Empordà wine region in Catalonia in Spain.
  The AOC production area is limited to four communes of the Côte Vermeille: Banyuls, Cerbère, Collioure and Port-Vendres. The boundaries of the AOC are identical with the Collioure AOC.
  Banyuls Grand Cru is an AOC for superior wines that would otherwise be classified as simply Banyuls. They must be matured for 30 months. The grapes permitted are the same.
context_section_description: The production process, known in France as mutage, is similar to that used to make Port. Alcohol is added to the must to halt fermentation while sugar levels are still high, preserving the natural sweetness of the grape. The wines are then matured in oak barrels, or outside in glass bottles exposed to the sun, allowing the wine to maderise. The maturation period is a minimum of ten months for Banyuls AOC. The resulting wine bears a similarity to port but tends to be lower in alcohol (≈16% vs. ≈20%).
caption: A Banyuls.
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