A Closer Look at the I.G.P. Côtes de Thongue
Having previously covered the basics of the larger Languedoc and Roussillon areas, which make up the combined Languedoc-Roussillon administrative district, I'll start focusing in on Indication Géographique Protégée (I.G.P.s) and Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (A.O.C.s) in the area to provide more detail on the diversity and beauty of the region. Here, let's take a closer look at the I.G.P. Côtes de Thongue. The Côtes de Thongue is situated in the Languedoc, with vineyards spreading across the southern slopes of the Montagne Noire on a hilly landscape. The Montagne Noire lies at the southwestern end of the Massif Central, and its highest point reaches just over 1,200 meters above sea level atop the Pic de Nore. The I.G.P is made up of twenty-three villages located a the triangle between Faugères, Pézenas and Béziers, occupying the Thongue river basin in the Hérault department, where the prefecture is the city of Montpellier. The I.G.P. was created on August 1, 2009 after b...