Zoning Communal de l’Aire d’Appellation Controlled “AOC Saint-Pourçain” in the department of Allier

The production of wines is strictly regulated and controlled by the INAO (National Institute of Origin Appellations). Those rules provide for the issue of a label by the wine trade union concerned. The wines of Appellation d’Origine must comply with production conditions laid down by decree: defined production area, encepagement, minimum alcoholic strength, maximum yield, cultivation techniques, analytical standards and organoleptic control The area of designation of origin “AOC” of Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule concerns 19 municipalities and 650 ha. This layer does not contain the parcel delimitation of the areas eligible for the designation, but only the municipalities concerned by the designation as defined in Ministerial Decree No 2011-1072 of 7 September 2011.