Méditerranée -- From the Coast and Beyond

A new-ish IGP for the South of France and Corsica.

One of the most monumental transformations in recent French wine history is the creation of the Méditerranée IGP, a vast geographical area that encompasses 10 departments in Provence, the Rhone Valley and the island of Corsica. IGP stands for Indication Géographique Protégée, a designation that has replaced the old Vin de Pays classification since 2009. “Vin de Pays” is easier to write and pronounce than “Indication Géographique Protégée,” but the French — or those obtuse bureaucrats in Brussels that oversee the EU — apparently like to complicate matters.