Gers, a wine-producing tradition
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Vineyards in Gers, such a long story…
Wine-growing takes up about 20 000 hectares of land in Gers.
It concentrates in the North West area of the department: cantons of
Nogaro, Cazaubon, Eauze, Montréal, Condom, Valence-sur-Baïse
and in the cantons of Riscle, Plaisance, Aignan, Vic-Fezensac, Fleurance
and Lectoure.
Wine production is as follows:
Vineyard share in the A.W.S.
données
PAC 93 - DDAF
LThe famous Armagnac spirit is also a part of the Gers wine-growing industry
as, with a 15 000 hectolitre yearly
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production and a sale of 10 million bottles per year, Armagnac generates
a 500 million franc turnover.
50% of the Armagnac production is exported to 132 countries.
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