The Aquitaine region is located in the southwest of France along the Atlantic Ocean and bordering Spain. It covers an area of 41,000 sq Km and has an approx population of 3,227,400. Bordeaux is the capital of Aquitaine.

Aquitane is composed of five departments: Dordogne, Gironde, Landes, Lot-et-Garonne, and Pyrenees-Atlantiques.


Wine Growing Regions

The Aquitaine region has 70 AOC regions, 55 of these are located in the department of Gironde.



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