The curious
The vineyard in 10 figures
côtes de Gascogne
territory
a
production zone
located over
3
located over
departments of France
Gers (90% of the production),
Landes and Lot-et-Garonne
Gers (90% of the production),
Landes and Lot-et-Garonne
=
a vineyard
area of
12000
area of
12000
hectares
1000
producersof witch :
200
independent
winemakers
+
winemakers
800
cooperative
members
members
to the 6 cooperatives or suppliers to a dozen traders-winemakers
2
nd
in the national rank
in the national rank
of pgi wines
in production volume
production of
côtes de Gascogne
750 000
hectolitres approved
each year
each year
=
100
Million
bottles
bottles
sold per year
an unusual
production
with
85%
of white wine produced 75%
dry white
wine
wine
10%
sweet wine
wine
wine
8%
rosé
wine
wine
7%
red
wine
wine
sales of
côtes de Gascogne
60%
of the production is
making it one of the most exported french white wines worldwide
exported
in more than
100
countries
making it one of the most exported french white wines worldwide
40%
of the production is sold in france
First distribution channel,
half
traditional network
(wine merchants, cafés, hotels and restaurants)=
half
of the sales in france
or about
20
Millions
bottles
bottles
against 2 times less in supermarkets