Saint-Émilion (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿emiljɔ̃]; Occitan: Sant-Emilion AOC) is an appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) for red wine in the Bordeaux wine region of France, where it is situated in the Libourne subregion on the right bank of the Dordogne. As a cultural landscape demonstrating a long, living history of wine-making (dating from Roman times), Saint-Émilion was registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999.
Saint-Émilion (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿emiljɔ̃]; Occitan: Sant-Emilion AOC) is an appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) for red wine in the Bordeaux wine region of France, where it is situated in the Libourne subregion on the right bank of the Dordogne. As a cultural landscape demonstrating a long, living history of wine-making (dating from Roman times), Saint-Émilion was registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999.
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