Wine regions in Charente 1 growing regions
Description to Charente
A département in central-western France, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, with Angoulême as its capital, named after the River Charente. Together with the neighbouring département of Charente-Maritime to the west, it forms the core of the Cognac AOC area for the brandy of the same name, as well as the Pineau des Charentes AOC area for the fortified wine of the same name. Furthermore, the département is part of the Charentais IGP area and the regional Atlantique IGP area. In terms of viticulture, it borders the Dordogne département to the south and thus the Bergerac AOC area; the Bordeaux region begins further to the south-west in the Gironde département.
