What does AOC mean in wine brands? This was a topic that I accidentally brought up when I was discussing wine trademarks with a friend last time. There may be friends who don’t know very well what the AOC in this wine represents? AOC is a level of French wine and the highest level of French wine. Also below: VDQS, VDP, VDT. What AOC represents: AOC is: legal production area wine Appellationd? Origin Controllee abbreviation is AOC, legal production area, usually the place name is added to these two words APPELLATION CONTROLEE, that is, the name of the place of origin. In addition to the demarcation of land boundaries, AOC also imposes strict control requirements on the grape varieties planted, planting density, yield, alcohol content of wine produced, and wine-making methods. For example: APPELLATIONBORDEAUXCONTROLLE means AOC wine from Bordeaux. If the wine you buy is AOC, please look carefully and d'Origine will be replaced by the place of origin of the wine. French law divides French wine into four levels: 1. AOC (Authorized Production Area) 2. VDQS (Quality Regional Wine) 3. VDT (Regional Table Wine) 4. VDP (Everyday Table Wine) Among them, legal production area wines account for all Of the 35% produced, fine regional table wines account for 2%, regional table wines account for 15%, and everyday table wines account for 38%. AOC is also divided into: large production area level; secondary production area level; village level; famous village level. Brand