Wine region
Gard
Gard is a wine region in France, home to 9 wineries, producing red, rose, white wines.
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Gard's 9 wineries produce predominantly red wine; wines carry IGP designation.
About the Gard region
- Location
- Gard (French pronunciation: [ɡaʁ]) is a department in Southern France, located in the region of Occitanie.
- Climate
- The region has also been subject to some of the highest recorded temperatures in France's history as climate change alters summer heat.
- Soils
- The Gard IGP spans contrasting wine-growing settings: Cévennes foothills, a broad limestone-garrigue zone and low plains extending to the Camargue; vineyards were also re-established in floodable areas and on coastal sands.
Region facts sourced from Ministère de l’Agriculture et de l’Alimentation, cahier des charges de l’IGP Gard; retrieved 14 July 2026. (French government administrative publication), Wikipedia contributors, "Gard", Wikipedia, revision 1351571706, retrieved 2026-07-11. (Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International).
Wine profile
Gard is predominantly a red-wine region (about 60% of its wines).
35 distinct Gard wines tracked, spanning the colours and styles below.
- Red21 · 60%
- White9 · 26%
- Rose5 · 14%
Types: Still.
Representative Gard wines
Selected from stable product-to-region relationships for diversity — not a claim that these are the region's best wines.
- Roc d'Anglade — Reserva Especial N�1
- Roc d'Anglade — Anglada Blanc
- Domaine des Celestes — Sirius B
- Mas des Bressades — Les Vignes de mon Pere
- Taillevent (Roc d'Anglade) — Rouge
- Roc d'Anglade — Reserva Especial N�10
- Scamandre — Come Autrefois Mourvedre
- Roc d'Anglade — Reserva Especial N�7
Quality designations
Wines here carry IGP status — a controlled quality designation.
- IGPEU Protected Geographical Indication (Indication Géographique Protégée) — a regional wine label, broader than AOP.
France wine designations
- AOC
- AOC is the French national controlled-origin recognition for a product whose production stages are carried out using recognised know-how within the same geographical area, giving the product its characteristics.
- AOP
- An AOP identifies a product whose production stages take place using recognised know-how within the same geographical area, which gives the product its characteristics.
- IGP
- An IGP identifies a product whose quality, reputation or other characteristics are linked to its geographical origin.
- PDO
- PDO is the European Union protected designation of origin category.
- VdF
- Vin de France is the French country-of-origin wording used for wine in the category without a protected geographical indication.
Classifications
- 2eme Cru Classe
- Within the 1855 Sauternes and Barsac classification, 2ème Cru Classé is the third of three sweet-white-wine levels.
- 3eme Cru Classe
- Within the 1855 Bordeaux red-wine classification, 3ème Cru Classé denotes the third of five ranked levels.
- 4eme Cru Classe
- Within the 1855 Bordeaux red-wine classification, 4ème Cru Classé denotes the fourth of five ranked levels.
- 5eme Cru Classe
- Within the 1855 Bordeaux red-wine classification, 5ème Cru Classé denotes the fifth of five ranked levels.
- Cru Classe
- In the Graves classification, Cru Classé denotes an estate authorised to use the title Grand Cru Classé de Graves; all current classified estates are in Pessac-Léognan.
- Grand Cru
- In Burgundy, Grand Cru is an AOC category applied to 33 appellations identified by individual Climat names.
- Grand Cru Classe
- In the current Saint-Émilion classification, Grand Cru Classé is a classified-estate level for red wines of Saint-Émilion; the 2022 edition lists 71 estates at this level.
- Premier Cru
- In Burgundy, Premier Cru identifies precisely defined individual plots, known as Climats, within certain Village appellations.
- Premier Cru Classe
- Within the 1855 Sauternes and Barsac classification, Premier Cru Classé is the middle of three sweet-white-wine levels.
- Premier Cru Superieur
- Within the 1855 Sauternes and Barsac classification, Premier Cru Supérieur is the highest of three sweet-white-wine levels.
- Premier Grand Cru Classe A
- In the current Saint-Émilion classification, Premier Grand Cru Classé A is the distinguished A level within the Premier Grand Cru Classé category; the 2022 edition lists two estates.
Understanding the wine data
- Designation
- The protected-origin or administrative category associated with the wine, interpreted using country-aware rules. The same abbreviation can mean different things in different countries, so we only show the meaning approved for that country.
- Classification
- An additional quality, hierarchy, vineyard, site, ageing or producer classification where supplied. Its meaning varies by country — it is not a universal quality score.
How this ranking is built
Producers are included when WhatDrink has a canonical producer-to-region relationship supported by the catalogue data. Display order may use represented wine count and relationship confidence to provide useful coverage; it is not a ranking of winery quality, prestige, production volume or critical acclaim.
Representative wines are selected from products with a stable relationship to this region, with preference for clear producer identity and a useful spread of producers, wine styles and designations. Inclusion is not an editorial score and does not mean these are the region’s best wines.
How to choose a good Gard wine
Look for the IGP designation — it signals a controlled-origin Gard wine.
FAQs
- Where is Gard?
- Gard ( French pronunciation: [ɡaʁ] ) is a department in Southern France , located in the region of Occitanie .
- What do the designation terms on Gard wines mean?
- IGP: An IGP identifies a product whose quality, reputation or other characteristics are linked to its geographical origin. These terms describe geographical or regulatory categories; they do not by themselves guarantee that one producer or bottle is better than another.
- How are wineries and producers selected for Gard?
- Producers are included when WhatDrink has a canonical producer-to-region relationship supported by the catalogue data. Display order may use represented wine count and relationship confidence to provide useful coverage; it is not a ranking of winery quality, prestige, production volume or critical acclaim.
- How are representative Gard wines selected?
- Representative wines are selected from products with a stable relationship to this region, with preference for clear producer identity and a useful spread of producers, wine styles and designations. Inclusion is not an editorial score and does not mean these are the region’s best wines.
- How much wine data does WhatDrink have for Gard?
- The current regional catalogue contains 35 linked wines from 9 linked producers. Counts describe WhatDrink catalogue coverage and may change as source data is refreshed.
Regional data is aggregated from wine directory and product-catalogue sources; grape and style associations reflect characteristic varieties and may vary by producer and vintage.