Wines from Languedoc-Roussillon. The two vineyards are one of the oldest wine areas, together with Provence. The wines of Languedoc-Roussillon, long regarded as lower quality wines, known since the arrival of varietal wines (mostly marketed under the name Vin de Pays d'Oc) in 1980, a renewal of its popularity among consumers. Modern research has shown that virtually finished the oldest sparkling wine in the world is the Blanquette de Limoux, older even than Champagne. The diversity of this region, large homeland that houses about 40% of French vineyards, comes from both soils and climates as designations (34 in total) and strains. Thanks to the initiative of young winemakers, the wines gained greatly in quality, to offer more elegance and finesse. Languedoc wines are red or pink and come from grapes like Carignan noir, Cinsault, Mourvèdre, Cournoise (or Aubun), and rouge noir Grenaches, Oeillade, Syrah and Terret noir, as well as secondary strains supported but do not exceed the 15%.