November 21, 2011 – New York, NY: For the first time in over six vintages, winemakers in the South of France’s Roussillon region have experienced ample grape production with Mediterranean varieties – for its dry and fortified wines – growing abundant grape clusters, producing a superb vintage. “The allure of the 2011 vintage is apparent in the fruit,” said Eric Aracil, Export Manager of the CIVR (Conseil Interprofessionnel des Vins du Roussillon), the regional wine trade council. Aracil, an oenologist by trade added, “With substantial volumes, aromatic potential and balanced acidity showing in the wines post-harvest, 2011 will undoubtedly be a fantastic year in Roussillon, and quite possibly the harvest of this new century!”