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Châteauneuf-du-Pape was the first French wine Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée (AOC)—a term meaning “controlled designation of origin”—registered in 1936. Until the early 19th century, much of the Châteauneuf-du-Pape harvest was sold in bulk to Burgundy, to be used as vin de médecine—a shot of alcohol to boost the body in most Burgundies. Before this, wine naming laws in France defined only geographical territory (not unlike our AVA system). A year later—in 1937—the Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC commissioned its signature bottle. With the crest of the papal crown and St. Peter’s keys, the bottle is an acknowledgment of the region’s history as the temporary home of the Papacy in the 14th century.