Médoc
Sign in to savethumb|right|Map of the Gironde estuary thumb|18th-century map (West at top) of Médoc, produced for Charles O'Brien, 8th Earl of Thomond. The Médoc (; ) is a region of France, well known as a wine growing region, located in the département of Gironde, on the left bank of the Gironde estuary, northwest of Bordeaux. The region owes its economic success mainly to the production of red wine; it is home to around 1,500 vineyards.
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thumb|right|Map of the Gironde estuary thumb|18th-century map (West at top) of Médoc, produced for Charles O'Brien, 8th Earl of Thomond. The Médoc (; ) is a region of France, well known as a wine growing region, located in the département of Gironde, on the left bank of the Gironde estuary, northwest of Bordeaux. The region owes its economic success mainly to the production of red wine; it is home to around 1,500 vineyards.
== Name == Its name comes from pagus Medullicus ('country of the Medulli', the ancient Celtic tribe that occupied this region).