Spanish wine the southern Mediterranean coast are suitable for producing grapes of high alcohol levels and low acidity. Spanish wine laws created the "Denominación de Origen" (DO) system in 1932 and were later revised in 1970. The system shares many similarities with the hierarchical "Appellation d'origine contrôlée" (AOC) system of France, Portugal's "Denominação de Origem Controlada" (DOC) and Italy's "Denominazione di origine controllata" (DOC) system. As of 2009, there were 79 Quality Wine areas across Spain. In addition there is "Denominación de Origen Calificada" (DOCa or DOQ in Catalan) status for DOs that have a consistent track record for quality. There are
Louisiana French the various dialects converged to produce what we know as Louisiana French. The strong influence of English-language education on the francophone community began following the American Civil War, when laws that had protected the rights of French speakers were abolished. Public schools that attempted to force francophones to learn English were established in Louisiana. Parents viewed the practice of teaching their children English as the intrusion of a foreign culture, and many refused to send their children to school. When the government required them to do so, they selected private French Catholic schools in which class was conducted in French.