Wine from France
France perhaps more than any other country has clearly defined wine regions. Loire, Bordeaux, Burgundy, Rhone, Alsace & Vins de Pays D'Oc offer distinctly different wine styles & perhaps for this reason their wines are considered amongst the best in the world. Their love of terroir, region & style is acknowledged as a yardstick for the rest of the world to aspire to.
"He who aspires to be a serious wine drinker, must drink Claret" Samuel Johnson (1709 - 1784) The history of wine production in Bordeaux d more »
It's generally recognised that Burgundy still produces the world greatest Chardonnay & Pinot Noir wines. The Gamay grape associated with B more »
Epérnay is a little village in the heart of the Champagne & only a few miles from Reims, known as the capital of Champagne. more »
Loire Valley is one of the more northerly wine regions and as such is synonymous with producing wines suited to a cooler climate. They are well known more »
The Rhone Valley, located in southern France, produces some of the finest and most distinctive wines in the world. The principal red more »
The Vin de Pays D'oc wine region used to receive bad press a few years ago, for very good reasons, they produce most of the bu more »
Vin de Pays laws are much more flexible than AOC laws, which has enabled many winemakers in those areas to experiment with grapes and aging te more »
