| French wine is produced in various regions all around | | | | two to four years before it has matured to an perfect |
| France, it is estimated that between 50 and 60 million | | | | taste while the Bergerac White and Ros has to be |
| Hectolitres per year or 7/8 billion bottles are made. | | | | drank straight away. There are special cases, though. |
| France has the second largest vineyard area behind | | | | For example, most of the champagne produced is |
| Spain and rivals Italy as the world's largest wine | | | | meant to be drank young but can be aged up to 10 or |
| producer. Wine making is a delicate process for | | | | 15 years. |
| example the same grape variety can yield various | | | | Bordeaux is the most area in France when it comes |
| different results depending on the soil and climate | | | | to wine. Located along the Atlantic Ocean, in the south |
| conditions. Some villas in France have their own | | | | west region of the country. Bordeaux hosts some of |
| Wineries with the vicinity and they also might allow you | | | | the most famous wineries such as Petrus, Margaux, |
| to help with the process whether it'd be squeezing the | | | | Cheval Blanc, Haut Brion, Mouton Rothschild, Yquem |
| grapes (if they do it manually) or picking the grapes. | | | | and many others. Also boasts the most famous wine |
| Wine needs time to mature and show its true style | | | | areas such as Margaux, Pauillac, Saint Emilion, Pomerol |
| and personality. It needs protection from high and low | | | | and Sauternes in total there are about 21 appellations in |
| temperature, humidity, vibration and air circulation. | | | | Bordeaux. But there are some people that dispute that |
| When the bottle is kept in a good condition, like a wine | | | | Bordeaux isn't the best Wine making area in France, |
| cooler, the process of Maturing the wine depends on | | | | these are the mainly the people from Burgundy. They |
| where the wine is coming from. The terroir, the | | | | will tell you that their region Burgundy / Bourgogne |
| weather, soil, grapes and wine making techniques all | | | | presents the best wine such as Romane Conti, Clos |
| have their hand in the process. Terroir is a group of | | | | Vougeot, Pommard and Meursault also claiming that |
| vineyards that come from the same region and belong | | | | those are among the best in world. |
| to a specific appellation and shares the same type of | | | | The French like to eat cheese with wine, maybe you |
| soil, weather conditions, grapes and wine making. | | | | would like to try this if you are staying in one of the |
| The name of the terroir, usually an AOC, is written on | | | | many villas in France as it is a unique cultured |
| the label such as 'appellation saint controle' this is a | | | | experience that you may not be use to |
| way to tell you how many years a wine has matured | | | | If you ask me France has a great variety of wines |
| if you know about the regions. For example in the | | | | that comes from different regions. As each of them |
| south west region Bergerac red has to mature for | | | | have their own unique and is specific to them. |