For those who are just beginning to love drinking wines, it is good to know that the greatest tasting wines come from grapes that were grown in very ideal environmental condition in order to give the great taste to its wine. If you want to know where the best wines are produced, you can find them in a few places in the world. These are the regions that produce grapes in optimal weather conditions. The best quality wines comes from grapes produced in these kinds of environment. You can find most of the vest wines produced in France.
When wine is being discussed, people always think of the country of France. It is in France where most of the best wines come from. Billions of bottles of wine are produced in France yearly. In the world’s wine market, France has the largest share. You will find different distinct kinds of wine in every region that produce wine in France. There are a variety of wines coming from the same type of grapes. It is the special characteristics of the land that makes wine produced in these regions special.
The large wine regions of France are given below.
Alsace is a wine-producing region located on the river Rhine in the eastern part of France. This region is known for producing great white wines. Some of the grapes grown in this region are Pinot Noir, Muscat, Riesling, and more.
If you go to the Atlantic coast of France, you will find Bordeaux which is a red wine region there. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and sometimes Cabernet Franc are blended to produce the wines that this region exports.
Another wine producing region in France is Burgundy or Bourgogne. Equally popular are red and white wines produced in tis region. Burgundy is broken down into four sub regions including Cote de Nuits, Cote de Beaune, Cote Chalonnaise and Maconnais. The two main grape varieties in Burgundy are Chardonnay for white wine and Pinot Noir for red.
The home of the world-famous sparkling wine of France is Champagne which is close to Belgium and Luxembourg. Champagne is also a region where still or non-sparkling wine is produced.
Corse or Corsica is a French wine regions located on an island in the Mediterranean Sea. This region only produces table wine which is consumed on the island itself. You should join a wine tasting tour in order to try their tale wines.
Jura is situated in the mountains of France near to Belgium and is known to produce wines from Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.
The largest region in terms of vineyard surface is Languedoc-Roussillon which produces most of the table wines of France.
IN the Loire Valle along the Loire river are many vines growing the river basin which they use to make white wine.
Provence and Rhone are both very warm and mainly produce rose and red wines.
The white wine produced in the Savoy region of he Alps is made from grapes that are uniquely their own.