French Wine 101

Wine has somehow got so associated with Francequality of French wines is basically defined by the
that it is difficult to talk of wine and not aboutblend and recipe of grapes that are used in
France. France is actually the second largestproducing the particular blend. This is something
producer of wine but French wine is still hailed asthat is typical of a chateau and no two chateaux
the finest wine available. While a fair number ofwill have the same quality, flavor, bouquet and
good wines hail from France, the country also hasvariety of French wine that another has even if
its share of ordinary wines with limited outstandingthey are geographically close. There are various
regional, varietal or vintage characteristics.regions that produce low-quality wines due to the
The French wine industry comprises of elementskind of grape that they use or due to constant
that are highly varied and of different nature. Theoverproduction of the grape quality wherein they
French wine quality varies and ranges fromare obliged to produce large quantities of cheap
exquisite to table wines as well. There are severalwines. However there are other regions like
regions in France and each region producesBordeaux that are known for good quality wines
different types of wines with typical tastes. Thethat are in high demand.