You think you know wine? You can’t say that until you know French wine. And what’s the best place to get a feel for some of the best wines in the world? Bordeaux, of course. Bordeaux is a wine region in western France, situated on the Atlantic coast. It makes some 26 percent of all AOC wine. The region produces mainly red wines, about 83 percent, dry reds to be more precise. [ Read More ]
The Alsace wine region is renowned for it’s excellent white wines. The thing about this is, there are many wine regions that produce very good white wines, but what makes Alsacian wines so exquisite is the fact that the grape varieties grow only in this specific region and nowhere else. Some basic information about Alsace Alsace is located in France, more specifically in the north east of France. Even more [ Read More ]
For the longest time France has been known to be the best in the wine making business. While recently other countries are starting to catch up, France remains the queen of wine. France is divided into many regions, we will only explore the most famous. In alphabetical order: Region 1 – Alsace Famous as a white wine region Alsace also produces red, rose, sweet wines as well as sparkling wines. [ Read More ]
Every wine drinker knows that the wines available in his country are most often sub-par in comparison to the best regions for specific wines. Fact is each type of wine grape works better for certain climates and worse for others. This article will cover a wine region tour around the world. Australia Australia is different from other wine making countries in more than one way. The most important aspect is that [ Read More ]