French Wine Region Map

Bordeaux: the most well-know wine region in France. Bordeaux counts for one third of the good quality french wine (AOC, crus bourgeois, crus classs). The wines are so good there that a Bordeaux ranking is needed to classify the best of the best. Some of them are universal: Margaux, Yquem, Ptrus, Cheval Blanc, Haut Brion and all the others. Bordeaux has about 7,000 chateaux!

Burgundy: Burgundy is a region with various soils, divided in numerous districts: Chablis, C^ote d'Or (divided in C^ote de Nuits and C^ote de Beaune), C^ote Chalonnaise, M^aconnais and Beaujolais.Burgundy wines are of a velvety and subtle red or of a sensual and characteristic white.

Loire: Famous for its white wines. Although Loire is a land of white wine, some red wines are very interesting. They are fruity and pleasant. The Loire Valley is probably the most beautiful wine region in France.

Languedoc-Roussillon: Languedoc-Roussillon is the most productive wine region in the world.

Alsace: produces excellent dry and sweet white wines. They are so typical that the grape varieties used there only grow in Alsace .