France And Its Famous Wines

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France And Its Famous Wines

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Without a doubt one of the top reasons for visiting this great European nation is for its wine. France makes more wine than any other country in the world. In this article I have identified what I consider to be some of the top areas to visit when travelling to France.

Provence is a great region for those who like to see the sights and taste some exceptional quality of wine. You will find quaint little medieval villages, where Van Gogh once worked.

Bring your white wine glass if you’re on your way to Alasace on the East side of France. The varieties of grapes used in this region and the same as are used in the German wines across the border.

If you stop off in Bordeaux then you will need to make sure you have a red wine glass for this one. They do produce white wine in Bordeaux as well, which is famous for its sweetness. Bordeaux exports a lot of the wine it produces and has an Atlantic coastline make it an ideal place to export from.

You can travel to the Burgandy area if you want to sample both the red and white wines that the country has to offer both of which are produced on a large scale in the area. Burgandy itself is sometimes thought of as its own region and produces mainly red wine. In this region you can find the only wine produced that can be drank within the same year; Beaujolais Nouveau.

Champagne is arguably the most well known wine producing region of France and is also the coldest. Sparkling wine is of course the most produced wine in the region but there is also some high quality still wine being produced. Make sure you use a proper Champagne glass to get the most from this wine.

The Loire Valley is a popular and beautiful tourist destination which also has some amazing wines produced along the river banks of the Loire River. The Loire Valley is split into 4 popular wine producing areas with the Upper Loire valley being one of them, which produces the famous Sauvignon Blanc.

Now you know the best areas to visit in France for your particular wine tasting preferences.

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