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An area
in southwest France considered by most wine enthusiasts
as the world's greatest wine-producing region because
of the large quantity (ranging from 500 to 750 million
bottles annually) and the high quality of the wines.
Bordeaux gains most of its fame from its red wines, which generally make
up over 75 percent of the production.
Bordeaux is broken up into many districts and contains numerous individual
appellations. The five main districts that have individual appellations are
POMEROL, SAINT-EMILION, GRAVES, SAUTERNES, and, most important of them all,
MEDOC. Within Medoc there are many individual communes with specific appellations
as well., Some of them, like MARGAUX, PAUILLAC, SAINT-ESTEPHE, and SAINT-JULIEN,
are quite well known.
The primary red grape varieties used in Bordeaux are CABERNET SAUVIGNON,
CABERNET FRANC, MERLOT, and occasionally MALBEC and PETIT VERDOT. SAUVIGNON
BLANC, SEMILLON, and MUSCADELLE are the primary white grapes. Bordeaux winemakers
tend to blend grape varieties when making their wines. |
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