BORDEAUX

Largest wine producing region of France. This region is famous for the good quality red wines produced here which are known as “CLARET” in England and other English speaking countries.

1.MEDOC

2.GRAVES

3.ST. EMILLON

4.POMEROL

5.

SAUTERNES

WINE MAP OF FRANCE

WINES OF FRANCE

THERE ARE 6 MAIN WINE PRODUCING REGIONS AND SOME OTHER SMALLER REGIONS AS:

1.BORDEAUX

2.BURGUNDY

3.RHONE

4.CHAMPAGNE

5.ALSACE

6.LOIRE

WINE LABELS

WINE LABELS

WINE TERMS

• ENOLOGY/OENOLOGY: SCIENCE OF WINE MAKING
• AMPELLOGRAPHY: SCIENCE OF STUDYING GRAPES
• VATS: FERMENTING VESSELS
• LEES: IMPURITIES
• BRUT: VERY DRY
• SEC: MEDIUM DRY
• DEMI-SEC: MEDIUM SWEET
• DOUX: SWEET
• MUST: UNFERMENTED GRAPE JUICE
• APERITIFS: ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE SERVED OR CONSUMED BEFORE THE MEAL, HELPS IN INCREASING THE APPETITE
• DIGESTIFS: ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE SERVED OR CONSUMED AFTER THE MEAL, HELPS IN DIGESTION
• CASK: BARRELS MADE UP OF OAK WOOD, USED TO STORE AND AGE WINES
• CELLAR: A WAREHOUSE (USUALLY UNDERGROUND) USED TO STORE WINES
• CHAI: FRENCH TERM FOR CELLAR
• MAITRE DE CHAI: CELLAR MASTER
• VINE: CREEPER OF GRAPE
• VINEYARD: THE PLACE WHERE VINES ARE GROWN

AROMATIZED WINE

This category cannot really be accepted as wines due to the reason that they essentially may not be made from grapes. These are known as Appetizer wines and are used before the meals to stimulate the appetite. These are usually dry wines which are fortified after the fermentation is complete. They can be flavored too and the alcohol content generally ranges from 20-24%.