Wednesday, July 14, 2010

A glance at Bordeaux And Burgundy Wines.

First we have Bordeaux, this legendary area in France close to the Southeast coast makes some of the finest and most famed red wines as well as white wines and pudding wines. With the red wines of Bordeaux we typically see mixes including Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot and now and then a little of Petit Verdot. The dessert wines and white wines from the Bordeaux area are basically of Sauvignon Blanc and Semillion. Some of the most costly and in demand wines come from the Bordeaux area including the renowned Chateaux Lafite-Rothschild. The Bordeaux area is a diversified wine growing area with just about 10K wine making chateaux, and over 13 thousand wine growers. Because of the sheer numbers you'll find a selection of wines from old and established aged Bordeaux wines to young wines. This important area in the central-eastern area of France is found in the Rhone and Saone stream valleys, with routes from Paris, the Rhineland and to the Mediterranean. The areas capital is Dijon and is most famed for its mustard and black currant liqueur Cassis, which originated there.

Meat Burgundy Beyond these 2 culinary pleasures is the ever favored Meat burgundy and French Burgundy wine. Nothing goes better with this dish than the local Burgundy wine. Red burgundy wines are generally made with the Pinot Noir grape while white Burgundy wines are sometimes made with Chardonnay grapes. Beaune hostels are plentiful but if you want wine tasting, its worth booking well ahead. When having a look at the label of a wine from the Burgundy Region you'll find the precise location the grapes come from and that's usually all the data given.

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