french wine in a flash

French wine in a flash

Justin McInerny

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http://www.capitalbeerwine.com/

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France created the modern wine industry



French winesare named for places

not grapes (but not always)



“TERROIR”Wine is an expression of a

specific piece of earth, climate and soil



WINE = FOODwine is a component of a meal



France’s Wine Regions

• Bordeaux• Loire Valley• Burgundy• Champagne• Rhone Valley• Alsace • Languedoc-Rousillon• Southwest (Sud Ouest)• Jura• Savoie• Provence• Corsica


Bordeaux

One of the world’s largest wine producingregions


Bordeaux

1% of the wine gets 99% of the attention


Bordeaux

Lots of good Bordeaux sells for under $20


Bordeaux

Reds – all blends Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Cabernet Franc Petit Verdot Malbec

Whites – all blends Sauvignon Blanc Semillon Muscadelle


Bordeaux

Bisected by the Gironde River


Bordeaux

Left bank = Cabernet Sauvignon based


Bordeaux

Right bank = Merlot based


Loire Valley


Loire Valley

Cold climate = austere and restrained


Loire Valley

Wide variety of grapes and styles


Loire Valley

GRAPE• Sauvignon Blanc• Sauvignon Blanc• Sauvignon Blanc• Sauvignon Blanc• Melon de Bourgogne

• Chenin Blanc• Chenin Blanc

REGION• Touraine (inexpensive)• Sancerre (pricey – yes!)• Quincy• Pouilly Fume• Muscadet• Vouvray• Saumur

LOIRE VALLEY WHITES


Loire Valley

GRAPE• Cabernet Franc• Cabernet Franc• Cabernet Franc• Pinot Noir• Pinot Noir• Malbec (Côt )• Gamay

REGION• Chinon• Bourgueil• St. Nicolas de Bourgueil• Touraine• Sancerre• Touraine blends• Anjou, Saumur

LOIRE VALLEY REDS


Burgundy

StatusRivals Bordeaux


Burgundy

Red Burgundy isPinot Noir


Burgundy

White Burgundy isChardonnay


Burgundy

Long name =$$$$$


Burgundy

Short name =Not so spendy


Burgundy

Lower priced red Burgundy =Bourgogne Rouge


Burgundy

Lower priced white Burgundy =• Mâcon anything• Petit Chablis• Bourgogne Blanc


Burgundy

White Burgundy• dry• light• citrus• mineral• cream


Burgundy

Red Burgundy• light• cranberry• raspberry• cinnamon


Rhone Valley


Rhone Valley

NORTHERN RHONE

SOUTHERN RHONE


Rhone Valley

• MOSTLY BLENDS• MOSTLY RED• MOSTLY

SOUTHERN


Rhone Valley

RED“GSM”• Grenache• Syrah• MourvedreOTHER• Cinsault• Carrignan• Counoise• Clairette rouge

WHITE• Roussanne• Marsanne• Viognier• Grenache blanc• Clairette blanc


Rhone Valley

MAJOR REGIONS OF THE SOUTHERN RHONE

• Chateau Neuf du Pape (The Pope’s New Castle)• Gigondas• Vacqueyras• Rasteu• Lirac• Luberon• Costières de Nîmes• Cotes du Rhone Villages• Cotes du Rhone


Rhone Valley

MAJOR REGIONS OF THENORTHERN RHONE

NOT AS MUCH BLENDING• Condrieau - Viognier• Côte-Rôtie - Syrah• Hermitage - Syrah• Crozes Hermitage - Syrah• St. Joseph - Syrah• Cornas - Syrah


Languedoc-Roussillon


Loire Valley French WineRhone WineBordeauxChampagneBurgundyLanguedocAlsace

www.loirevalleywine.com/www.terroir-france.com/www.rhone-wines.com/www.bordeaux.com/uswww.wine-pages.com/resources/champexp.htmwww.wine-pages.com/resources/burgexp.htmwww.languedoc-wines.com/english/ www.winefolly.com/review/alsace-wine-region/


RESOURCES

http://www.loirevalleywine.com/

http://www.terroir-france.com/

http://www.rhone-wines.com/

http://www.bordeaux.com/us

http://www.wine-pages.com/resources/champexp.htm

http://www.wine-pages.com/resources/burgexp.htm

http://www.languedoc-wines.com/english/

http://www.languedoc-wines.com/english/

http://winefolly.com/review/alsace-wine-region/

http://winefolly.com/review/alsace-wine-region/

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