Bordeaux Wine and It's
Region
Bordeaux is the most renowned and
largest wine region in the world. It produces more of the
world's finest Bordeaux
wine than any other, and they have been a model for
others to ensue. It counts for one third of the best quality
French
wines.
Even though Bordeaux is predominantly a
red
wine region, it also harvests some of the finest white
Bordeaux wines as well such as the dry
white wines from Graves and the sweet
white wines from Sauternes. No two Bordeaux
wines are the same, but all have the same qualities that
make them Bordeaux wine.
Our Top Selling Bordeaux Wines:
Bordeaux is a region of such diversity
in geography, soil, weather and winemaking tradition that it
produces a variety of wines, each with a different character.
It's easy to become familiar with the basics of wine because
the Bordeaux wine is commonly divided into six families
of wine: four red wines and two white wines.
Each Bordeaux wine family shares characteristics which
result from similar growing conditions and from the regulated
blends used in production.
The six families of Bordeaux wine:
- Bordeaux and Bordeaux Superieur
- Cotes De Bordeaux
- St-Emilion, Pomerol, Fronsac
- Medoc and Graves
- Elegant Dry White Wines
- Golden Sweet White Wines
Tasting Bordeaux wines
The three stages of tasting the Bordeaux
wine is: appreciating the wines color, the aroma and
the taste of the palate.
The best way to appreciate the Bordeaux
wine color is bring the glass level to your eye and look
through it towards the light. Then bring the glass down a bit
and tilt it slightly against the pale background to notice the
wine's subtle color.
There are two steps to appreciating the
Bordeaux wine aroma. First, smell the wine as it sits
still in the glass. Second, swirl it around to release the
full bouquet.
The last stage; take a small sip, sift it
around in your mouth and take in some air at the same time to
bring out the magnificent aromas in the Bordeaux
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