Fine wine from Bordeaux France. Bordeaux, in south-western France, is arguably the most famous wine region in the world. It is rivaled only by the likes of Burgundy, Champagne, Rioja, Chianti and the Napa Valley. The region takes its name (which tran...
Fine wine from Bordeaux France.Â
Bordeaux's location at a latitude of 45 degrees north (halfway between the equator and the North Pole) provides ideal climatic conditions for viticulture. Warm summers and relatively mild (if wet) winters mean the climate is particularly well suited to growing late-ripening varieties. The region's proximity to large masses of water, such as the Atlantic Ocean, the Gironde Estuary and the Garonne and Dordogne rivers, helps to moderate climatic extremes.
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