Beaujolais Wines

Beaujolais wines are produced between the south of Burgundy and Lyon - made from hand-picked Gamay grapes - The region is best known for its light red wines, which taste…

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Bordeaux wines

Bordeaux in western France is a powerhouse of wine - both the sheer quantity of wines produced, and the exceptional quality of the finest wines. See French Wine Village: St…

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Wines of Alsace

The wines of Alsace are classified by grape variety; some areas have recognised named places (lieu-dits) which are often indicative of a distinctive "terroir" The blended wine of different grape…

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Wines of the Centre

Although we tend to class them as "Loire" wines, some of the key wines of the region are classified as "Vins de Centre- Loire" as they come from communes in…

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Nuits-Saint-Georges wine auction

Nuits-Saint-Georges (21 Côte d'Or, BFC) is a famous Burgundy wine village, but its charity Hospices Wine Sale (vente des vins des Hospices de Nuits-Saint-Georges) is rather overshadowed by the annual…

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Bourgueil Wine Fair

Every year in March (23 March 2024) the winemakers of appellation of Bourgueil descend on the city of Tours (37 Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire), about 30 miles (50km) to the…

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