France is famous for wine, and French wines are some of the most well-known wines in the world.
While there are many regions producing French wine, the most famous French wine growing regions are Bordeaux, Burgandy (Bourgogne), the Rhone Valley, and Champagne. These French wine regions are popular destinations for visitors who enjoy wine tours and tastings in France.
French wine can be complicated and confusing due to strict French laws on wine, but it generally falls into one of four categories (these are in order of quality): Vin de Table (French table wine), Vin de Pays, Vin Delimite de Qualite Superieure, and Appelation d’Origine Controllee.
If your knowledge of French wine isn’t top notch, a knowledgeable salesperson in a French wine shop can help you pick out a bottle. Wine shops in Paris and other cities in France include the popular Nicolas, which has a wine store on seemingly every street in Paris, and smaller shops like
Cave Elzevir, which holds tastings and short seminars on French wine.
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