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  2. French wine - Wikipedia

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    French wines are usually made to accompany food. Vineyards in Vosne-Romanée in Burgundy, a village that is the source of some of France's most expensive wines Château Pichon Longueville Baron in Pauillac corresponds well to the traditional image of a prestigious French château, but in reality, French wineries come in all sizes and shapes.

  3. Burgundy - Wikipedia

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    Burgundy (/ ˈ b ɜːr ɡ ən d i / BUR-gən-dee; French: Bourgogne ⓘ; Burgundian: Bregogne) is a historical territory and former administrative region and province of east-central France. The province was once home to the Dukes of Burgundy from the early 11th until the late 15th century.

  4. List of wine-producing regions - Wikipedia

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    Wine production by country in 2021 Rank Country Production (1 Italy: 5,088,500 2 France: 3,713,200 3 Spain: 3,700,588 4 United States: 2,057,021 5 China

  5. Languedoc-Roussillon wine - Wikipedia

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    The area has around 700,000 acres (2,800 km 2) under vines and is the single biggest wine-producing region in the world, being responsible for more than a third of France's total wine production. [1] In 2001, the region produced more wine than the United States .

  6. Climats, terroirs of Burgundy - Wikipedia

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    The region is dominated by clay-limestone soils, but the extreme variance in soil composition, microclimate, and geography has led to a wide diversity of wines. [1] In total, roughly 1247 different Climats exist, each with their own particular definition and certification by the Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) .

  7. Languedoc-Roussillon - Wikipedia

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    The Cévennes-Languedoc-Roussillon region of the United Protestant Church includes Gard, Lozère, Hérault, Aude, Pyrénées-Orientales as well as the eastern part of Aveyron. [23] It is an important region by its Protestant population (approximately 20,000 homes), but one of the least extensive of the United Protestant Church of France. [23]

  8. Champagne wine region - Wikipedia

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    As the region's reputation grew, popes and royalty sought to own pieces of the land with Pope Leo X, Francis I of France, Charles V of Spain, and Henry VIII of England all owning vineyard land in the region. A batch of wine from Aÿ received in 1518 by Henry VIII's chancellor, Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, is the first recorded export of wine from ...

  9. Jura wine - Wikipedia

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    Only white wines from the Savagnin grape made in the vin jaune ("yellow wine") style can be made using this appellation. However, the Château-Chalon wines are not explicitly labeled as vin jaune. The wine is known for its longevity, and ability to age for several decades. Crémant du Jura is an Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée for sparkling ...