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The major wine regions of France. The history of French wine, spans a period of at least 2600 years dating to the founding of Massalia in the 6th century BC by Phocaeans with the possibility that viticulture existed much earlier. The Romans did much to spread viticulture across the land they knew as Gaul, encouraging the planting of vines in ...
Wine-producing regions in Turkey. White wine grapes:[12] Altıntaş – Marmara region and Bozcaada. Beylerce – Bilecik area. Bornova Misketi – İzmir area. Emir – Nevşehir (Cappadocia) area. Hasandede – Ankara and central Anatolia. Narince – Tokat area. Rumi, Kabarcık, Dökülgen – Southeastern Anatolia region.
France is one of the largest wine producers in the world, along with Italian, Spanish, and American wine-producing regions. [1][2] French wine traces its history to the 6th century BCE, with many of France's regions dating their wine-making history to Roman times. The wines produced range from expensive wines sold internationally to modest ...
The city of Reims and the town of Épernay are the commercial centers of the area. Reims is famous for its cathedral, the venue of the coronation of the French kings and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. [1] Located at the northern edges of France, the history of the Champagne wine region has had a significant role in the development of this unique ...
Burgundy (/ ˈbɜːrɡəndi / BUR-gən-dee; French: Bourgogne [buʁɡɔɲ] ⓘ; 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. The capital, Dijon, was wealthy and powerful ...
The Languedoc-Roussillon wine region and the location of the region's appellations. Languedoc-Roussillon wine (French pronunciation: [lɑ̃ɡ (ə)dɔk ʁusijɔ̃] ⓘ), including the vin de pays labeled Vin de Pays d'Oc, is produced in southern France. While "Languedoc" can refer to a specific historic region of France and Northern Catalonia ...
Vineyards close to the village Kaysersberg in Alsace. Map of Alsace with the location of the wine-growing region and some villages marked. Alsace wine or Alsatian wine (French: Vin d'Alsace; German: Elsässer Wein; Haut Rhin Alsatian: d'r Wii vum Elsàss; Bas Rhin Alsatian: de Win vum Elsàss) is produced in the Alsace region in France and is primarily white wine.
Provençal, Provençale. A map of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur administrative region. The historical province of Provence (orange) within the contemporary region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur in southeastern France. Provence[a] is a geographical region and historical province of southeastern France, which extends from the left bank of the ...