French wine in a flash

Justin McInerny

justin@capitalbeerwine.comwww.capitalbeerwine.com

justin@capitalbeerwine.com www.capitalbeerwine.com

France created the modern wine industry

French winesare named for places

not grapes (but not always)

“TERROIR”Wine is an expression of a

specific piece of earth, climate and soil

WINE = FOODwine is a component of a meal

France’s Wine Regions

• Bordeaux• Loire Valley• Burgundy• Champagne• Rhone Valley• Alsace • Languedoc-Rousillon• Southwest (Sud Ouest)• Jura• Savoie• Provence• Corsica

Bordeaux

One of the world’s largest wine producingregions

Bordeaux

1% of the wine gets 99% of the attention

Bordeaux

Lots of good Bordeaux sells for under $20

Bordeaux

Reds – all blends Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Cabernet Franc Petit Verdot Malbec

Whites – all blends Sauvignon Blanc Semillon Muscadelle

Bordeaux

Bisected by the Gironde River

Bordeaux

Left bank = Cabernet Sauvignon based

Bordeaux

Right bank = Merlot based

Loire Valley

Cold climate = austere and restrained

Loire Valley

Wide variety of grapes and styles

Loire Valley

GRAPE• Sauvignon Blanc• Sauvignon Blanc• Sauvignon Blanc• Sauvignon Blanc• Melon de Bourgogne

• Chenin Blanc• Chenin Blanc

REGION• Touraine (inexpensive)• Sancerre (pricey – yes!)• Quincy• Pouilly Fume• Muscadet• Vouvray• Saumur

LOIRE VALLEY WHITES

Loire Valley

GRAPE• Cabernet Franc• Cabernet Franc• Cabernet Franc• Pinot Noir• Pinot Noir• Malbec (Côt )• Gamay

REGION• Chinon• Bourgueil• St. Nicolas de Bourgueil• Touraine• Sancerre• Touraine blends• Anjou, Saumur

LOIRE VALLEY REDS

Burgundy

StatusRivals Bordeaux

Burgundy

Red Burgundy isPinot Noir

Burgundy

White Burgundy isChardonnay

Burgundy

Long name =$$$$$

Burgundy

Short name =Not so spendy

Burgundy

Lower priced red Burgundy =Bourgogne Rouge

Burgundy

Lower priced white Burgundy =• Mâcon anything• Petit Chablis• Bourgogne Blanc

Burgundy

White Burgundy• dry• light• citrus• mineral• cream

Burgundy

Red Burgundy• light• cranberry• raspberry• cinnamon

Rhone Valley

NORTHERN RHONE

SOUTHERN RHONE

Rhone Valley

• MOSTLY BLENDS• MOSTLY RED• MOSTLY

SOUTHERN

Rhone Valley

RED“GSM”• Grenache• Syrah• MourvedreOTHER• Cinsault• Carrignan• Counoise• Clairette rouge

WHITE• Roussanne• Marsanne• Viognier• Grenache blanc• Clairette blanc

Rhone Valley

MAJOR REGIONS OF THE SOUTHERN RHONE

• Chateau Neuf du Pape (The Pope’s New Castle)• Gigondas• Vacqueyras• Rasteu• Lirac• Luberon• Costières de Nîmes• Cotes du Rhone Villages• Cotes du Rhone

Rhone Valley

MAJOR REGIONS OF THENORTHERN RHONE

NOT AS MUCH BLENDING• Condrieau - Viognier• Côte-Rôtie - Syrah• Hermitage - Syrah• Crozes Hermitage - Syrah• St. Joseph - Syrah• Cornas - Syrah

Languedoc-Roussillon

Loire Valley French WineRhone WineBordeauxChampagneBurgundyLanguedocAlsace

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