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France Wine Regions
Explore France through the wine regions in our growing collection. Choose a place to find its maps, grapes, local names and connections.
Choose a region to discover.
Beaujolais
North of Lyon, Beaujolais gives Gamay many addresses: regional wines, village wines and ten crus, with more to discover than the annual Nouveau celebration.
Explore the region →Bordeaux
Let the rivers organise the map, then let a blend explain why Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and their neighbours are so often discussed together.
Explore the region →Burgundy
Explore Burgundy, from Chablis to the Mâconnais: Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, vineyard names and the place of Nuits-Saint-Georges.
Explore the region →Champagne
Behind the bubbles is a place: a patchwork of vineyards, grape choices and blending decisions in northeastern France.
Explore the region →Languedoc
Discover Languedoc’s Mediterranean vineyards, inland appellations, red blends, Picpoul de Pinet and the still and sparkling wines of Limoux.
Explore the region →Loire Valley
Follow Nantes, Anjou-Saumur and Touraine towards Centre-Loire, with Chenin Blanc, Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon Blanc as grape connections.
Explore the region →Madiran
Southwestern France: Tannat, the Pyrenean foothills and the Montus / Brumont story.
Explore the region →Provence
Explore Provence through rosé, red and white wines, its coastal and inland vineyards, and the place of Mourvèdre and Bandol.
Explore the region →Rhône Valley
France’s Rhône Valley follows a river south towards the Mediterranean, linking northern Syrah country with the Grenache-led blends of the warmer south.
Explore the region →Roussillon
French Catalan vineyards between the Pyrenees and Mediterranean: dry wines, Grenache, Carignan and fortified sweet wines.
Explore the region →From a region to a wine name.
Follow Bordeaux Blends, Champagne: The Wine or GSM Blends into the cellar. Connect Chablis on the regional map with Chablis: The Wine. Our white Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé wine guide connects to Centre-Loire within the wider Loire Valley.
Wine Appellations & Cru places Nuits-Saint-Georges in the Côte de Nuits and compares Burgundy’s classification with the Rhône’s regional, Villages and cru names.
Keep following the place.
From France’s regions into their wines.
Choose a regional group in French Wines & Blends →
Follow the finished wine into its grape composition, label framework and cellar decisions.
Look more closely at Burgundy.
Start with Burgundy / Bourgogne, then choose a district and its village companion.
Chablis
Northern Burgundy around the Serein valley, separate from the Côte d’Or. Connect the local map with the Chardonnay wine guide.
Côte de Nuits
The northern Côte d’Or district. Continue into Nuits-Saint-Georges.
Côte de Beaune
The southern Côte d’Or district. Continue into Meursault.
Follow France’s grape connections.
Choose a region in French Grape Varieties →
Keep the ingredient, the finished wine and its geographical origin connected.
Look more closely at the northern Rhône.
Begin with Rhône Valley, then locate an individual origin. Each regional guide connects to a separate finished-wine guide.
Crozes-Hermitage
Find Crozes-Hermitage around Tain in the northern Rhône, explore terraces and hillsides, and distinguish the appellation from neighbouring Hermitage.
Hermitage
Locate Hermitage above Tain-l’Hermitage in the northern Rhône, distinguish its hill from Crozes-Hermitage and follow Syrah, Marsanne and Roussanne into wine.
Saint-Joseph
Locate Saint-Joseph along the Rhône’s right bank from Chavanay towards Valence, with vineyard variation, Syrah reds and Marsanne–Roussanne whites.
Saint-Péray
Find Saint-Péray near Valence and Crussol, understand its Marsanne and Roussanne whites, and connect the place with still and traditional-method sparkling wines.