Bordeaux wine region

Bordeaux is one of the oldest and largest wine growing regions in the world, producing more than 800 million bottles of wine annually from more than 12,000 châteaux. Over its 2000 year history of wine production, Bordeaux has divided itself into three general growing regions; codified a system of appellations that indicate the specific area from which a wine hails; established through trial and error the grapes varietals that make the best wine given the terroir and growing conditions; and in the last 150 years, created classifications that rank the wines by quality, and unintentionally, by price. As one of the most beautiful and impressive wine regions in the world, Aquitaine Wine Company encourages both professionals and amateurs in the industry to visit Bordeaux.

The Bordeaux wine region is divided into three general areas: Left Bank,
Right Bank and the in between region Entre-Deux-Mers.

Left Bank	The term “Left Bank” derives from the side of Garonne river as it descends towards the ocean. This area includes, traveling down river, Graves, Sauternes, Barsac, Pessac-Leognan, and Medoc.
	The Medoc includes Haut Medoc, Margaux, Moulis, Listrac-Medoc, Saint Julien, Pauillac and Saint-Estephe.
	Red wines dominated by Cabernet Sauvignon; other grape varieties include Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, Malbec and Carmenere.
	White wines dominated by Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon and Muscadelle.
Right Bank	The term “Right Bank” derives from the side of the Dordogne River as it descends towards the ocean. This area includes, traveling down river, Cotes de Castillon, Cotes de Francs, St. Emilion and its satellite appellations, Pomerol, Lalande de Pomerol, Fronsac, Canon-Fronsac, Bourg and Blaye.
Right Bank	Red wines dominated by Merlot and Cabernet Franc; other grape varieties include Cabernet Sauvignon and Malbec.
Entre-Deux-Mers	Entre-Deux-Mers means, literally, between two seas. In this case, they are really two rivers, the Dordogne and the Garonne. This region produces white, red and rosé wines. Appellations include Entre-Deux-Mers, Graves de Vayres, Bordeaux Haut Benauge, Sainte-Foy, and Bordeaux AOC red, white and rosé. It also includes the sweet wine areas Loupiac and Sainte-Croix-du-Mont.
	White wines are dominated by Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Muscadelle and Ugni Blanc.
	Red wine grape varieties include Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc.