The Bordeaux wine growing area consists of five regions or "Appellations" and 90% of the wine produced is consumed by France, making it commercially very important and the largest volume producer.Paul and John visited six wineries across four appellations, bringing the grand total wineries visited to 17 - Paul booked John into a Spanish Hospital for a liver transplant! Each appellation has its own soils, weather, wine making methods and certification. The predominant grape varieties are Cabernet Savignon, Merlot for reds and Semillon and Savignon Blanc for whites - mainly Botrytis affected Sauternes. The French talk more about appellation than grape variety (most bottles do not even mention the grapes).
What we noticed about Bordeaux was the "sea of grapes" - as far as the eye could see and every available spot had a vine, even the petrol station´s median strip!!!
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