SoCultures Magazine 2018 Vol 1 | Page 60

SoCultures October 2018 Apart from its dreamy and psychedelic landscape, France is also known for producing the finest and exotic wines in the world crafted with unbridled passion in privileged climates and variety of soils. Developed with the exceptional grape verities with rich aromas from the drier, lighter to the most opulent and full bodied, these wines are the French pride that is intimately linked to the local terroir and traditions. The northern vineyards probably produce fine verities of white wines and the Chateau de Pitray : By Anonymous circa 1900-1910 - Own work (Private post-card collection), Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=65994059 red wines mostly are from the Burgundy southward. Did you know that red Bordeaux wines are generally blends of Merlot and Cabernet? Southern France also produces many red blends, primarily in the Languedoc region, where blends of grapes like Syrah, Grenache, and Mourvèdre are common Chateu pepe clement : By Kassander der Minoer, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5220502 60 | P a g e