Wines of South West France
South West France, one of the oldest wine regions or Terroirs, in France, produces such vibrant, distinctive wines that Virgil and Horatius immortalized their praise for wines of France’s South West after the Romans first cultivated the vineyards there. The reason that South West France is the most diverse wine Terroir in France stems from the distinctive grape varieties that grow only in this region: Tannat, Manseng, Fer Servadou, Mérille and dozen of other varieties. Interested in <a target='new' href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=1am5yH/M/1c&offerid=141136.10000561&type=3&subid=0" >Green Wine</a><IMG border=0 width=1 height=1 src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=1am5yH/M/1c&bids=141136.10000561&type=3&subid=0" >? The South West France region houses 16,000 hectares (40,000 acres) of vineyards with 6,000 winemakers who yield 3 percent of France’s total wine production:South West Terroir: 270 million bottles, 88% red wine - 7% dry white wine - 3% rosé - 2% sweet white wine.
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There are 7 appellations for wines produced in France’s South West region. France’s best known South West wines are Bergerac, Cahors, and Gaillac while Fronton, Madiran, Marcillac and Jurançon follow close behind.
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