Bordeaux wine is produced in the Bordeaux region of southwest France, around the city of Bordeaux, on the Garonne River.
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15 Facts About Bordeaux wine
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The vast majority of wine produced in Bordeaux is red, with sweet white wines, dry whites, and rose and sparkling wines collectively making up the remainder.
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In 1855, the chateaux of Bordeaux wine were classified; this classification remains widely used today.
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The region's Bordeaux wine industry was rescued by grafting native vines on to pest-resistant American rootstock.
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Major reason for the success of winemaking in the Bordeaux region is an excellent environment for growing vines.
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An old adage in Bordeaux wine is the best estates can "see the river" from their vineyards.
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Today Carmenere is rarely used, with Chateau Clerc Milon, a fifth growth Bordeaux wine, being one of the few to still retain Carmenere vines.
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White Bordeaux wine is predominantly, and exclusively in the case of the sweet Sauternes, made from Semillon, Sauvignon blanc and Muscadelle.
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The Bordeaux wine is then bottled and usually undergoes a further period of ageing before it is released for sale.
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Bordeaux wine region is divided into subregions including Saint-Emilion, Pomerol, Medoc, and Graves.
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In November 2011 the president of the Union des Maisons de Negoce de Bordeaux announced an intention to use the term claret de Bordeaux for wines that are "light and fruity, easy to drink, in the same style as the original claret when it was prized by the English in former centuries".
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Plan Bordeaux was an initiative introduced in 2005 by ONIVINS, the French vintners association, designed to reduce France's wine production in order to improve profitability for the remaining producers.
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The wine industry in Bordeaux has been experiencing economic problems in the face of strong international competition from New World wines and declining wine consumption in France.
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Christian Delpeuch, president emeritus of Plan Bordeaux hoped to reduce production, improve quality, and sell more wine in the United States.
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