| Bordeaux is a region in France that produces | | | | this region, including Chateaux Lafite-Rothschild, |
| some of the world's finest and most famous red, | | | | Mouton-Rothschild, Petrus, Cheval Blanc, |
| white and dessert wines. The greatest red wines | | | | Haut-Brion, Latour, d'Yquem, etc.With 57 |
| of Bordeaux come from the Medoc, Graves, | | | | appellations, more than 9,000 wine-producing |
| Saint-Emilion and Pomerol; dry white wines mostly | | | | chateaux, and 13,000 wine growers in the |
| from Graves; and dessert wines from Sauternes, | | | | Bordeaux region, you can find sophisticated |
| Barsac and Sainte-Croix-du- Mont.The red | | | | Bordeaux wines, refreshing wines, aged wines and |
| Bordeaux wines are almost always blends which | | | | young wines. Though the top-quality Bordeaux |
| include Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet | | | | merit the higher prices they command, there is |
| Franc, with sometimes small amounts of Malbec | | | | virtually an endless choice of Bordeaux wines in |
| and Petit Verdot. The white and dessert | | | | every price category. Some of the lower prices |
| Bordeaux wines consist of mostly Sauvignon | | | | Bordeaux wines are of an execellent quality. If |
| Blanc and Semillon. Many of the world's most | | | | you enjoy red wines, hen Bordeaux can be a |
| spectacular and sought-after wines come from | | | | great choice. |