Wines of France

French wines are the most popular in the world, and France tops the top of the wine-making countries. Although France is inferior to Italy in terms of wine production, in terms of quality and cost, it is leading with such a margin that in the foreseeable future its competitors will not catch up. French wines are exhibited at Christie's and Sotheby's auctions along with paintings by Picasso and relics of French kings. To date, the record price of a bottle of wine remains 1, 1 million francs paid for "Chateau Lafite" in 1985.

Winemaking began to develop in France since the era of the Roman invasion. The French themselves have a hard time orienting themselves in the assortment of wine producers, because only in Bordeaux more than 9000 "chateau" produce their own brands wines

Wine caves of Languedoc

By the way, when the label of the French wine says "chateau", immediately imagine a medieval castle, surrounded by endless vineyards. Therefore, when tourists see an ordinary barn in which the mystery of winemaking actually takes place, it is difficult for them to refrain from disappointment.

The second disappointment awaits a tourist who is sure that wine in France is cheap. Alas, a glass of an ordinary bordeaux in a Parisian coffee shop costs about 7 EUR (so soon the French, after all the rest of the world, will switch to beer.)

Third in order, but not in importance, will be the debunking of the myth that champagne was invented French people. The process of carbon dioxide release, which leads to the formation of bubbles of champagne, occurs by itself. Even in the Middle Ages, wine producers in Champagne noticed this circumstance, but instead of making it a distinctive property of their product, they fought with it in every possible way. Popularity to sparkling wines came from England when they learned to make strong wine bottles and spill effervescent wine there in the 17th century