French Wine Course

This page is a handy way to navigate your way to the part of our 2011 French Wine Course that you want to read next.   Just click on the links below to learn about French wines in short easily digestible snippets with recommendations of what to buy and try:

St Emillion in the Bordeaux region
Bordeaux is the most famous wine region in the World but do you know your "Left Bank" from your "Right Bank"?


Want to know some exciting food pairings to go with Sauternes?


What does Cru Bourgeois mean?

Week 1 - Introduction to Bordeaux and Claret
Week 2 - Right Bank Bordeaux Wines including St Emillion
Week 3 - Left Bank Bordeaux Reds including Medoc and Graves
Week 4 - Dry Bordeaux Whites including Pessac-Leognan and Entre-Deux-Mers
Week 5 - Sweet Bordeaux Whites including Sauternes


Azay-Le-Rideau in the Loire Valley
Want to know what a 10 year old Muscadet from a top producer will taste like?

Want to know a cheaper alternative to Sancerre?

Want to know which supermarket sells Loire Cabernet Franc?


Week 6 - Loire Seaside Whites including Muscadet

Week 7 - Loire Cabernet Franc Reds including Chinon

Week 8 - Loire Chenin Blanc Whites including Vouvray

Week 9 - Loire Sauvignon Blanc Whites including Sancerre

Languedoc Vineyards

What is this new Languedoc AOC?
What are the famous five?
What wines go well with Chocolate?

Which French wine contains both Atlantic and Medierranean grape varieties?



Week 10 - Generic Languedoc Reds including Coteaux du Languedoc
Week 11 - Languedocs Famous Five including Saint Chinian
Week 12 - Other Languedoc Rousillon Reds including Cabardes
Week 13 - Languedoc Roussilon Whites including Limoux
Albi in South West France


Which French wines contain the Tannat grape?

 Which French wine might contain 100% Malbec Grapes?

 What is a good cheaper alternatives to Sauternes?

What wine was Henry IV baptised in ?



Week 14 - Bordeaux's next door neighbours including Bergerac & Montbazillac
Week 15 - The Dark wines of Cahors
Week 16 - The Wines of Gaillac, Marcillac and Fronton
Week 17 - The White Wines of Jurancon and Pacherenc de Vic Bilh 
Week 18 - The Tannic Red wines of Madiran and Irouleguy
A famous Rhone Wine

How many different grape varieties in a Chateauneuf du Pape?

Which Rhone wines are mainly syrah/shiraz based?

Can you recommend me a good Cotes du Rhone?







Week 19 - Cotes du Rhone and Cotes du Rhone Villages
Week 20 - Southern Rhone Stars including Chateauneuf du Pape
Week 21 - Northern Rhone Reds such as Hermitage