{"id":19979,"date":"2021-08-23T15:44:11","date_gmt":"2021-08-23T14:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vinispi.com\/frances-most-popular-red-wines\/"},"modified":"2024-04-08T16:57:07","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T15:57:07","slug":"frances-most-popular-red-wines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vinispi.com\/en\/frances-most-popular-red-wines\/","title":{"rendered":"France&#8217;s most popular red wines"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image source=&#8221;featured_image&#8221; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1587119329817{border-radius: 5px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;border-round&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; disable_custom_paddings_tablet=&#8221;true&#8221; disable_custom_paddings_mobile=&#8221;true&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1587718178266{padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 80px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong>Contents<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text]            <div id=\"shortcode_index_title\">\n                <div id=\"shortcode_index_titles\" style=\"display:none\">\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;block-text&#8221;]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">France is one of the world&#8217;s top 5 wine consumers. This beverage is firmly rooted in our culture, and red wine is clearly the most consumed wine, ahead of white, ros\u00e9 and sparkling wines. While we don&#8217;t have any reliable data on which red wines are the most consumed in France, we can draw up two rankings to give you an idea.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"title-h2\"><\/h2>\n<h2>France&#8217;s largest regions<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Languedoc-Roussillon (2260 km2).<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">  In the far south of France, the second largest vineyard in the world, it extends over the Aude, Gard, H\u00e9rault and Pyr\u00e9n\u00e9es-Orientales regions. As well as being the most extensive region, it is also the most productive, with 13.6 hectolitres per year (or 5% of current world production). The appellations include <a href=\"https:\/\/vin-champagne.ouest-france.fr\/corbieres\/\">Corbi\u00e8res<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/vin-champagne.ouest-france.fr\/pic-saint-loup\/\">Pic Saint-Loup<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/vin-champagne.ouest-france.fr\/cotes-du-roussillon\/\">C\u00f4te du Roussillon<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/vin-champagne.ouest-france.fr\/saint-chinian\/\">Saint-Chinian<\/a>&#8230;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"title-h2\"><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>The Bordeaux region (1,120 km2).<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">  Situated on either side of the Gironde, the vineyard is the largest AOC in France. The region is renowned for the high quality wines it produces, notably the Crus class\u00e9s of the 1855 Bordeaux Wine Classification, the Grands Crus class\u00e9s of the <a href=\"https:\/\/vin-champagne.ouest-france.fr\/graves\/\">Graves<\/a>, and the sweet <a href=\"https:\/\/vin-champagne.ouest-france.fr\/sauternes\/\">Sauternes<\/a> wines.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"title-h2\"><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>The Rh\u00f4ne Valley (700 km2).<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">  Divided between the northern and southern Rh\u00f4ne, the region is home to some 50 appellations spread over a wide variety of terroirs. The best-known are <a href=\"https:\/\/vin-champagne.ouest-france.fr\/cote-rotie\/\">C\u00f4te-R\u00f4tie<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/vin-champagne.ouest-france.fr\/hermitage\/\">Hermitage<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/vin-champagne.ouest-france.fr\/chateauneuf-du-pape\/\">Ch\u00e2teauneuf-du-Pape<\/a> for reds, <a href=\"https:\/\/vin-champagne.ouest-france.fr\/condrieu\/\">Condrieu<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/vin-champagne.ouest-france.fr\/la-clairette-de-die\/\">Clairette de Die<\/a> for whites.  <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"title-h2\"><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>The Loire Valley (650 km2).<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">  Famous for France&#8217;s longest river and its prestigious ch\u00e2teaux, the region produces fruity, delicate wines renowned for their freshness. The grape varieties are mainly <a href=\"https:\/\/vin-champagne.ouest-france.fr\/cabernet-franc\/\">Cabernet Franc<\/a> for reds and <a href=\"https:\/\/vin-champagne.ouest-france.fr\/chenin\/\">Chenin<\/a> for whites. The main appellations are <a href=\"https:\/\/vin-champagne.ouest-france.fr\/chinon\/\">Chinon<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/vin-champagne.ouest-france.fr\/sancerre\/\">Sancerre<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/vin-champagne.ouest-france.fr\/saumur\/\">Saumur<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/vin-champagne.ouest-france.fr\/muscadet\/\">Muscadet<\/a>&#8230;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"title-h2\"><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Southwest (500 km2).<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">  This region, which has long lived in the shadow of Bordeaux, is now France&#8217;s fourth largest vineyard in terms of production. Between Aveyron and the Basque country, this sun-drenched region produces lively <a href=\"https:\/\/vin-champagne.ouest-france.fr\/cotes-de-gascogne\/\">C\u00f4tes de Gascogne<\/a>, velvety <a href=\"https:\/\/vin-champagne.ouest-france.fr\/gaillac\/\">Gaillac<\/a>, aromatic <a href=\"https:\/\/vin-champagne.ouest-france.fr\/fronton\/\">Fronton<\/a> and full-bodied <a href=\"https:\/\/vin-champagne.ouest-france.fr\/aoc-madiran\/\">Madiran<\/a>.  <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"title-h2\"><\/h2>\n<h2>The most widely grown grape varieties in France<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/vin-champagne.ouest-france.fr\/merlot\/\">Merlot<\/a> (13.9%).  <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The flagship grape variety of the Bordeaux region, and more specifically of the Bordeaux right bank, it enjoys warm climates and develops black fruit aromas and delicate tannins. On its own, it makes full-bodied wines, and combined with Cabernet Sauvignon, it produces wines of great quality.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"title-h2\"><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/vin-champagne.ouest-france.fr\/cepage-ugni-blanc\/\">Ugni Blanc<\/a> (10.2%).<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">  A grape variety from the south of France, it is mainly found in Languedoc and Provence. It produces acidic (&#8220;nervous&#8221;) white wines and is also used to make Cognac and Armagnac.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"title-h2\"><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/vin-champagne.ouest-france.fr\/grenache\/\">Grenache Noir<\/a> (10%).<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Originally from Spain, this grape variety is mainly grown in warm climates, such as the south of France for ros\u00e9 or the C\u00f4tes du Rh\u00f4ne, where it is blended with Syrah. <\/span> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"title-h2\"><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/vin-champagne.ouest-france.fr\/syrah\/\">Syrah<\/a> (7.9%).  <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Grown not only in France but also in Australia, where it is known as Shiraz, this grape variety loves warm climates and produces colorful wines with aromas of black fruits, spices and sometimes dark chocolate. It is the king of the Rhone valley.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/vin-champagne.ouest-france.fr\/chardonnay\/\">Chardonnay<\/a> (6.3%).  <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The best-known of the white grape varieties, it thrives in all climates, but is particularly popular in Burgundy. 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