Bordeaux Explained (To Some Extent)

As a basic concept, a Bordeaux wine is any wine made within the defined region of Bordeaux, a geographical but not a political entity in the Gironde départment in southwest France. Within Bordeaux, however, there are 57 separate appellations, that is, official growing and

winemaking areas defined by the INAO, the Institut National des Appellations d'Orig…