Bordeaux Winetasting Series

The old tasting group has started up again with a bang! We are doing a series of tastings focusing on Bordeaux and exploring some of the regional differences that it has to offer. We started off with St. Emilion and will eventually move through Pauillac, Pomeral and Graves. The winners of each region will be tasted against each other in a final Bordeaux tasting. By doing this we hope to learn more about each region and how they differ from each other and even come up with a favorite Bordeaux sub-appellation.

Bordeaux Basics (Click Here to view map)

Bordeaux is the largest "fine wine" producer in the world and provides a standard of quality that many winemakers around the world try to emulate. The whole region is dedicated to wine from vineyards to restaurants, hotels, and tourism. All Bordeaux reds must be made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petite Verdot, and Malbec. Carmenere is also allowed but almost never used because since Phylloxera it has rarely been replanted.

Bordeaux is split in to 3 regions by the Dardogne and Garonne rivers: The Right Bank, Left Bank, and Entre Deux Mers (between two seas). The whole of Bordeaux has 37 controlled appellations each defined by their differences in soil and climate, the main components of Terrior.