Drink: French Wine

Season 2, Episode 3, Segment 4. Jessica Bell Meets Lake Park Bistro’s Manager Dider to discuss french wines.

Bartolotta’s Lake Park Bistro

3133 E Newberry Blvd
Milwaukee, WI 53211
(414) 962-6300
www.lakeparkbistro.com

French wine is produced in several regions throughout France, in quantities between 50 and 60 million hectolitres per year (7-8 billion bottles). France has the world’s largest wine production ahead of Italy and the second-largest total vineyard area (behind Spain). French wine exports make up 34.01% of the world market share, ahead of Italian (18.03%) Australian (10.24%) and Spanish (9.18%) wine.

France is the source of many grape varieties (such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc, and Syrah) that are now planted throughout the world, as well as several wine-making practices and styles of wine that are copied and imitated in other producing countries. Although some producers have benefited in recent years from rising prices and increased demand for some of the prestige wines from Burgundy and Bordeaux, the French wine industry as a whole has been influenced by a decline in domestic consumption as well as growing competition from both the New World and other European countries.

-From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_wine