This course will guide you in exploring eight important wine regions of France: Alsace, Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne, Loire Valley, Rhône Valley, Languedoc-Roussillon, and Provence. You will start with an overview of the French wine laws and classification system, then you will begin your study of each region. Within each region, you will consider its unique history with winemaking, how the climate affects grape growing and winemaking, the grape varietals and wine styles most associated with that region, and its unique classification system and labeling requirements, You will finish your course by selecting a winery from four of the regions and researching them, along with a specific wine from each, to summarize how these varied aspects of wine production —climate, viticulture, winemaking practices, and classifications —work together to produce the great French wines that are known and respected worldwide..