The island of Corsica The island is in the Mediterranean Sea. The consumers of wines made there are primarily the Corsicans. This region has its personal technological traditions of designation and old technique of producing. There you can observe the Corsican style of making wine, which is conscientiously kept to by the citizens of Corsica. The Jura region The other wine locality in France is Jura. It is quite small and is located close to Switzerland. There wines are also made according to the old customs, and we can tell between some unique styles of wine making in particular, the Vin Jaune and Vin de Paille modes). The territory has 6 appellations and is completely related to the territory of Burgundy. The grounds is that the major part of wines produced there are produced of grapes sorts planted in Burgundy, such as Chardonnay or Pinot Noir. However, a lot of other sorts of grapes are taken for the Jura wines. We may also recognize that Jura is a cold wine region in France, like Burgundy is. The Languedoc-Roussillon region Apparantly, the largest region in France occupied by vineyards is Languedoc-Roussillon. Here the biggest reserves for France wine industry are concentrated. However we must mention that the grapes from Languedoc-Roussillon are used for producing quite low-price wines. So, this territory is a real wine lake of France. It provides a lot of European states with raw products for wine industry, although some new technologies and designs are being elaborated there. The producers of wine effectively unite the old French customs and the modern techniques developed in other countries. A large part of wine made in Languedoc-Roussillon is sold under the Vin de Pays d'Oc appellation. The area of Provence Provence is situated in the south-east of the country. The territory is one of the warmest in the country. Mostly red and ros? sorts of wine are made there. Provence wines are produced in accordance witn the requirements of the eight major designs. Professionals associate some wines made there with those of the Southern Rh?ne area due to similarity of techniques and climatic environment. Rh?ne Valley The region is located to the south-east of the country, along the river of Rh?ne. Within the area of the Rh?ne Valley usually two parts are distinguished: the northern and the eastern parts. Actually, the modes and gustatory compositions of wines produced in different sub-regions are different, nevertheless both areas are the powerful competitors to Bordeaux wines. The Savoy area Savoy (or Savoie) is situated in the Alps, close to Switzerland. The territory is famous for making dessert France wine of a diversity of grapes planted only in this area. South -western wine regions A lot of territories are included to this term. Among the most developed are: Bergerac; territories along Garonne, with Cahors; regions in Gascony Armagnac, Madiran, C?tes de Gascogne, C?tes de Saint-Mont, Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh and Tursan are made there; Juran?on; Iroul?guy and others Surely, there are other smaller regions where grapes are cultivated and wine is made; these localities are primarily the parts of larger industrial territories which were there earlier.
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