Map of wine regions of France

The map above shows the main wine-producing regions of France.

Visiting the French wine regions

Many visitors to France like to see a vineyard or visit the occasional wine chateaux for a little sampling of the local produce, while many wine enthusiasts make an entire visit planned around visiting the vineyards of their selected region.

To explore these areas further see the regional guides for the relevant region - the list below shows the 'official' regions and departments that contain that particular French wine region:

French wine region	Tourist region
Alsace	Alsace
Armagnac	Gascony
Beaujolais	Auvergne and Rhone-Alps
Bergerac	Dordogne
Bordeaux	Gironde
Burgundy	Burgundy
Champagne	Champagne-Ardennes
Corsica	Corsica
Languedoc and Roussillon	Languedoc-Roussillon
Loire	Centre (Loire Valley)
Provence	Provence
Rhone	Rhone-Alps
Savoy	Franche-Comte and Rhone-Alps