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The Wines of France
(Prepared with the collaboration of the Musée du Vin and Mme Josse) Reading a wine labelThe following, from top to bottom, is what appears on French wine labels:
Letters may indicate the category and registration number of the winegrower. A code also indicates the name and address of the bottler if it is not the winegrower.
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For milleniums, Man has cultivated the vine; he has learned to choose grape varieties and to adapt them to the soil, to the climate. This close relationship between Man and Nature has given birth to wines, a drink appreciated by gods and kings... In Paris, in the bistrots, the restaurants, the brasseries, the neighbourhood cafés, wines are there, already familiar or to be discovered, throughout the year... This guide will lead you through this extremely rich world.