A Bordeaux wine is any wine produced in the Bordeaux wine region of France. Average Bordeaux vintages produce over 700 million bottles wine each year, although in good vintages, this total can exceed over 900 million bottles of Bordeaux wines. The Bordeaux wine region produces some of the most expensive and prestigious wines in the world. 88% of the wine produced in Bordeaux is red wine (called Claret in Britain).

The Bordeaux wine region also produces notable sweet white wines such as Chateau d'Yquem, dry whites, rosé and sparkling wines (Crémant de Bordeaux). Bordeaux wine is made by 10,000 producers or châteaux from the grapes of 13,000 grape growers. There are 57 appellations of Bordeaux wine.

Red Bordeaux wine

The vast majority of Bordeaux wine is red, with red Bordeaux wine production out numbering white Bordeaux wine production six to one. Red Bordeaux wine, which is traditionally known as Claret in the United Kingdom, is generally made from a blend of grapes. Only a few producers make single-variety wines.

Bordeaux wine region information

For more information on the history of Bordeaux wine production please see our article History of Bordeaux wine. For a detailed description of the Bordeaux wine classification system we have a helpful article Bordeaux wine classification.

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