France · AOCs
Entre-Deux-Mers
Fresh, dry whites from the rolling land between two rivers.
"Between two seas" — actually the tidal Garonne and Dordogne — this large, green, hilly area is best known for crisp dry Sauvignon-Sémillon whites, with plenty of everyday red sold as Bordeaux AOC. A good hunting ground for honest, affordable, increasingly organic bottles.
The whites are almost always dry.
ClimateMaritime
Altitude10–90 m
Grapes
Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Muscadelle, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, Côt (Malbec)
Soils
Clay-LimestoneGravelSandBoulbènes
The name promises seas but means two tidal rivers.
