France is one of the five largest wine producing regions in the world along with the United States, Spain, Italy and Argentina. Within France there are several wine producing regions namely, Alsace, Bordeaux, Burgundy, Corsica, C:%$ocirc;tes du Rhone, Languedoc-Roussillon, Loire Valley, Provence and South West. The quality of wine produced may differ greatly from region to region. Although there are many wine producers in each region, there are some wine producers who are regarded as the best in a particular region.
In Bordeaux, Vieux Chateau, Ch:%$acirc;teau Haut-Marbuzet, Ch:%$acirc;teau de Haux, Ch:%$acirc;teau Thieuley, Ch:%$acirc;teau Desmirail, Ch:%$acirc;teau Faug:%$egrave;res, Ch:%$acirc;teau Fourcas-Dupr:%$eacute;, Ch:%$acirc;teau La Tour de By are some of the more popular wine producers. In Provence, some of the popular vineyards are Ch:%$acirc;teau de Roquefort, Ch:%$acirc;teau Roubine, and Ch:%$acirc;teau Calissanne. In Languedoc, Domaine Haut-Lirou, Domaine Coupe-Roses, Domaine du Grand Chemin and Domaine de l'Hortus are some of the popular producers. In the region of Burgundy, Domaine Laroche, Domaine Jean-Marc Brocard and Domaine Gros Fr:%$egrave;re et Soeur are some of the popular names in the field of wine production. Ch:%$acirc;teau de Chamboureau, Domaine de la Charmoise and Ch:%$acirc;teau de Fesles are some of the popular producers of wine in the region of Loire. In southern Rhone, producers such as Chateau de Campuget, Chateau Mont-redon, Clos du Pape and Chateau de Beaucastel are regarded highly.