Bordeaux owes its distinction as France's leading AOC vineyard to the great diversity of its high quality terroirs. This wide range of fine wines offers something for everyone, for every occasion and in a wide range of prices. The six families of Bordeaux wines are defined by geographical factors and the styles of wines produced. Six main grape varieties, three red and three white, are used to make Bordeaux wines. The good knowledge of the soils has allowed the choice of grape varieties to evolve in order to get the best out of the wines' aromas. Complementary grape varieties called "auxiliaries", present in reduced quantities, can enrich the typicity of the wine during the blending.

Born at the confluence of two great rivers, between land and sea, the history of wine has accompanied the city of Bordeaux for 2,000 years until it merges with it, deeply shaping the region. In its geography and in its spirit. In 1152, the union between Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitaine and Henry Plantagenet, future King of England, sealed the fate of Bordeaux wines. Bordeaux establishes a monopoly of production, sale and distribution to Great Britain. The vineyard invests the surroundings of Fronsac, Saint-Emilion, Cadillac, Barsac, Langon... The oldest of the 18 wine brotherhoods of Bordeaux, Saint-Émilion, is founded in 1199. The flow of trade is stopped by the bloody Hundred Years War between France and England. Another era of prosperity began in the 17th century with the appearance of new customers: the Dutch, the Hanseatic and the Bretons. The Enlightenment and its opportunities: in the middle of the colonial era, Bordeaux ensured its growth by exporting wine to Saint-Domingue and the Lesser Antilles. England put in fashion the fine and full-bodied wines sought after by the London high society. Thomas Jefferson, future president of the United States, visiting Bordeaux in 1787, mentioned a classification of wines established by brokers and merchants. The first corked and sealed bottles appeared, gradually replacing the barrel in shipments. At the beginning of the 19th century, a new golden age began. Production doubled, exports tripled and the English became important buyers again. Anxious to perpetuate the know-how of their ancestors, the new generation of Bordeaux winemakers in their thirties found the right compromise between tradition and modernity.