Is France the gold standard when it comes to wine? Of course it is. If you're French. You'd think they invented the stuff. It has to said that their wine styles did take over the world, and while the rest of us have imitated and replicated the beloved wines of Burgundy, Bordeaux, the Rhone, the Loire, Champagne, et al. and made expressions every bit as interesting, the original, the benchmark, the genesis of great grape growing, winemaking and production really did begin in France. There, we've said it. In France, 'terroir' rules; it's all about where you've grown your grapes and the quality of the fruit to be found in that region. The wines are labelled to reflect this ethos, with region generally taking pride of place over all other factors. Glengarry have been importing French wines into New Zealand for decades, which means that we've had the time to become experts.
