Hey I have to do a project for school. Anyone familiar with french food? Actually forget food. I need to know what kind of french wine is popular? I dont drink, so I dont know crap It needs to be kind of cheap. Also if anyone has been to any French restaurants, what kind of uniforms do they wear? Anyone know of any catchy French themes or customs for a French restaurant?
Bordeaux: the most well known and I believe best selling French wine. World famous reds. Famous for the process which concentrates on the soil and traditional methods of development (as opposed to the New World and Australia where the process is fairly modern and the flavors are more likely to come from the mixing the wine maker does as opposed to the earth the grapes are from). Champagne: you've probably heard of thier sparkling whites and rose`...only wine from this region in France (Reims) can be called Champagne. Everything else must be called something else like Cava (Spain) or sparkling wine (California & Australia). Wines generally have a very wide range of prices. You can pick up something very tasty from 8-10 bucks up to thousands of dollars per bottle. With Champagne i'd avoid the cheap stuff, but for the 25-30 buck range there are some very fine selections such as Veuve Clicquot or Lauren Perrier. Alsace is the eastern most region of France and they grow primarily whites like Reislings (light and slightly sweet) and Gwertztraminer (spicy and full flavored). There should be tons of specific information on the French Tourism Bureau's site or others such as wine spectators site. French restaurants - be very rude...no just kidding. I actually found the French to be extremely nice. The food really depends on where you are in France. On the West coast and South coast there is a lot of seafood: fresh mussels, prawns, fish, oysters. In the east in Alsace its more germanic: chaucroute (sp??) sausages and kraut. Everywhere there are fine breads and cheeses and pate`...
