Geography of the Bordeaux region
Bordeaux is near the Atlantic coast, in the south west of France. The Bordeaux wine region covers Gironde, an administrative department ( also a river) of the Aquitaine region.
Bordeaux wine takes its name from the region's main city. However you cannot find vineyards in the city itself, the vineyards start at the boundaries of Bordeaux.
The Bordeaux wine region wide spreads 60 miles around the city on the biggest estuary in Europe along 3 rivers (Gironde, Garonne, Dordogne) creating the appropriate setting for wine.
The climate in Bordeaux is generally temperate with a short winter and a high degree of humidity generated by the close proximity of the Atlantic Ocean.
