French wine originated in the 6th century BC, with the colonization of Southern Gaul by Greek settlers.
Jacques Berthomeau is a wine consultant commissioned by the French Ministry of Agriculture to prepare a report in 2001, now known as The Berthomeau Report, to "establish the goals and means to be deployed in terms of people, regulations and finance for a winning strategy for French wine as we approach the year 2010".
Thierry Boudinaud is a French winemaker.
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Simmat has co-authored the 2008 book In Vino Satanas with the editor of La Revue du vin de France, Denis Saverot, describing a French wine industry that is currently in a crisis and accusing the French government of subverting the French wine industry in favour of the pharmaceutical industry.
Bernard Magrez, born 1936, is a French wine magnate who predominantly owns Bordeaux wine estates, including Château La Tour Carnet, Château Pape Clément and Château Romer, but also a large number of wine producing properties in other French wine regions and other countries, including Spain, Chile, Argentina and California.
Samuel Pepys wrote in The Diarist, having tasted the wine at Royal Oak Tavern on April 10, 1663, to have "drank a sort of French wine called Ho Bryen that hath a good and most particular taste I never met with".
Crépy AOC, a French wine appellation in the Savoy wine region
Episodes have featured wine personalities Ernst Loosen, Sam Neill, Emmanuel Cruse (Grand Maitre of the Commanderie de Bordeaux), Philippe Magrez (son of French wine magnet Bernard Magrez), among others.
Saverot co-authored the 2008 book In Vino Satanas with the Le Journal du Dimanche journalist Benoist Simmat, describing a French wine industry that is currently in a crisis and accusing the French government of subverting the French wine industry in favour of the pharmaceutical industry.
Douce noir, French wine grape that is also known as Charbono in California and Bonarda in Argentina
Peloursin, another French wine grape that is also known as Duret
It is said that the name pontikka came about due to the poor quality French wine from Pontacq.
Tavel AOC, a French wine appellation from the town of Tavel
Mondeuse noire, a French wine grape that is also known as Terrano