Map of the 13 main wine regions of France, Alsace, Beaujolais, Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne, Charentes, Corsica, Jura, Languedoc-Roussillon, Loire Valley, Provence, Rhone Valley, Savoie, and South West France.
France has thirteen main Wine growing regions:
Alsace Beaujolais Bordeaux Burgundy (Bourgogne) Champagne Charentes Corsica (Corse)
Jura-Savoie Languedoc-Roussillon Provence Sud-Quest Loire Valley (Val de Loire) Rhone Valley (Vallee du Rhone)
Vin de Table = wine without a geographical indication
Vin de Pays = PGI Protected Geographical Indication
AOC (Appellation d'Origine Contrôlôe)= PDO Protected Designations of Origin
The VDQS (Vin Dôlimitô de Qualitô Superieure qualification will be eliminated after 2011