St.-Emilion (SANT I-mill-e-yawn)

By Karen MacNeil
December 11, 2018

Name sometimes used in the Cognac region for the grape ugni blanc, and also known as trebbiano Toscano. Today, St. Emilion grapes (i.e. ugni blanc) are no longer grown in the town St.-Emilion in Bordeaux where merlot and cabernet franc are the reigning varieties.

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Compared in size to the Napa Valley, Bordeaux is:

A. Eight times larger than the Napa Valley

B. Two times larger than the Napa Valley

C. About the same size as the Napa Valley

D. Half as big as the Napa Valley

Bordeaux is one of the largest fine wine regions in the world. By comparison, the Napa Valley is tiny. With fewer than 50,000 acres of vines, Napa Valley produces just 4 percent of all the wine made in California.

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