Entre-Deux-Mers is a French region, well known as a Bordeaux wine growing region. The geographical area is situated between the rivers Garonne and Dordogne, and is bounded in the east by the border of the Girondedepartment and in the west by the Bec d'Ambès, the confluence of the Garonne and the Dordogne.[1]
At 3,000 hectares (7,400 acres), it is the largest sub-region of Bordeaux,[2] although, as there are large areas of forest, only half the land is used for growing grapes.[3] The total area under vine is about 1,500 hectares (3,700 acres), with about 250 growers making wine there.[1]
The name of the region is derived, not from the French word "mer" ("sea"), but from "marée" ("tide"). Thus, it means "between two tides", a reference to its location between two tidal rivers.[1]
Wine region and Appellation
Landscape of the Entre-Deux-Mers region
Although both red and white wine is produced in Entre-Deux-Mers, only the dry white carries the appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) "Entre-Deux-Mers".
The red is sold as Bordeaux or Bordeaux Supérieur.[2] Many growers switched from the white grape varieties to the more profitable red ones in the mid-20th century.[4]
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