"French" describes the style or grape the wine was made with.
New World wine.
Some common French wines are Merlot, Sauvignon Blanc or Grenache! :-)
les vins français
Steven Spurrier has written: 'Illustration' 'French country wines' -- subject(s): Wine and wine making 'Academie Du Vin Guide to French Wines' 'French Fine Wines'
The study of wines is OENOLOGY
What is the lowest classification of French wine
vins de bourgogne
What is the highest classification among french wines?
It is unknown what his favourite wine in particular was but he would have drunk the finest French wines and sweet wines from Turkey.
On the world market first growth French wines demand a higher price. But overall US wines are just as good as the French counter parts and the low end US is better then low end French.
I recommend traveling to the Bordeaux region in France. Beautiful landscape and great wine. But don't limit yourself to French wine. The historic Paris Wine Tasting of 1976 forever destroyed the old myth that French wines were superior. In blind taste tests, leading French wine experts selected California wines as superior to the very best French wines. The experiment has been repeated for over 30 years with the same results, except that California wines expanded their lead over time.
Oenology