Bordeaux wine the subregions and two white based on sweetness: The vast majority of Bordeaux wine is red, with red wine production outnumbering white wine production six to one. There are four different classifications of Bordeaux, covering different parts of the region: The 1855 classification system was made at the request of Emperor Napoleon III for the Exposition Universelle de Paris. This came to be known as the Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855, which ranked the wines into five categories according to price. The first growth red wines (four from Médoc and one, Château Haut-Brion, from Graves), are among the most
Palatinate (wine region) a special shape specific to the region and are known as the "Dubbeglas", widening from bottom to top and featuring indentations or large dimples ("Dubbe") that give the glass its name. The older, undimpled cylindrical half-litre "Schoppenglas" is also frequently seen in the region. The German Wine Route ("Deutsche Weinstraße") traverses this wine region. The region also produces spirits, sparkling wines, wine vinegar, and grape seed oil. Palatinate (wine region) Palatinate () is a German wine-growing region ("Weinbaugebiet") in the area of Bad Dürkheim, Neustadt an der Weinstraße, and Landau in Rhineland-Palatinate. Before 1993, it was known as Rhine Palatinate