History of Bordeaux wine to repeated encounters with Saxon longboats along the coast. These disruptions continued into the 5th century to the period of Frankish rule. Although domestically popular, French wine was seldom exported, as the areas covered by vineyards and the volume of wine produced was low. In the 12th century however, the popularity of Bordeaux wines increased dramatically following the marriage of Henry Plantagenet and Aliénor d’Aquitaine. The marriage made the province of Aquitaine English territory, and thenceforth the majority of Bordeaux claret was exported in exchange for other goods. Upon the ascension of their son, Richard, to the English throne Bordeaux
Hastings River wine region Hastings River wine region Hastings River is an Australian Geographical Indication for a wine region in the Northern Rivers area of New South Wales around the Hastings River near Wauchope and Port Macquarie.The region is within of the east coast of Australia, between the Pacific Ocean and the Great Dividing Range. The first vineyard was planted in 1837 by Henry Fancourt White. There were 33 vineyards by 1860, however these declined and there was no wine production between 1920 and 1980 when new vineyards began to be planted. The main styles produced now include Chardonnay, Semillon, Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot and Chambourcin.