In France, there are Mediterranean regions, such as those of the Midi, Atlantic regions such as Bordeaux and the Loire Valley, and Northern regions with a continental climate such as Champagne, Alsace and Burgundy. The French black grape varieties Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot Noir and Syrah are widely appreciated and widespread throughout the world. At the same time, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc are the French grape varieties that set the global rules for white wines. Wine is not produced in the whole of France, and French wine macro-regions are easy to recognise: Bordeaux with its great reds and sweet wines made from botrytised grapes; the Loire Valley, famous for its sharp whites made from Sauvignon or Chenin; Champagne with its bubbles; Alsace with its fragrant white wines; Burgundy with its niche white and red wines; the Rhône Valley where the great Syrahs or great Mediterranean wines such as Châteauneuf-du-Pape are made. Last but not least, in the southern regions, we have Provence, home to rosé wines, and Languedoc-Roussillon, where the wines are warm and generous.