Gironde

The Gironde is a Département in South West France named after the tidal Estuary into which the mighty Garonne and Dordogne Rivers flow. The Estuary is the biggest in Western Europe, covering 635 km2 and is 75km long, stretching as far as Bordeaux, the Prefecture of Nouvelle Aquitaine.
In the north of Gironde is the Medoc which is a huge area for wine production and many of the regions best known wines are produced here. Indeed the whole area is renowned for its fine wines, especially around Bordeaux, between the two Rivers Entre-Deux-Mers and St-Emilion.