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European oaks: France
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Published 2006
Although Baltic and Slavonian oak were the most admired oaks in the 19th century, French oak has since become the standard by which all other oaks are judged. Thanks to sound forestry management, French oak is available in viable commercial quantities and can add to wine flavours that appeal to modern consumers.
Almost a quarter of France, or nearly 14 million ha/34 million acres, is forest, constituting more than 40% of all forest in the eu. About one-third of this forest land is oak. There are around 4 million ha of Quercus petraea and Quercus robur, according to the French Office National des Forêts.
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