French White

The Guégniard family have been vignerons for eight generations. Domaine de la Bergerie in Champs-sur-Layon was bought in 1961 adding to the vines the family already owned. Today the 36ha organic domaine is run by Anne and Marie, the daughters of Yves and

Les Equilibristes Picpoul 2019

Chateau La Rame Bordeaux Blanc Sec 2020

The Riesling "Les Jardins" ("gardens," as the Ostertags refer to their vineyard plots) is a blend of their various holdings, intended to be a representative "village" wine.

Domaine Leon Boesch is an eleventh generation, biodynamic estate in the heart of Alsace. While not new to the market, this year is a first for the arrival of their Edelzwicker. The term "Edelzwicker" dates back to 1644, when a blended wine was made from o

Domaine Vincent Delaporte Sancerre 2019

The 2019 Bellevue Touraine Sauvignon Blanc offers a great deal of complexity and quality for such an accessible range. The color is bright lemon with flashes of pale gold. The aromatics are generous with crisp stone fruits and citrus fruit, with touches o

Gitton Sancerre Les Belles Dames 2019

Domaine d'Elise Chablis 2020

Domaine Alain Geoffroy Chablis 2019

Domaine Villalin Quincy Blanc 2019

The Macon-Villages comes from parcels of very old vines situated on the lower elevations of the Viré slopes, The vinification is in stainless steel and the wine is matured in stainless steel vats for 6 months.

Chateau Ducasse Bordeaux Blanc 2020

Jean-Marc Brocard Saint-Bris 2019

Couly-Dutheil was established in 1921 by Baptiste Dutheil, then developed by René Couly who married Madeleine Dutheil. Today Couly-Dutheil remains in the family, owned by the third and fourth generations. Approximately 95% of wine made in the Chinon AOP i

La Marina is Domaine de Menard's top white and is made up of the traditional grapes of the region. It’s a cuvee that you don’t see around very much (60% Colombard, 20% Sauvignon Blanc and 20% Gros Manseng) but that clearly works here. A melange of tropica

The 2020 Chenin de Jardin is made from 100% Chenin Blanc. The grapes are grown on rhyolite and schist soil. (For those of you, like me, for whom rhyolite is not a household name, it is an igneous volcanic rock made of quartz, sanidine and other minerals.)

Domaine Billard & Fils Saint Aubin Blanc 1er Cru Vignes Moingeon 2019

Mother (Monique) and daughter (Tessa) are rising stars in the Loire Valley with 12 out of 22 total hectares in the Savennières sub-appellation of "Roche Aux Moines", next to the famed Coulée de Serrant. They have spent the last 40 years lovingly restoring

Dom Weinbach Riesling Vin d’Alsace 2018