French White

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

The 2018 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.)

La Grange Tiphaine has been in Damien Delecheneau’s family for four generations. Armed with Oenology degrees from the wine school in Bordeaux, Damien and his wife Coralie produce organically certified white and red wines on their property just south of th

Les Equilibristes Picpoul 2018

This 2018 Cuvee Theo is the king of Alsatian wine and the love of the Faller family. This dry (5.35 g/l r.s., 13.7% abv), intense wine from the estate Clos des Capucins vineyard is named after the family patriarch Théo. The soil for that vineyard is compo

Jérémie Huchet and Jérémie Mourat (of Vignobles Mourat in Fiefs Vendéens) work
together under the Les Bêtes Curieuses label to produce notable terroir driven Muscadet from the cru
communes. “Sur Granit” comes from the sandy granitic soils of the cru “Cl

The 2018 Ami-Amis is a blend of a third each of Altesse, Veltliner, and Jacquere. The fruit is direct pressed over 4 hours by stainless steel pneumatic press. The juice is racked  after 12 to 48 hours, depending on the temperature at which the grapes were

Made from low-yield 70% Auxerrois (a close relative of Pinot Blanc) and 30% Pinot Blanc sourced from the original Clos des Capucins vineyards and a plot in the Cuvée Laurence vineyard, this 2018 is a perennial favorite. The Auxerrois provides body and str

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

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

This full-bodied and well structured Pinot Blanc is bone-dry with fresh, bright acidity. It exudes fresh and fruity aromas of yellow peaches and nectarine. A hint of hazelnut comes out with air. The mouthfeel is rich, but clean thanks to its zesty mineral

Located in the tiny village of Fleys, Alain Gautheron and his son Cyril represent the 5th and 6th generations of their family to grow grapes. Their wines emphasize purity of fruit and a sense of place. The Chardonnay for the Cuvée Emeraude comes from a p

Berthet-Rayne Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc 2019

Domaine Janvier Coteaux du Loir Blanc 2019

Rouquin de Jardin, where our redheaded gnome (Rouquin means red-head in French) is standing in a moonlit garden, without his pointed gnome hat but sporting his shades, this time with a glass of red wine.

The 2018 Rouquin de Jardin is also one of the sl

Equivalent to four standard bottles, this 2019 Petite Frog consists of 100% Picpoul - a very popular, traditional local variety planted on sun-drenched hillsides called 'costières' (coastal region) in the Mediterranean garrigue, near the Etang de Thau - a

This Bourgogne Aligote is the domaine's flagship wine and the 2017 is a delicious choice for everyday enjoyment, particularly in a French wine loving kitchen or household. Its crisp, refreshing charm will impress fans of Muscadet, Chablis and Sancerre and

Domaine Bel Air Pouilly Fume 2019

The 2016 Vire Clesse Quintessence is produced from one parcel - “le Virolis” - which has very deep limestone soils with a thin layer of top soil. The vines are at least 70 years old and the vinification is in stainless steel. The wine is matured in cement

Domaine Andre Neveu Sancerre Blanc Silex Le Grand Fricambault 2019