Your CURRENT Fav FRENCH White Wine Region For Value?

craig_v · July 1, 2010, 12:04am

Your Fav White French Wine Region For Value?

1. White Bordeaux
2. Rhone
3. Puligny Montrachet
4. Meursault
5. Corton Charlemagne
6. Macon
7. Alsace
8. Sancerre
9. Saumur
10. Vouvray
11. Muscadet
12. Champagne
13. SW France
14. Swiss Border Whites
15. Chablis
16. Chassagne Montrachet
17. Other

0 voters

While I still Love Chablis, I’m really digging the value I find in the Macon. On the very high end of things I think Corton Charlemagne delivers the goods. How about you?

Gil_Bauer · July 1, 2010, 12:14am

I don’t think there is a white wine region in France that can come close to the Loire for value. And while I enjoy Vouvray and Sancerre, within the Loire, no whites are as good a value as Muscadet. Dirt cheap. Great young and [the right ones are] great with 20+ years of age.

John_Liotta · July 1, 2010, 12:25am

I could drink Champagne and nothing else if it came down to it.

Jim_Karegeannes · July 1, 2010, 12:59am

Over and over again to the Loire

Frank_Murray_III · July 1, 2010, 1:03am

Uhhhhhh…whatever french wine area that Cris Whetstone tells me to like.

G_Greenbaum · July 1, 2010, 1:14am

Step away from the kool aid FM3. L Ron Whetrock is a cult?

Josh_Beck · July 1, 2010, 1:16am

Not sure I’d take advice on the motherland from a guy who doesn’t find much to like in Burgundy

Frank_Murray_III · July 1, 2010, 1:23am

So far he has been rock solid on a handful of things recently so I will follow him like a sheared sheep at this point. I am still digging hard CA pinot so no reason to ruch my budget into the burgundy pit yet.

G_Greenbaum · July 1, 2010, 1:24am

I vote for Burgundy. I don’t think you can break it down by village (btw-you left out Chassagne).

Brad_Baker · July 1, 2010, 1:25am

The biased part of me wants to say Champagne which I still think has some amazing QPR’s, but I voted for “other” as I think Corse/Corsica is full of spectacular value. Expressive wines that I’m enjoying more and more especially for the price and the season.

Michel_Abood · July 1, 2010, 1:43am

I vote Burgundy and Champagne, though for that last one the definition of “value” might be stretched.

Oh, and I’m in a nit-picky mood, it’s Sancerre, Saumur and Vouvray, for the record.

John_Liotta · July 1, 2010, 1:47am

Way to narrow it down.

Brad_S_w_a_l_l_o_w · July 1, 2010, 1:52am

I voted Alsace, but many choices within the Loire are right there too.

John_Cabot · July 1, 2010, 2:01am

I’ve been lovin Sancerre lately. High acid, minerality, crisp, clean and no caffine!

Daniel_McNiff · July 1, 2010, 2:03am

Love the Cotes d’Auxerres and Chitry for Chardonnay and a little Sauvignon Blanc

Michel_Abood · July 1, 2010, 2:21am

I value precision.

Anthony_Lombardi · July 1, 2010, 2:42am

Muscadet, bought three bottles today with a twenty.

Veronica_Castro · July 1, 2010, 2:46am

Thanks for having “Swiss Border Whites” as a selection. Pierre Boniface Apremont is my summer go-to.

craig_v · July 1, 2010, 2:48am

Added Chassagne option. And I do think you can break it down by village.

craig_v · July 1, 2010, 2:51am

Oops, I added some options and wiped out the old votes, I think. But you can re-vote. Som of the Muscadet guys might want to re-consider anyhow Sorry guys, I meant well…