I’m with you on the Corton-Charlies as great value at the highest end, though I would still stick with Chablis - the one place you can get fabulous Grand Cru wines without busting the budget.
I went Macon, finding I like them as much or better than many Burgundy 1er crus.
Sancerre is new to me…but I have a feeling it will be my #1 with time.
My vote is for Anjou and especially Savennière and Coteaux du Layon. I was raised on Muscadet but now I’ve gone to the other side.
I voted for Macon, where else can you get Domaines Lafon & Leflaive for under $30! On a wider scale, Cote Chalonnais probabl blends in with the Macon, you get Villaine for under $30 too.
Why is Chateau Grillet not listed! Everybody knows it’s the best value going!! ![[tease.gif]](/uploads/db3686/original/2X/c/c5b32b76bebaa359b0452ae247b61189ffe5fa7e.gif "tease"){kind=small}
I buy FRENCH whites for quality most of the times: Burgundy 1er and GCs, white Hermitage, Condrieu, Savennieres, Vouvray, Alsace, white Bordeaux … all not cheap when good …
(ok, now and then a Muscadet S&M or Macon-V …) …
… but seriously: we have so many FINE AND VALUABLE white wines in Austria - it would e stupid to stock up on Muscadet for 8-10+ when I can have all the Muskateller from Southern Styria for 6-8 …
… or buy Sancerre or Puilly-Fumé for 12-15 when there are world-class Styrian Sauvignons for less …
… or buy often dull and woody Macons when Styrian Morillons (=Chardonnay) are better most of the times … at least for my palate …
… NOT to speak of all the Grüner Veltliner and Rieslings from Northwestern Austria …
Nothing can match a great (whateever-Cr-B-B-Ch)-Montrachet, Hermitage, Coulee de Serrant, Haut-Brion … but for white bargains I have not to go to France …
For me Macon offers the best value for whites, and Cote du Rhone Village for the reds. Both of these appellations can deliver modestly priced wines that are well made, and can age.
There are too many communes in Burgundy. Rully and St Aubin have amazing value driven wines. I guess you’ll need to include these if you want to “break it down by village”.
Bourgogne
Auxey Duresses
Blagny
Bouzeron
Chorey Les Beaune
Hautes Cote De Beaune
Fixin
Givry
Ladoix
Maranges
Marsannay
Mercurey
Montagny
Monthelie
Nuits Saint Georges
Pernand Vergelesses
Petit Chablis
Pouilly Fuisse
Pouilly Loche
Pouilly Vinzelles
Rully
Saint Aubin
Saint Bris
Saint Romain
Saint Veran
Santenay
Savigny Les Beaune
Chablis … although I would have voted White Bdx. had I thought you meant to include Barsac and Sauternes therein.
I think when Frank tries real white burgundy he might stop listening to Cris 
- Muscadet
- Chablis
- Apremont, Savoie
Hey now. Plenty to like. Its just that I can’t roll with a region where the awesome valued daily drinkers are around $65.
Why are a small selection of Burgundy appellations singled out? Nobody picked any of them anyway.
This is a question I find myself asking when looking at US message boards. Sorry to be so sweeping but I find it odd that Corton-Charlemagne is considered a region. It’s a village. There are only 52 hectares in the whole “region” - that is smaller than most individual growers elsewhere.
The Loire is a great source of good value whites (and many over-priced ones) but one of the greatest sources of white wine is the Languedoc-Roussillon. I appreciate that this is not known, overseas, as a white wine region but there are many treasures to be found. The range is impressive too. Dry muscat, Viognier, Picpoul de Pinet, various fortified Muscats and a really exciting range of wines blended from varieties like Grenache gris, Grenache blanc, Macabeu, Carignan blanc, Vermentino, Roussanne, Bourboulenc …
The great thing is that other than from a few very famous growers, the wines are bargains compared to elsewhere.
Easy, Muscadet.
While I tend to go for Muscadet and Savennieres there are so many great value whites in the mix. Jon is right on the SW as well, I’ve had some very nice bottles for dirt cheap ($10-12 and under).
Not to turn this into another thread on the value of Burgundy (I wouldn’t say it’s in Corton Charlemagne or Puligny though, heh). I’ve recently drunk the 06 B Clair Chambolle Veroilles, the 06 Burguet Gevrey Tradition and the 06 Lafarge Beaune Aigrots… all delicious wines for under $30. There are still plenty of St Aubin and village white burgs around the $30 mark as well. Clearly not the QPR that the Loire can offer but also not $65.
I agree with Josh. I also recommend Pernand Vergelesses (Deux Montille for example).
Sorry, that comment was aimed at Burgundy in general or mostly at reds. When it comes to the whites it is more of a stylistic preference for me. The richness and oak usually just don’t hit my palate in a way I enjoy. There are great examples even for low dollars but I enjoy Muscadet, Chablis, Apremont, Savennieres, etc etc much much more on average.
Can’t think of a better value for Chardonnay lover than St Veran.
I think it’s fair to say that Champagne has some great “values” for the high end stuff/tete de cuvees when compared to places like Burgundy and Bordeaux. Imagine if 1996 Krug or Salon were released as a “burgundy.” They would easily sell for $500-$1000 on release.