A great “bistro” red goes from the cozy booth inside a café to the streetside tables you want to sit at on a sunny summer’s day. And Benoit Brazilier’s Tradition Rouge matches up with all kinds of... Read More
If you like Sancerre and Pouilly Fume and want to drink on a budget, this is for you! Of course, it's also for you if you just want a glass or two of really delicious Sauvignon Blanc at a nicely everyday price. Nicely ripe... Read More
Lower ABV Just straight-ahead, classic, bone dry, Melon de Bourgogne with a touch of amplitude and texture from time spent “sur lee” after fermentation. Granny Smith apple, green melon and lime zest aromas and flavors... Read More
Organic/BioLower ABV A delicious take on Loire Valley Cabernet Franc, grown and made seriously to delivery serious amounts of fun. The wines of Bourgueil are darker and more gutsy and Chinon or St. Nocolas Bourgueil, but also... Read More
Organic/Bio Just a short distance from Sancerre, Pouilly Fume showcases the smokier, gunflint, side of Sauvignon Blanc. Especially at this outstanding estate run by 8th generation winegrower Katia Mauroy-Gauliez working with some... Read More
Lower ABV All about fresh. Fresh white flowers, freshly squeezed citrus and zest, fresh cut grass, and juicy green grapes all jump from the glass to your nose as soon as you take a sniff. Scents of lemon zest and a little chalky... Read More
Lower ABV Every year, Domaine de la Pepiere Muscadet ‘La Pepie’ Sur Lie is the ultimate dry white wine for seafood feasts, enjoying while sitting in the sun, or serving as the classy start to a party. From grapes grown... Read More
Lower ABV Touraine Sauvignon Blanc can be a bit green and weedy, but not here and certainly not in the extra-ripe 2022 harvest! This is loaded with fruit – sweet lime, guava, late-summer peach – with just enough bite... Read More
Venture off the beaten Loire Valley path to discover this DELICIOUS Sauvignon Blanc with very Sancerre-like quality and character (just at a much better price). The Coteaux de Giennois appellation is small - under 200 acres in... Read More
Organic/Bio Cheverny is the Loire Valley’s forgotten appellation, known (if at all) for Sauvignon/Chardonnay whites that offer excellent value alternatives to Sancerre. But there’s a little red wine from Pinot Noir... Read More
Organic/Bio The winery calls it The Wind in the Willows but we think delicious and sophisticated match for Tuesday night take-out is a better name still. All Chenin Blanc done in tank, it's bursting with ripe green melon and... Read More
The Gitton family got into the Sancerre business in 1945, back when making a wine living in the Loire meant driving your bottles into Paris and selling direct to bistros. They're bigger now, but just as traditional in how... Read More
The Gitton family got into the Sancerre business in 1945, back when making a wine living in the Loire meant driving your bottles into Paris and selling direct to bistros. They're bigger now, but just as traditional in how... Read More
Organic/BioLower ABV Saint-Porcain is smack in the middle of France near the famed oak forests of Allier. Denis Barbara has led the charge to make it better known for wine than barrels, working to super-low yields, making clean... Read More
Once the dominant grape of Sancerre, Pinot Noir has taken on new life and prominence in the eastern Loire (with a bit of help from climate-change-induced extra ripeness). This is a beauty, from 55-70 year-old vines and with 70%... Read More
Lower ABV We’re really not sure why this terrific French Sauvignon is so good. But if you’re looking for a Sancerre alternative or just a super refreshing bottle of white, try this. The concentration and minerality... Read More
This small (20 acre) family-owned estate makes delicious wines that studies the interaction of Sauvignon Blanc and Sancerre's diverse soils. Here you’ll taste the impact of Sancerre’s famed “terres blanches,”... Read More
Lower ABV Basically a “baby Sancerre”, this exciting young Sauvignon Blanc is grown on the same chalky slate soils you’ll find across Sancerre from 10-40 year-old vines, fermented in stainless steel and allowed... Read More
About 35 years ago, Etienne (“Henri”) Bourgeois became the first Sancerre winemaker in recorded history to make and bottle a Sancerre raised entirely in new French oak. Today, the family has tweaked the formula, using... Read More
As always, the essence of Chavignol Sancerre from the Kimmeridgian soils of Monts Damnes. It's amazingly aromatic, serving up bold scents of fresh herb, pulpy citrus, and biting gooseberry fruit. In the mouth, the citrusy... Read More
Lower ABV Jean-Pierre Vacher, his son Jerome and daughter-in-law, Karine, are making classic, focused, Sancerre that hold on to Sancerre's freshness even in dry, rich, years like 2022. Done all in steel, this delivers fresh... Read More
Lower ABV This quality source of great Loire Valley values turns their hand to Chardonnay here, all from chalk and limestone soils near Touraine. All done in stainless steel with just a touch of wood influence, it’s full... Read More
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