French White Wine between $10 and $25

Lower ABV Vin de France can allow for some unique and downright enjoyable combos like this 50/50 Picpoul and Roussanne blend by Boutinot. A dynamic and delicious combo, it melds effortlessly the melon and nutty notes of Roussanne... Read More

Lower ABV Fun, delicious, highly drinkable, Sauvignon Blanc with just a bit more going on than the modest price would suggest. You’ll find a big burst of green melon, ripe peach and grapefruit zest aromas and flavors with... Read More

Organic/Bio Lower ABV Jeremie Huchet is making some of the most exciting wines in the western Loire region of Muscadet, including this generous example from vineyards on a hill overlooking the Maine River. It’s from organically... Read More

Lower ABV Melon de Bourgogne grown on schist soils gives more cut, energy and freshness than pure limestone, and schist around 15 inches under the top-soil is the secret to this delicious seafood and sipping white. Green apple,... Read More

Organic/Bio Lower ABV A blend of 60% Viognier, 25% Roussanne, 10% Clairette and 5% Bourboulenc, all planted by Vincent Boyer about 15 years ago and farmed organically. The ripe fruit is harvested in the early morning cool and... Read More

Lower ABV Think of Coteaux du Giennois as the front door to Sancerre (technically the “back door” since it’s down river, but that doesn’t sound nearly as good!). The limestone soils here were given over... Read More

Lower ABV There's a lot going on here if you want to geek out and try to describe it, but the top -line is that it's really good Chenin with a touch of barrel that goes down almost too easily. The flavors of quince, apple,... Read More

Lower ABV Did you know that we get to work with America’s most passionate and experienced importer/promoter of the southwest of France? From Cahors to Madiran to Bordeaux (sort of the north of the southwest), Ed Addiss’s... Read More

Ever done something that made no sense and had it work out beautifully? Apparently, that's what happened to Maude Autran who took ripe Rhone red Grenache and made it into white wine! This illegal blend - declassified to Vin... Read More

Organic/Bio Lower ABV Developed in Champagne and being tested in Burgundy for disease resistance with less spraying, it’s a cross-breeding of Villaris and a descendant of Muscadinia rotundifolia. It drinks like a soft Albarino,... Read More

Lower ABV From 40 year-old vines in the little village of Peronne, this delivers the lovely richness and depth we expect from Gentilhommes even in a cool harvest like 2024. The 15% of the wine aged in oak (the rest in steel) helps... Read More

Organic/Bio Lower ABV Like a good Chablis, the wine is very refreshing. Sticking to its roots (literally) the vines grow on that all important Kimmeridgian marl soils of Chablis. It boasts charactes of green apple, lemon, and... Read More

Lower ABV Muscadet is bone dry, super crisp, lightly yeasty/salty white wine that was born to drink with oysters and shellfish - or with roast chicken, sharp cheeses or all by itself if you enjoy wines full of crisp green fruit... Read More

Lower ABV Vincent Dampt makes straight ahead, no oak, no fuss, Chablis. As Vinous writes, this has a delineated bouquet with green apple, pear and granite scents that gain intensity with aeration. The palate is well-balanced with... 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

Lower ABV While the label here features a bowler hat (in French, “Chapeau Melon”), what you’re more likely to be wearing after you try a sip of this is a big ole smile. An almost Gascogne-style white blending... Read More

Normally you see a nicely priced Chardonnay from the South of France and can safely assume it was done in tank to emphasize the ripe pineapple, pear and apple fruit. Here there was so much fruit – really, gobs of it –... Read More

Lower ABV A richly textured, nicely spiced, no-oak Macon Chardonnay here that’s ready for seafood, roast chicken, or just sipping. The combination of old vines – up to 70 years – a fine site at the foot of the... Read More

Organic/Bio Lower ABV Swiss native and former woodworker Sylvain Liotard is up to something very special in the Alpine vineyards of France's Savoie region. He farms small lots of vines intensely and with manic care, using... Read More

Lower ABV You rarely read winemakers’ notes here, but this one is too good even edit: “To enjoy the Marie’s cuvée, you have to enjoy simple things. Direct and immediate things. This wine is mainly about... Read More

Lower ABV From the lower French Alps on Mont Granier, this 100% Jacquere delivers terrific texture without weight and loads of flavor without turning fruity. You’ll smell wild mountain herbs and citrus zest and then taste... Read More

Lower ABV We could go on and on about the traditions of this Swiss family living in Gascogny since the 1920s, the unique growing conditions, and how the fruit here is related to (or just used as) Cognac grapes. But why? This is... Read More

At the far northerly edge of the appellation, Pigoudet's vineyards benefit from all of Provence's sunshine with a touch cooler evening air and exceptionally late harvests. Which gives this blend of Rolle (Vermentino) and... Read More