France

Poached pear, toast, cream, and a mineral bounce. Old-vine voluptuous charmer.

Silky, complex Bojo, with just enough power. Black plum, blackberry, violets galore.

Half Chablis fruit, half Puligny. Flinty with hazelnut & lemon aromas. Beth of both worlds.

Saline and pretty. Grahan cracker, lemon curd. Such mousse.

Ouillet, all-tank Jura bargain. Pure and clean, with a mineral nose and classic Jura umami finish.

Semi-carbo syrah from the N. Rhône. Red fruited, delicately umami'ed.

Flinty and flashy, green limes, green pears, green melons. Great.

Cherry, red plum, ponzu. Sensuality through nuance and precision.

Easygoing liter of Languedoc grenache. Fun at parties.

Delicate, savory, salty Chablis, full malolactic. Poached pear, cream, chanterelles.

Cabernet-led, Left Bank for a song. Blackcurrant, macerated cherry, cedar, spice. Easygoing,

Textured, very mineral white Beaujolais for a good price. Baked pear, fresh cream.

Savoie bubbly of gamay and pinot noir. Raspberry, strawberry, sweet tomato. Bone dry.

Vintage champagne with plenty of bottle age. Dried fig, chantrelle, toasted brioche. Wow.

Great cheap Muscadet. Underripe pineapple, lemon juice, chalkboard. A find.

Seaside Languedoc white. Lemons, oranges, pomelo, with a whiff of the pines and the sea.

Cinsault & grenache from Ardèche. Impossibly juicy, blue-fruited and pine scented. A joy.

Purple flowers, red plums and black cherries. Ideal Bojo.

Dry, mineral, downright salty muscat. Excellent sparkle. One glass isn't enough.

Super-dry legendary champers. Slatey and yellow-fruited. All the ratings.

Baked apple, yellow plum, savory herbs. Lovely.

Like a regular bojo but with a rare native grape gamaret, lending extra texture. Hulk out.

Marsellan & merlot from the Southern Rhône. Silky, with red fruits and oranges.

Crazy 12-grape blend from Roussillon. Think pink guava, white cherries, ruby grapefruit.

Fresh, focused, light and pretty. Wild strawberry, minerals, spring water.

Traditional field blend (fka edelzwicker). Gorgeous nose. Chamomile, peach, hay, toasted pine nut.

WHITE blend from Provence. Yellow plum, baking spices, crushed almonds . Luxury.

On the money! Easy-drinking PN from Le Midi.

Darn good bubbly chardo for cheap. Crunchy apples, even biscuity.

All thirteen grape showstopper. Power and grace.

Delicate field blend, bright with acidity but mellowed by meadow flowers.

Silky, fresh pinot noir from the Loire. Sarsaparilla, forest floor, vibrating raspberries.

Plush, natural white burg. Baked apple, hint of butterscotch. An A+.

Languedoc grenache. Pale but full-flavored, with bramble fruit and purple flowers.

Bone dry and bracing. Scintillating and suave. 60% Pinot Noir, 40% Chardonnay. Yes!

Iconoc producer's gossamer Monthélie. Pungent earth and bright black cherry aromas.

Tangy and dry white perfect with bivalves. You can smell the sea air.

Flinty and flashy, green limes, green pears, green melons. Great.

Pale rosé, fine and dry. Red berries, citrus. Profondement belle.

Cab-forward Bordeaux with some bottle age. Cranberry, cherry tomato, autumn leaf.

Light little Alsace-adjacent pinot. Savory and aromatic, with crunchy red fruit and earth.

Big ol' liter of old-vine Beaujolais. Fresh, fruity fun. Chill it, or don't.

Classic cab franc, all violets and black plums. Ripe and round.

Butterscotch and vanilla. A long finish to match the elegance of the Jura. Unstoppable!

Fragrant, round-in-the-mouth white with green fruit and walnut aromas.

Perfect, robust CdR bursting with dark berries and garrigue. Happens to be kosh.

Fresh & frilly gamay from a tiny French appellation. Sour rhubarb, red cherry, kumquat.

Zero-sulfur gewürztraminer (mostly) from Alsace's natty emperor. Rose, pepper, lichi.

Skin-contact vermentino plus rousanne. Starfruit, yuzu, delicate hint of marzipan.

Slightly macerated pinot gris. Kumquat, persimmon. Mysterious beauty.

Crisp, refreshing, all-occasion Alsatian. Vibrates with acidity; plenty of fruit too.

No-oak chardo with plenty of texture. Apple & ripe pear; a savory low note.

Correct champers for a song. Green apple, fresh cream, a little brioche.

Chenin with sapidity. Pretty white flowers, lemons, a touch of honey. Very snappy.

Lively, fine-grained and refreshing chenin. For a song.

Minerally, slightly leesy, starkly refreshing. A hint of Elmer's.

Corsican flavor train. Intense perfume, silky as an angel's robe. Such a wow wine.

Mostly merlot, plush, smooth charmer. Blackberry, cherry, violets.