France

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.

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

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.

Sauvignon blanc from near Chablis. Mandarin orange, gooseberry, super refreshing.

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.

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.

Expert natural chenin. preserved lemon, petrol, honeysuckle. Haunting, peaceful.

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!

Languedoc vermentino. Tangerine, thyme, pretty florals.

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.

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.

Hauntingly delicate, mineral pinot noir from chalky soils

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.

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

Black & red fruit, woody herbs. Like a very light Côtes du Rhône.

Cab franc with extra plush, savory vibes. Impossibly good.

Magnum of vouvray pet-nat. Lime, orange blossom, sandalwood, vanilla. Festive.

Nice big liter of chillable, black-plummy merlot from Bordeaux.

Très élégant, aromatic and sleek Provence rosé.

Top-notch Sauternes across the street from Yquem.

Cab franc rosé from Chinon. Cranberry, cherry, cream. It's just so pretty.

Unclassified peer of the classified growths. Earthy, powerful, dense.

Proper red Burgundy, with juicy red fruit and hints of rootbeer and incense. Lovely.

Jura magic. Complex, powerful, nutty, and harmonious. Begs another sip.

Textbook Left-Bank Bordeaux for a song. Red & black fruit, tobacco notes.

Ethereal aromatics of blackberries, lilacs, and cherries. A natural beauty.

One year, one terroir, one wine. Extraordinary.

Intense, kinetic, single village grower Champagne from one of the greats.