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Category: France


  • France > Crozes-Hermitage > M. Chapoutier Les Meysonniers

    M. Chapoutier Les Meysonniers Country: France Region: Crozes-Hermitage Producer: M. Chapoutier Grape variety: 100% Syrah Vintage: 2009 Found at: Co-op Wines and Spirits, Willow Park Wines and Spirits, Superstore (or see Liquor Connect and enter your postal code) Price: $21.99 About the region: Although Syrah aka Shiraz is most commonly associated with Australia these days,

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  • France > Vouvray > Barton & Guestier Vouvray

    Barton & Guestier Vouvray Country: France Region: Vouvray Producer: Barton & Guestier Grape variety: Chenin Blanc Vintage: 2010 Found at: Willow Park Wines and Spirits  (or see Liquor Connect and enter your postal code) Price: $16.99 About the region: Time to visit a lesser-known wine region! As a kid, I associated the Loire valley with castles like Chambord and Chenonceau,

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  • France > Burgundy > Joseph Faiveley Bourgogne Pinot Noir

    Joseph Faiveley Bourgogne Country: France Region: Burgundy Producer: Joseph Faiveley Grape variety: Pinot Noir Vintage: 2007 Found at: Willow Park Wines and Spirits and Co-Op Wines and Spirits (or see Liquor Connect and enter your postal code) Price: $15.99 – $17.99 About the region: This week we’re staying in Burgundy, but are now turning toward

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  • France > Burgundy > Joseph Drouhin Macon-Villages

    Joseph Drouhin Macon-Villages Country: France Region: Burgundy Producer: Joseph Drouhin Grape variety: Chardonnay Vintage: 2010 Found at: Willow Park Wines and Spirits  (or see Liquor Connect and enter your postal code) Price: $17.99 About the region: Although Chardonnay is grown all over the world today, its roots lie in Burgundy. And since the grape variety is named after

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  • France > Bordeaux > Sirius

    Sirius Bordeaux Country: France Region: Bordeaux Producer: Maison Sichel Grape varieties: 65% Merlot and 35% Cabernet Sauvignon Vintage: 2009 Price: $19.59 – $19.99 Found at: Willow Park Wines and Spirits, Co-op Wines and Spirits (or see Liquor Connect and enter your postal code) About the region: The impact of Bordeaux on the wine world has always

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  • France > Pouilly-Fuissé > Louis Jadot

    Louis Jadot Pouilly-Fuissé Country: France Region: Pouilly-Fuissé Producer: Louis Jadot Grape variety: Chardonnay Vintage: 2009 Found at: Willow Park Wines and Spirits ($37) About the region: Pouilly-Fuissé produces some of the richest white wines in Burgundy, due to the vineyards being situated on a series of amphitheatre-like slopes, which act as natural sun traps. About the

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