France

09 Chateau Bellevue Blanc, Entre-Deux-Mers

08 Guy Saget, Vouvray

08 Superbe Chardonnay, Vin de Pays d’OC

09 Calvet, Rose d’Anjou

08 Lasting Fancy, Vin de Pays de L’Ile de Beaute

05 Chateau Moulin de Clotte, Cotes de Castillon

07 Stratageme Galets, Coteaux du Languedoc


Maps from Wine Spectator

France – An overview of the country’s major wine regions: Alsace, Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne, Languedoc, Loire Valley, Provence and Rhône Valley

Alsace – A detailed look at the appellation’s top crus, broken out by town and the corresponding vineyard

Bordeaux – A detailed look at the region’s key districts, including the Médoc and its appellations, Pessac-Léognan, the Right Bank areas of Pomerol and St.-Emilion, and the sweet wine areas of Sauternes and Barsac

Burgundy / Red Wine – A look at key red-wine producing villages in the Côte de Nuits and Côte de Beaune

Burgundy / White Wine – An overview of the appellations of Chablis, the Côte de Nuits, the Côte de Beaune, Côte Chalonnaise and the Mâconnais

Champagne – The heart of Champagne, including the districts of Côte des Blanc, Montagne de Reimans and Vallée de la Marne, plus key grand cru villages

Loire Valley – A detailed look at the appellations along the Loire River, from Muscadet to Chinon and Vouvray to Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé

Rhône Valley / Northern – A detailed look at the appellations along the northern Rhône River, including Côte-Rôte, Condrieu, Château Grillet, St.-Joseph, Hermitage, Crozes-Hermitage, Cornas and Saint-Péray

Rhône Valley / Southern – A detailed look at appellations including Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Gigondas and Vacqueyras, as well as the Côtes du Rhône and named Côtes du Rhône-Villages

Southern France – An overview of the appellations in the Languedoc-Roussillon, Provence and southern Rhône regions