Odile Delpon inherited the family vineyards, tobacco farm, and saffron plantation in Albas in 1968. She developed the winery with her husband Claude, until their son Didier Pelvillain took over a few decades ago. Soils here are clay and limestone. Didier farms at the highest level of sustainability...

Nathalie Larroque and her family live at the farm known as Mas d’Oustry, built in 1498. This blanc “Perlé” is made from 80% Mauzac and 20% Muscadelle – two grapes typical to the Southwest of France. The word “Perlé” indicates a slight prickle – nearly imperceptible bubbles in the wine. It’s bottled...

This extremely conscientious farm in the Coteaux de L’Aubance, within the Anjou-Villages, is run by the Biotteau family. This is the fourth generation of Biotteau to make wine here, so they are careful to respect the land.  This gorgeously subtle Chenin Blanc comes from the village of Saint-Jean-de...

From artisan winemaker Jean Marc Barthez, who serves as president of a small co-operative winery in the ancient village of Monségur. A blend of 95% Sauvignon Blanc and 5% Semillon fermented without oak to preserve the underlying expression of its classic, gravel-rich terroir, offering the enhanced...

Little known outside of France, Coteaux du Giennois just received AOP status in 1998 – yet it has been producing wine since the 2nd century. Alice Berthier’s vineyards are planted on hillsides of the Loire extensions of the geologic formations of Sancerrois and Pouilly. The terroir is a mix of 50%...

Jacqueline Delaunay makes this superb Muscadet from five hectares of 20-year-old Melon Blanc vines grown on stony gneiss, amphibolite and schist soils. The estate is in organic conversion, using no chemicals or herbicides whatsoever, only grass as a cover crop. Fermentation by ambient yeasts, found...

Originally founded in 1960, Domaine Jourdain has been run since 1990 by Sophie Siadou and her partner Francis Jourdain. Together, they sustainably farm approximately thirty hectares of vines. Reflecting her holistic approach to the ecosystem of the vineyard and her careful attention to the nuances...