I Love French food and drink - A Maconnais Chardonnay.

Among Frances eleven wine-growing regions Burgundy ranks 4th in acreage if you include the Beaujolais area, which the majority do despite their substantial differences. The Aligot grape is Burgundys number 2 white grape, but remains reasonably unknown. As well as Burgundy Aligot is grown in Bulgaria, a not a very-well known wine producer but one that's on occasion generates bargains. With the construction of the Burgundy Canal its destiny was sealed as it were. When you are looking for fine French food and drink, consider the Mconnais area of the Burgundy area in eastern France.

You might find a deal, and I'm hoping that youll have a good time on this fact-filled wine education tour in which we review a local white Chardonnay. Partisans, and they're many claim that Burgundy is truly the number 1 or number 2 wine-producing region in France, if not in the world. This area produces 3 times as much white wine as the rest of Burgundy, but isn't especially widely known. Discover more on the topic of burgundy grapes. Youll also wish to see the Muse Ochier, a Romanesque lapidary museum. Do not forget to tour the city of Autun once called Augustodonum, town of Augustus. But do visit Autuns Portes ( Archways ) and the Thtre Romain, once the biggest arena in Gaul ( Roman France ) with room for fifteen thousand spectators. Each Aug ( do you suspect thats a coincidence? ) historically costumed neighbors put on a period piece. Talking about Napoleon, he and his bro studied at the local army academy, where at age 9 the future Emperor first learned French. Tasting Note Pale straw color, Refined scents of mineral,citrus, anjou pear and green apple, Dry, light bodied, with clean apple / lemon flavours, crisp astringency on finish. My first meal was whole-wheat spaghetti with a home-made tuna, red onion, garlic, and Greek olive sauce that had a commercial tomato spaghetti sauce as its base. The wine was light and short but did linger a little. The final meal was a disheartening "Louisiana " style home grilled chicken sausage.