I like French food and wine - A Maconnais Chardonnay.

Should you be looking for fine French food and wine, consider the world-famous Burgundy area in eastern France. Among Frances eleven wine-growing regions Burgundy ranks 4th in acreage if you include the Beaujolais area, which most of the people do despite their substantial differences. Partisans, and they're many claim that Burgundy is truly the number 1 or number 2 wine-producing area in France, if not in the world.

Well find out whether or not this absence of disrepute is merited or not. If you're visiting Burgundy, and you should, make efforts to stop by the Cte dOr hamlet of Chteauneuf about 25 miles ( 40 kilometers ) southwest of Dijon in northern Burgundy. This tiny hilltop hamlet appears to come straight out of the Middle Ages, apart from the holiday makers who've latterly discovered it. The castle then went thru numerous owners till the French Revolution when it was expropriated and the towns name was modified to Montfranc. With the development of the Burgundy Canal its destiny was sealed so to communicate. If you're looking for fine French food and wine, consider the Mconnais area of the Burgundy area in eastern France. Partisans, and they are a lot of, claim that Burgundy is truly the no 1 or number 2 wine-producing area in France, if not in the world. The wine reviewed below comes from the Mconnais area of southern Burgundy, whose wine production is virtually ninety percent white, pretty much exclusively Chardonnay. This area produces 3 times as much white wine as the remainder of Burgundy, but isn't especially famous. Today the site lies in ruins, as it's been since the French Revolution, but what ruins. The site contains a horse-breeding center set up by Napoleon using stone from the abbey. Do not forget to tour the city of Autun once called Augustodonum, town of Augustus. The first name refers to Augustus Caesar who modestly described it as "the sister and rival of Rome itself. But do visit Autuns Portes ( Archways ) and the Thtre Romain, once the biggest arena in Gaul ( Roman France ) with room for fifteen thousand spectators. Talking about Napoleon, he and his bro studied at the local army academy, where at age 9 the future Emperor first learned French. Click now to find out info about beaune vineyards. 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 gently acidic and incredibly long. The sweetness of the grilled corn on the cob turned up the wines astringency. The Dutch Edam was nutty, a bit greasy, and moderately sour. What do you need for this moderate price? More than what I got here.