Lemon Tart Or Pies With Meringue Crust

White · Medium · Dry

Lychee, rose petal, and a touch of ginger; medium-bodied, low-acid, and unmistakable. The wine for any cuisine where the spice cabinet did the heavy lifting.

Loire wines from around the city of Angers — Chenin Blanc whites (dry to sweet) and Cabernet Franc rosés. The whites are tremendous values.

Loire Chenin Blanc at its sweetest and most age-worthy — noble-rot wines of striking honey-and-citrus intensity, balanced by laser acid.

The standard 'dry' sparkling wine designation — Brut means a maximum of 12 g/L residual sugar, the most common style of Champagne and Prosecco.

Sparkling · Light · Dry

Méthode champenoise from the most chalk-rich corner of France — fine bubbles, brioche, lemon zest, and a finish that goes on for half a minute. The wine for anything fried, salty, or special.

Loire Chenin Blanc with measurable sweetness — apricot, honey, balanced by the grape's signature acid. Drinks like a quieter Coteaux du Layon.

Bordeaux's quietest sweet white appellation — between Sauternes and Graves, drinking like a lighter Sauternes at lower prices.

Southwest France's quiet treasure — both bone-dry and lusciously sweet wines from the Gros and Petit Manseng grapes. The sweet bottlings are world-class.

Sauternes's neighbor across the Garonne — botrytized Semillon-Sauvignon sweet whites at a fraction of Sauternes's price. Honey, apricot, gentle structure.

A step up from generic Mâcon — Chardonnay from 26 designated villages with more concentration and pedigree, still at honest prices.

Dessert · Full · Sweet

Bordeaux's legendary sweet white — Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc hit by noble rot, then patiently fermented. Honey, apricot, candied citrus, and a finish that lasts a small eternity. Pair with foie gras, blue cheese, or a fruit tart.

White · Medium · Off-dry

Chenin Blanc from the Loire — runs from sec (dry) through demi-sec (off-dry) to moelleux (sweet). The demi-sec is the cheat code for spicy food.