🍷 Many French wine bottles never tell you what grape is inside, because French wine is named after the place it comes from. The rules of each place fix which grapes it can use, so Chablis is always 100% Chardonnay and white Sancerre is Sauvignon Blanc. Once you know the code, the place name tells you the grape. Did you know this one?
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Over the years I've found that French wines are often overrated. Wines from Italy and Greece tend to be more consistently good.
I need more wine, for reasons