($53, Jeanne-Marie de Champs Selection):  Sylvain Langoureau is one of those excellent producers who has not yet achieved cult status, which is good news for savvy consumers because his wines remain undervalued.  Combine his talents with a fantastic vintage for whites and voilà, you have a stunning white wine. … Read more

($27):  Domaine de L’Églantière is one of two estates owned by Jean Durup Père et Fils, one of the top producers in Chablis.  (Château de Maligny is the other.)  You often will see both the name of the estate and Durup’s name on the label. … Read more

($22):  Its softer style makes this a wonderful introduction to Chablis for those who have yet to discover the magnificent wines of this appellation.  Fruitier and less mineraly than many Chablis, it will appeal to those who may be turned off by the prominent stony edginess many Chablis. … Read more

($34, Jeanne-Marie de Champs Selection):  The Pernot name is synonymous with great white Burgundy largely due to Domaine Paul Pernot in Puligny-Montrachet.  But this being Burgundy, there are many estates with similar, or at least, overlapping names due to marriage and the French laws of inheritance. … Read more

($50, Louis Latour, USA):  Though at least 85 percent of wine from Beaune is red, a small amount of white come from that appellation.  Latour’s white Aux Cras is one of the best.  And because white Beaune lacks the cachet of the big three, Meursault, Puligny- and Chassagne-Montrachet, the wines are less expensive. … Read more

($25):  Simple advice: Buy whatever wines from Jean-Marc Brocard your budget allows.  A leader in organic and biodynamic viticulture, Jean-Marc Brocard makes fabulous Chablis, from the “simple” village ones to the Grand Crus.  His Sainte Claire bottling is a step up from his generic village Chablis and always over delivers for the price. … Read more

($35, Jeanne-Marie de Champs Selection):  I taste at Domaine Bart every year because they are one of the top producers in Marsannay, the northern-most village of the Côte de Nuits.  Wines from Marsannay remain under consumers’ radar, in part, because the village has no vineyards designated as premier cru, yet. … Read more

($17, Louis Latour, USA):  Saint-Bris is an odd-ball appellation in northern Burgundy near Chablis that requires the use of Sauvignon Blanc, not Chardonnay.  Saint-Bris sits on the same Kimmerigdian limestone as Chablis, yet the microclimate favors Sauvignon over Chardonnay.  Since Sancerre is barely 60 miles to the west, it’s easy to understand how Sauvignon could thrive here. … Read more

($18, Dreyfus Ashby):  Another trifecta here — Drouhin, a great producer.  Twenty-twenty, a great vintage across the board for whites.  Eighteen dollars, an excellent price for a wine of this quality.  Bourgogne Blanc, made entirely from Chardonnay, can come from vineyards throughout the region, from Chablis in the north to the Mâconnais in the south. … Read more

($37, Louis Latour, USA):  Wines from Marsannay, the northernmost village of the Côte de Nuits, are finally getting the attention they deserve.  French wine regulators are evaluating which vineyards within the Marsannay appellation will qualify for premier cru status.  Once that happens, prices will accelerate even faster, much like what has happened since Pouilly-Fuissé vineyards received official premier cru classification. … Read more

($40, Jeanne Marie Selection):  In the ongoing search for more affordable red Burgundy, consumers must look to less familiar appellations, such as this one, Côte de Nuits-Villages, which encompasses vines in five different villages in the Côte de Nuits, but not the well-known ones. … Read more