Bastille Day! My 15 favorite French Wine Producers.

In honor of this month's celebration of Bastille Day (14 July), here is a list of my fifteen favorite French wine producers. Please note that this is a list of my favorites, not necessarily what I would rank as the 'best' producers.

As with most wine related things, this list is driven by taste and preference. It is comprised of producers whose wines have created special moments or memories for me over the years. Enjoy!

Producers listed by Region:

Bordeaux:
Ch. Fonbadet
Ch. Puygueraud

Burgundy:
Marquis d'Angerville
Dom Jean-Marc Brocard (Chablis)
Dom Joseph Drouhin
Maison Louis Latour
Dominique Laurent

The Rhône Valley:
E. Guigal
Domaine la Réméjeanne

Alsace:
Maison Trimbach
Dom. Zind Humbrecht

Loire Valley:
Dom. Huet (Vouvray)
Dom. Pascal Jolivet (Sancerre)

Champagne:
Maison Pol Roger
Maison Taittinger

Producers Ranked in Order of Preference:

Domaine la Réméjeanne
Ch. Fonbadet
Maison Louis Latour
Dominique Laurent
Marquis d'Angerville
Dom Jean-Marc Brocard
E. Guigal
Maison Taittinger
Ch. Puygueraud
Maison Trimbach
Dom. Zind Humbrecht
Dom. Huet
Dom. Joseph Drouhin
Dom. Pascal Jolivet
Maison Pol Roger

Santé! -Ed