French Wines
France is the heart of the Arcana Cabinet cellar: 563 wines across 10 regions, from the grands crus of Burgundy and Bordeaux to Champagne, the Rhône and the Loire, and on to the Jura and the Mediterranean south. Each map shows where the region sits in France — browse the whole country, or choose a region below.
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Burgundy
The benchmark for Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, Burgundy is a mosaic of villages, premiers and grands crus from Chablis in the north to the Mâconnais in the south.
Rhône Valley
Rhône Valley
Syrah-driven reds in the steep north and warm Grenache blends in the south, including Côte-Rôtie, Cornas, Condrieu and Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
Loire Valley
Loire Valley
France's most diverse region: crisp Sauvignon from Sancerre, Chenin Blanc from Vouvray and Saumur, and fresh Cabernet Franc reds.
Champagne
Champagne
The only place that makes true Champagne, traditional-method sparkling wine of unmatched finesse, from grower estates to the great houses.
Bordeaux
Bordeaux
The world's most famous fine-wine region, producing structured, age-worthy blends of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot across the Left and Right Banks, plus sweet whites.
Jura
Jura
France's mountain outpost between Burgundy and Switzerland: oxidative Savagnin and vin jaune, taut Chardonnay, and the delicate reds of Poulsard and Trousseau.
Beaujolais
Beaujolais
The home of Gamay, producing juicy, fragrant reds from granite soils, at their most serious in the ten named crus such as Morgon.
Languedoc-Roussillon
Languedoc-Roussillon
France's sunny Mediterranean south, source of generous, warming reds from Grenache, Syrah and Carignan, and cooler-climate gems like Pic Saint-Loup.
Savoie & Bugey
Savoie & Bugey
Alpine vineyards on the approach to Geneva, source of crisp, high-altitude whites and light, fragrant Pinot Noir.
Corsica
Corsica
The Île de Beauté, where granite hillsides and sea air give rosés and whites of real freshness, from Ajaccio and the island's IGP.