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"Surf 'n' Surf" with a Rare White Chinon

"Surf 'n' Surf" with a Rare White Chinon

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Fredric Koeppel
Dec 08, 2009
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About as much white wine is made in Chinon, in France's Loire Valley, as red wine is made in

Burgundy's Puligny-Montrachet. Really damned little! Chinon, part of the Touraine region smack in the middle of the Loire, is largely cabernet franc country. No bistro in Paris would be without Chinon on its wine list; I wish we saw more examples of this quintess…

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