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Moving east, you’ll find Vouvray, an area traditionally known for its golden-sweet wines made from chenin blanc.\u003c\/span\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"bruno-rochard-les-feuillettes-2020","title":"Bruno Rochard 'Les Feuillettes' 2023","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBruno Rochard's Chenin Blancs might be some of the very best in the region: robust, ripe, but tense with acid, they're perfect examples of the sunshine-y quality the best versions of Anjou have. This cuvée, 'Les Feuillettes,' is Rochard's freshest and prettiest. 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Really beautiful, even though this wine is intended to be just a simple white wine to drink at a bar!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jenny \u0026 François","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41048683643045,"sku":"LC5760","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/3395\/5237\/files\/Folkways-Wines-Spirits-DomainedesSablonettes-LeP_TitBlanc--CheninBlanc.jpg?v=1695230804"},{"product_id":"marc-pesnot-la-boheme-2022","title":"Marc Pesnot 'La Bohème' 2023","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMarch Pesnot makes some of our favorite Muscadet, especially in the sense that they don't taste like Pépière or every other straight-laced Muscadet out there. Cloudy straw in the glass with pretty notes of white flowers, pear, and stone. 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