Winemaker Notes
A native but unique white grape to Burgundy, Aligoté is a light bodied white that often ends up unfairly lost in Chardonnay’s shadow. In Côte Chalonnaise, in a quaint village named Bouzeron, just south of the Côte de Beaune, Aligoté has its very own appellation where yields are limited in order to enhance flavors, acidity and overall quality. Somm Secret—Curiously, the famous producer, Domaine Ponsot, bottles a 100% Aligoté from its Premier Cru in Morey-Ste-Denis, Les Monts Luisants, made from Aligoté vines planted in 1911.
Encompassing numerous islands in northwestern Washington from the Canadian border through the city of Seattle, the Puget Sound appellation is Washington’s only growing region located west of the Cascade Mountains.
It is the state’s coolest and wettest region. Madeleine Angevine, Siegerebbe, Muller-Thurgau and Pinot Noir are the main varieties.