A perfect and Inexpensive French White Wine for Mother's Day

A perfect and Inexpensive French White Wine for Mother’s Day

If you are looking for a very tasty, but inexpensive French white wine to sip on the patio or perhaps enjoy with Mother’s Day dinner, I’ve got a great one for you.

Ted Scheffler

May 6, 2021

If you are looking for a very tasty, but inexpensive French white wine to sip on the patio or perhaps enjoy with Mother’s Day dinner, I’ve got a great one for you. On sale this month in Utah for a mere $9.99 (normally $11.99) is JP. Chenet Reserve Chardonnay-Viognier, from the Languedoc-Roussillon region of France.

The wine comes in an unusually shaped bottle, baptized Josephine, and designed by Joseph Helfrich in 1984 with a slanting neck and collar and round body. A special bottling line had to be built to produce the JP. Chenet bottles.

Blending 40% Viognier with 60% Chardonnay grapes gives the wine a beautiful floral character, although subtly. It’s a somewhat unusual blend that I wish more winemakers would use. Those floral notes give way to apricot, almond and vanilla flavors on the palate, along with hints of brioche. This is a very harmonious and expressive wine that you normally don’t find at this low price. It pairs well with chicken, pork and seafood dishes. I recommend stocking up while JP. Chenet Reserve Chardonnay-Viognier is on sale.

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Originally trained as an anthropologist, Ted Scheffler is a seasoned food, wine & travel writer based in Utah. He loves cooking, skiing, and spends an inordinate amount of time tending to his ever-growing herd of guitars and amplifiers.

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Ted Scheffler

Originally trained as an anthropologist, Ted Scheffler is a seasoned food, wine, and travel writer based in Utah. He loves cooking, skiing, music, and reading, and spends an inordinate amount of time tending to his ever-growing herd of guitars and amplifiers. Ted is also the author of the Utah Bites newsletter, which is published in partnership with Utah Stories. Before moving to Utah, Ted lived in New York City, and numerous states in the US, as well as in various countries overseas, Spain, Japan, Canada, Brazil, and Mexico. He earned a Master’s Degree in Anthropology from the Graduate Faculty of The New School for Social Research.